JLC SW200 or A2824

[iceshark099]

I am going to buy the Navy Seal rep and wanted to know if it was worth the extra $100 to upgrade to the SW200 movement? I have the AP diver with it in it and love it so far, but don't know what the differences are and if it is worth the money.

Thanks

[Ronin]

I picked one up from Andrew with the ETA Clone (A2824), and it is running perfect. Put it on my timing machine and there is only 0.1ms of beat error (excellent) and is running about +12 (same as my Doxa's and Seikos from the factory).

Adding $100 is going to push that close to $500.00! I do not see the value. If the ETA clone dies in a few years, it is a simple R&R.

[rileywiley]

Just bought one from Sead yesterday. I didn't see the point in the SW movement. All my clones work great and they are cheap to replace when they die.

[indywatchguy]

Yes it's definitely worth $100 for a genuine Swiss movement! Plus if gives the watch that extra special touch

[indywatchguy]

I have the JLC NSD with the SW200 and absolutely love it! Any true Swiss movement is worth an extra $100.

[Legend]

Frankly the Asian clone movements are getting better, as the chinese rep manufacturers continue to evolve their products.

You can get the Swiss movement if you decide to go for long term reliability (it needs to be serviced as well for reliability) or Asian clone movement if its a watch that you'll likely trade or sell in a few months. I have 2 Rolexes with Asian clone movements and they work great, keeping good time and having good power reserve. Depending on the price of the watch, $100 can be a good price or a slightly hefty one to pay for an "upgrade" to SW200 movement.  

[sgtguk]

Mine is the A2824 and is running great too, Imo its a good movement, spend the extra $100 on a new strap for it     

[indywatchguy]

A good deal is all a state of mind

[tech]

i spent the extra $100 for the Swiss movement...but as others have stated, the asian clones are getting better and when they die, well just do a simple remove and replace.