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ZF V2 JLC Ultra Thin Moon w/ Clone 925
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There’s a post on reptime with the new ap factory in rose gold. Looks pretty dang good.
It arrived!! I ordered it from jtime about two weeks ago. I was worried about the numbers on the calendar looking a lil off, but they’re so small in person, it would be hard to notice. It definitely looks a lot better in person than the QC pictures make it out to be.
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It has the multiple lil stars just like gen, I’ve actually never seen a gen in person so I can’t give that comparison
I was always just impressed with how the JLC ultra thin moon looked in pictures online. Internet warrior here. But I can say the stars; and the moon phase in general, r so small that most ppl probably couldn’t even notice them if it was on ur wrist. And examining it up close, the light needs to hit it a certain way in order to see the glimmer of the stars.
So this is the APSF or the ZF? Can you take a pic of the movement through the caseback?
It arrived!! I ordered it from jtime about two weeks ago. I was worried about the numbers on the calendar looking a lil off, but they’re so small in person, it would be hard to notice. It definitely looks a lot better in person than the QC pictures make it out to be.
It’s the APSF version. The APSF is currently the only one with the updated moon phase.
Lemme know if these pics r good enough for u need better pics
Those pics are great. It seems like APSF have the better dial and moonphase disc, and ZF has the better movement engraving. I might have to order both and then swap the ZF engraved bridge into the APSF. Then either sell the ZF with APSF movement bridge, or keep the ZF for spare parts since apparently the A925 movement is notoriously unreliable.
It’s the APSF version. The APSF is currently the only one with the updated moon phase.
Lemme know if these pics r good enough for u need better pics
Could you tell us more about the clone 925 movement as to why it is "notoriously unreliable"? I'm really interested in the ZF model with the 925 clone. Thanks.
There's a list of clone movements somewhere (sorry can't find the link) that orders them by quality / reliability. The A925 is in the bottom tier "it ticks", which is to say, it's not reliable.
THe 925 is:
If it dies, it dies. FInding someone willing to work on it, will be a problem. Here's the list.
I guess puting the rotor back in place and tightening the screws is an easy enough job. Everything else might turn out to be catastrophic failure
If it dies, it dies. FInding someone willing to work on it, will be a problem. Here's the list.
I guess puting the rotor back in place and tightening the screws is an easy enough job. Everything else might turn out to be catastrophic failure
Do you or any watchmakers you know have any experience with or knowledge about the 925 clone? Would a service do anything to improve it's reliability long-term, or is there a high likelihood it'll fail, regardless of what you do?
I haven’t worked on one, but I think @majwilliams0308 has… so maybe Major can comment on the quality importvenent after a service.
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I haven't fully serviced one of these movements, but taken quite a bit apart. I didn't see anything that was a red flag off the bat as far as dirty or anything like that. Getting it serviced certainly could not hurt.