P_Diddy Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hi Francisco, great review especially with detail and meticulous care taken. I am thinking about getting a Vintage daytona rep, does this use the same problematic movement as the modern daytona rep? If the vintage daytona rep uses a different movement, then does that movement have a long life ? Thanks P_Diddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMP Chrono Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Would definitely purchase a Rep Daytone the very day a really close version comes out... I have been spoiled by my SMP Chrono, I must admit even more so when it will be finished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hi Francisco, great review especially with detail and meticulous care taken. I am thinking about getting a Vintage daytona rep, does this use the same problematic movement as the modern daytona rep? If the vintage daytona rep uses a different movement, then does that movement have a long life ? Thanks P_Diddy Only Daytonas with runing seconds at 9 are reliable. Francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMister Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Francisco I saw these photos posted of a "new/upgraded" movement in the Daytona. Is this movement different or any better than the one you reviewed in January? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hi: The modification is in the top of the movement. Those pictures are fromthe back. It does not matter if the movement has a regulator or not. The problem are the gears that are rotating over the surface of the plate. Regards, Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMister Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hi: The modification is in the top of the movement. Those pictures are fromthe back. It does not matter if the movement has a regulator or not. The problem are the gears that are rotating over the surface of the plate. Regards, Francisco. Ah thank you for the explanation. Pardon my ignorance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjames218 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Great, I just purchased a daytona and THEN i find this forum because i realize the seconds @ 6 are a bit stuttery. Have i purchased a time bomb?? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonauta Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Francisco, Thanks for such a good review!!! new members like me learn a lot from stuff like this. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwid12 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 So what is the answer? Are the new daytonas 29j as advertised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) No, and this movement isn't new. Francisco wrote this review in 2009. Francisco was pretty clear in the OP, which you must have missed. CONCLUSIONS. There are no more jewels in this mechanism. The improvement consists mainly in employing skeleton gears to reduce the rotating contact surface. The transfer for minutes is better designed that the seconds transfer. The seconds are always running and the design is still very problematic. Although there are improvements… definitively this is not a long life mechanism. Edited March 19, 2015 by tomhorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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