panerai153 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Guys I know this sounds like a completely noob question, one step above "who has the best sub"!! But here goes, what movement is in the J12 FC v3? I always thought it was a Seagull ST 2130, but I've read a bunch of threads, and most say A2824 or A2824 clone. I would guess that the ST2130 would be classified as a 2824 clone, but so would several other movements. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfovco Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Well, Seagull is a best clone I hear. My FC diver V3 has a standard 2824 piece of crap that of course is already dead. So I got a brand new Seagull 2824. You can get them sealed, factory direct for $90, which is what I did. I read claims that they are even better then Swiss 2824 and some guys had them regulated to as low as +1.5/sec a day which is insane. SS models come also with Swiss SW200-1 which is great. But they did not make it to CF models. I'm also going to have Seagull installed into JLC Navy Seal Diver as a replacement for the standard one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanf1 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Vac's just completed a complete Build of an FC Diver for me with Low beat swiss, ill ask him what it actually is mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Thanks guys, I was suspicious of the movement as the dealers are somewhat evasive about the exact movement. one website, can't remember said it had a Seagull ST2130, but the others I checked just said A2824 or 2824 clone. AFA the 2130, I read a review on WUS about it compared to an ETA 2824 and another A2824 movement. This was a a complete teardown, almost part by part photo review by a well respected watchsmith. His conclusion was the ST2130 was as good as and in some categories better than the standard grade ETA 2824. The A2824 was a distant third in every category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) Ifovco, USD90 is great. Mind share the link? Does it comes with the black datewheel? Edited May 8, 2014 by air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I'm not sure but my FC V3 runs very smooth and haven't had a problem thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Ifovco, USD90 is great. Mind share the link? Does it comes with the black datewheel? You can find the ST2130 on EBay. Seller is from Portugal. Price is 99.00 USD shipped. These are factory new sealed movements. I tried to find one here in the USA, but nothing comes up in a Google search. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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