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new asian SFSO steelfish movement?


hackR

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hi all...

i just received my new asian sfso...it's the one selling between $150-$200 USD: AR, sapphire, same case, etc...

i have been trying to get information from the seller (t4d - RWI) on what the movement is...

this watch is as gorgeous and well built as the excellent shots/posts that many of you have made...very pleased...

i got the white dial and a dark brown moo-croc deployment buckle strap...it's on that one...excellent combo...sporty elegance!...

anyhowwwwwww -- this is "advertised" as "asian high beat movement"...and all inquiries on what the movement is and whether it's 28k or 21k have not been answered...i am a definite newbie on automatics (but learning!)...as this is my first one...

my asianfish came with a loose back...i opened it and the movement looks exactly like the one in the picture attached...

i am curious and have researched this as best i can...to no avail --- yet...

somewhere - i'm snowblind from the research (lol) - i saw a youtube video of a eta fish and an asian fish...the afish was running at 21k and the swissfish at 28k...this watch's sweep looks more like the 21k...

any insights/info on how to tell or what the enclosed picture is would be appreciated...

R

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If you have access to a known high beat 28k movement, you will be able to tell the movements beat, with both watches in a quiet room, by placing the watch to your ear and listening :)

It is easy to tell the slow beat from the high every time with ease, using the above method, if they sound the same, or one is slower it will be obvious ;)

I have had high beat watches with really jerky movement of the second hand before, so visual inspection of the hand sweep does not always give the right answer....

Cheers! B)

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this is my virgin automatic...so i have nothing to compare it, too...

(and can't splurge on another watch yet...next month)

R-

If you have access to a known high beat 28k movement, you will be able to tell the movements beat, with both watches in a quiet room, by placing the watch to your ear and listening :)

It is easy to tell the slow beat from the high every time with ease, using the above method, if they sound the same, or one is slower it will be obvious ;)

I have had high beat watches with really jerky movement of the second hand before, so visual inspection of the hand sweep does not always give the right answer....

Cheers! B)

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Well you will soon find out then :)

You could always go to and AD (not with your rep watch!) and look at a few gen watches, then casually put one to your ear after the watch starts up :p

If you listen to your watch now, it may sound like 7-8 beats per second with high beat, and noticably less with low beat....

Cheers! B)

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(holding watch to ear and trying to count).... :huh:

and assuming that you hav a vision of a newbie with a quizzical, clueless look on his face?!...

Well you will soon find out then :)

You could always go to and AD (not with your rep watch!) and look at a few gen watches, then casually put one to your ear after the watch starts up :p

If you listen to your watch now, it may sound like 7-8 beats per second with high beat, and noticably less with low beat....

Cheers! B)

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@ mickey --> i actually was doing that when i typed my last response of hand 2 head...but with the usual house noise, it was tough to count them...

@ andreww --> thanks for your comment; the orig post pix has a decal on the rotor; mine has no decal and is gold...attached is a picture i found via google of the dg4813...mine looks similar to this one, except the gear in the bottom of this pix is solid on mine and not "spoked/open" like this one...mine is closed and a darkish color...

That appears to be a 28K DG4813. Very similar to 21k DG2813, but they are always silver from my experience while the 28k is always gold.

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