iceshark099 Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rileywiley Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indywatchguy Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Yes it's definitely worth $100 for a genuine Swiss movement! Plus if gives the watch that extra special touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indywatchguy Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I have the JLC NSD with the SW200 and absolutely love it! Any true Swiss movement is worth an extra $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Mine is the A2824 and is running great too, Imo its a good movement, spend the extra $100 on a new strap for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indywatchguy Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 A good deal is all a state of mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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