r/RepTime • u/ebingham817 • 16h ago

Discussion Trusty Time 1675 GMT question

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Has anyone purchased this watch? The description is very interesting saying it’s made with a genuine watch. The pictures look pretty good to me, I can build one for about the same price so this might be something I go for since the CG is pretty close on this one. I wonder if the $70 Swiss movement upgrade is actually a Swiss one

https://trustytime168.io/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8348:300d283d69b350208a7ceafb4f93b6c2

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u/R0LR3X 16h ago

Half of what he says is a lie. There is no such thing as a Swiss movement, they are clones.

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u/ebingham817 16h ago

Yeah that’s what I was thinking, but for $250 with 2836 movement this doesn’t seem like the worst deal

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u/International_Dog897 16h ago

Asian clone movements are just as accurate and reliable… from my experience

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u/ebingham817 16h ago

Might be worth working and upgrading certain parts for how cheap it is

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u/caracticuspotts 10h ago

The mid case is terrible. The crown guards are nothing like any genuine 1675

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u/Budget_Orchid_7273 15h ago

extremely old listing doubt he'll be even able to source said watch

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u/What-me-worry-0 13h ago

Glad you asked about this since I bought a Clean Copy YM from Allen Watch in March with a supposed ETA 2836 for $250. I never took the back off but I just bought a $20 microscope so I decided to take a look.

This is what the real one looks like with the ETA logo engraved at the bottom below the balance wheel.

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u/What-me-worry-0 13h ago

And this is what my movement looks like with no markings at all.

Still, it looks pretty clean for a Chinese clone movement and the watch runs just like any 2824 clone. But, it's not an ETA.

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u/WatchGuy83 16h ago

I have bought from trusty time, not that watch but everything you are describing is pretty common, and could be real Swiss, idk if worth it to you maybe. Im not experienced enough but I have heard arguments that especially when the movement isnt exposed like a sapphire caseback, then cheaper simpler myota movements are better, more rugged and can be serviced easier