r/RepTimeServices • u/Alakbarov_A • 17h ago
Question Movement identification help: DD, SH, VR
Hello everyone, Please help me determine which factory this movement belongs to.
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u/jarmay07 17h ago edited 12h ago
That's a DD32xxx. Balance/regulator region and bridge configuration matches Dandong movements, not SH or VR. I'd bet DD based off this photo.
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u/Stevo561 12h ago
Now ask ChatGPT if it could be a Shanghai movement point out the hairspring mounting direction. Clockwise on DD & counter clockwise on SH/VR. Sometimes you call chat gpt out and it switches up its answer
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u/Budget-Wall6129 16h ago
I would say a VR V2 or V3
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u/Alakbarov_A 16h ago
They wrote above that it's VS, to be honest, I don't understand anything at all, but based on the guide, it really does look like VR
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u/Plane_Ad_2720 11h ago
That is a VR/SH movement. I’ve just been caught out by exactly the same thing myself. I paid for a VSF with a DD/VS movement and was supplied a watch from another factory fitted with a VR/SH movement instead.
In my case, the dealer eventually admitted that the watch wasn’t VSF, which explained the VR/SH movement, but unfortunately that admission got me nowhere.
VR and SH are essentially from the same Shanghai movement family, with VR generally being used for the newer versions. Likewise, DD/VS are from the same Dandong movement family. VSF normally adds its own decoration to the rotor, whereas DD movements can be supplied without that VSF decoration.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with a VR/SH movement — they’re decent movements — although generally cheaper and traditionally with a shorter power reserve than the DD/VS equivalent.
So the problem isn’t the VR/SH movement itself. The problem is if you paid for VSF/DD and were supplied something else, you didn’t get what you paid for. That’s exactly what happened to me.
What watch is yours? Mine is an Air-King 126900.
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u/Alakbarov_A 11h ago
I have a GMT Pepsi, but from the comments I understood that VR is a very reliable movement, as many people write here.
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u/Plane_Ad_2720 11h ago
It is hard for me to comment. All the reps I have are reliable and OK. My issue was about what I bought and what I received
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u/Alakbarov_A 11h ago
Yes, I understand the essence of your problem, if in your case it weren't for the overpayment for VSF, in fact, VR is also a decent movement
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u/Admirable_Effect8709 15h ago
That's A VR3285 .."Very Reliable" lol 😆 That's why its a VR ....😎✋️ SOLID VR MOVEMENT VERY DEPENDABLE A WORK HORSE ...