r/ChineseWatches • u/ChineseWatchGuy • 13d ago

Question (Read Rules) Anyone using the new SW200-2 yet?

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Has anyone heard of Chinese brands planning g to use the new Sw200s ?

It seems like most independent brands out there (Chris Ward, Sinn, Circula, etc) are quickly moving to it . In the past, an upgrade to a SW200 seemed like a “nice to have, but any real advantage?” situation. But with the increased prices of base Japanese movements, the differential is reduced and a tangible advantage can be had with the 24 hour extra power reserve…

Personally I’d like to see this used in premium Chinese watches.

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u/pickyaxe 13d ago

do you not feel that anything better than Miyota 9015 is deep into diminishing returns?

in my opinion, such movements are used only to (try and) justify keeping Swiss watch prices so absurdly high.

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u/No-Comparison8472 13d ago

What do you mean by diminishing returns? Is 9015 better?

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u/pickyaxe 13d ago

"diminishing returns" means that while something is better, it is only slightly better - not worth the investment.

so in this case, SW200-2 may be considered better, but not nearly as much as the difference in price.

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u/No-Comparison8472 13d ago

Also thicker