In-depth reveal of the replica watch using the movement

There are too many inferior products out there, but as long as you open your eyes and do some basic learning, it will be difficult for mercenaries to deceive you

At present, imitation watch movements are divided into four categories.

(I) Three-hand movement:

① Swiss ETA movement ② Japanese Miyota movement ③ Domestic movement

(II) Chronograph movement:

①Swiss ETA movement ②Domestic movement

(III) Self-produced movement (independently developed, imitating the structure of genuine self-produced movement, achieving the same function and efficiency)

(IV) Quartz movement

Three-hand movement

Conventional three-hand mechanical movements include:

1. Swiss ETA2824, ETA2836, ETA2892, ETA2671, ETA6497.
2. Japanese miyota9015, miyota82S7, Citizen 8200, etc.
3. Domestic Seagull movement, Hangzhou movement, Shanghai movement, Dandong movement, Jieyang movement (all of which imitate ETA’s three-hand movement)

At present, the replica watch market is full of mud and sand. Most unscrupulous merchants sell inferior products as good ones, and use cheap stall B products as top-level replicas to sell to players. Many watch friends who are not very experienced have suffered from this. Everyone should remember that all B products (stall products) use cheap Dandong and Jieyang movements. The cost of each movement is less than 100 yuan. Only the top-level replica versions will use original Swiss movements. However, because the price of original ETA movements is too high, and most users are more concerned about the simulation of the case and the surface, most top-level replica manufacturers will produce several movement versions for users to choose from. Most of them are Seagull movements, Shanghai movements, Japanese movements, and Swiss movements. (It is important to mention that ETA’s 6497 has now stopped external wholesale supply and is only available to contract brands under the SWATCH Group and Richemont Group. Therefore, if a merchant says that his original eta6497, then it can be judged that he is a liar). The current top replica version of Panerai PAM111 uses the Seagull ST3600 modified from the original ETA6497. (See the picture below)

Here are some simple ways to distinguish ETA2824 from domestic 2824.

There are two common shock absorber shapes for ETA2824. The first one is called Novodiac shock absorber and the second one is called Incabloc shock absorber.

The important difference between triangular shock absorbers is to look carefully at the shock absorber. The ETA2824 shock absorber has three very regular rectangular notches, while the domestically produced Seagull 2824 shock absorber has only one semicircular notch.

The ETA2824 of INCABLOC shock absorber is rarely used in current imitation watches. The main difference lies in the polishing of the base. ETA uses Geneva pattern, while the domestic Seagull imitation machine uses full fish scale pattern.

The above two points are the comparison between ETA and domestic imitations. These are the most important differences. Although you can find differences by looking at the details of the polishing under a magnifying glass, they are too detailed, so I will not introduce them in detail. You only need to pay attention to these two points to easily distinguish them.

In fact, subjectively speaking, the timekeeping efficiency, stability and functionality of the replica movements of the domestic Seagull, Shanghai, and Hangzhou are already very good. The well-known ones are Seagull 2824, Hangzhou 2824, and Shanghai 7750, which are comparable to ETA movements. As long as you don’t buy expensive and lousy movements such as B-grade Jieyang and Dandong, the top replica Seagull movement can last for many years with proper maintenance. Uncle Ma will give you a brief comparison of the movements of A-grade and B-grade. (See the picture below)

A B-grade Mingzhu movement is easy to identify. The Mingzhu movement is crudely made, even unpolished, without movement engraving, and all screws are glued on. The cost of one movement is less than 100 yuan, and the running time is extremely unstable. To put it bluntly, it depends on luck. Everyone must pay attention to distinguish, sometimes two watches look the same, but the real water is in the movement.

After talking about so much, everyone has a certain understanding of the movement. In short, not all imitation watches are replica watches, and not all fake watches are one-to-one, with genuine molds. There are too many inferior products out there, but as long as you open your eyes and do some basic learning, it will be difficult for mercenaries to deceive you.