apcollector Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hi guys, Wanted your advice on which of these I should get. I have never bought an asian movement before so wanted to know how reliable and well replicated is the 3717 chrono: http://www.1-pc8838.com/iw02007-pilot-chrono-3717-ssle-black-asia-7750-chronos-28800bph-p-3065.html. If not, I'll go with the mark xvi, a swiss movement. http://www.1-pc8838.com/iw00110-mark-ssle-a2892-p-11755.html. Ive read that the dial writing is not great on this one though. thanks for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaf2008 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 The XVI with the swiss movement is the bad version. The minute hand is too short, case is too thick, and crown is much too big. The newer correct XVI has an asian movement also, so take that into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ademarco Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Have you considered a Concepta's gen parts used to build a 3717? I saw a gen at the Dubai airport, but sadly it was $5k. Concepta uses gen parts to build his 3717 and it is around $2k. Not sure how far you want to go with the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Could you provide me a link with the one you are suggesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Ademarco, I mostly wear Cartier and so I thought I might give something else a try. I'll see how a relatively cheap (upto 350 usd) IWC goes and if I like it, I might opt for an expensive version as you suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Go with the 3717. The A7750 movements are fine. The v3 (current version) is a very good rep out of the box, and a couple of small mods makes it great. Plenty of threads/support on modding them. Plus, as ademarco said, there are a couple of sources for gen parts if you want to go that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Cool. I went with the 3717 in the end on a bracelet. Yeh I was thinking of getting the standard mods, like the lume, eta date wheel, maybe even a swiss moement and anything anyone else suggests. How much do these mods cost including parts and labour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) you will be around $250-$300 for datwheels, lume and AR for the crystal (including labor). And you'll end up looking somewhat like this ... Edited April 8, 2012 by tomhorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 That's not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Hey guys, I just got QC pics for my watch and being new to IWC, I wanted your help on whether the dial seems good, Edited April 12, 2012 by apcollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horzs Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 The 3 marker looks like it's at an angle, and the 9 might be a bit low between the two lines on the minute track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 All i can see is the 9 hour marker being a bit low like you said. the 3 hour marker looks fine in the third picture but at a bit of an angle in the fourth picture. Hard to tell on that one, because the watch is tilted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 nope get another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apcollector Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 That's what I did. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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