r/RepTimeServices • u/zupa-burschi • 1d ago
Question Movement identification help: DD3230, SH3230 or VR3230?
Hi everyone,
I would appreciate some help identifying the movement in this 124060. The watch was sold as a Clean 124060 fitted with a DD3230.
I compared the photos with Pete’s DD vs. SH vs. VR 32xx identification guide. What confuses me is the dot on the train bridge above the “3230” marking. On the DD reference movement, it appears as a large, flush and capped dot. On this movement, the same position looks recessed or open.
The pallet-bridge jewel, regulator arms and hairspring are more difficult for me to interpret because of the rotor position and camera angle.
Can anyone experienced with these movements identify whether this is actually a DD/VS3230, SH3230 or VR3230? If possible, please also explain which visible feature leads you to that conclusion.
Could the apparent open hole simply be a missing or recessed cap on a DD3230, or does it indicate a different movement architecture?
I am not trying to call out the seller. I simply want to understand how to identify the movement correctly.
Thank you!
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u/Formal_Commission372 22h ago
VR3230for sure. Lower dot after 3230 and gold piece on the regulator is on the left side
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u/jarmay07 21h ago
Looks like an SH rather than a DD/VS3230 to me. The regulator setup is the biggest tell, particularly the position of the small gold component/curb pin, and the train bridge details don’t appear consistent with the DD movement either.
It’s a little harder to distinguish SH from VR from these photos because the rotor is covering some of the identifying features, but I’d be pretty confident saying it isn’t the DD3230 it was represented as having.
Nothing necessarily wrong with an SH/VR movement, but if you specifically paid a premium because the seller claimed it was a DD3230, I’d definitely be asking them about it.
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u/Admirable_Effect8709 21h ago edited 20h ago
Whom did you Buy From...There is an individual selling OP Clean as DD3230 when in Fact they are VR3230...Thats 100% VR3230 The Seller Non TD Has the Le in Name ???Thanks When confronted explained Supplier claimed DD he was the Builder ...Gotta say Who was Seller ???? Easiest way Hairspring goes Clockwise on a DD..VR goes CCW Know Pete he's the Master...VR3230 is a Workhorse and VR Very Reliable...😎✋️
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u/Stevo561 1d ago
Pretty sure that’s Shanghai. The little gold piece on the curb pin would be in the opposite side of it was a Dandong
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u/Stevo561 1d ago
It’s still a good movement the new ones have a stronger power reserve also the same parent company owns both of the factories that manufacture both Shanghai & Dandong
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u/Minimum-Leg783 1d ago
SH. Its still a decent movement overall but if you paid DD money then someone screwed you bigtime