Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Oct 28, 2014 16:57:34 GMT -8
Geday, I came across this today, while not a brand new thing, I had a look at the movement breakdown and it appears to be an evolution of the 7016/7017. You can tell by the balance, barrel and also the way the hammer system works. I've noticed some of the microbrands and even some of the slightly larger brands are starting to deploy them. They are a hi-beat movement. Anyone that's into this stuff, have a study of the tech guide. www.timemodule.com/sii/index.php?route=product/category&path=0_61#product_NE88 |
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Post by seikoholic on Oct 28, 2014 17:14:59 GMT -8
That is extremely interesting!
It's definitely built on the core of a 7xxx movement, but I'd say the complications are way more.. complicated. Obviously, the 7017 doesn't have any kind of minute-counting facility, and the 7018 only has the 30-minute register. This is whole 'nother thang, as they say around here.
I am super excited though. Fantastic.
What's the price point?
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Myles
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Post by Myles on Oct 28, 2014 17:23:52 GMT -8
That's pretty thick. How thick is a 6138? I'm guessing the SII NE88 is a modular chronograph (chronograph module sitting under a 6R15 with 28,800 bph escapement.
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Oct 28, 2014 17:24:19 GMT -8
Yeah the heritage is really clear. I like it. It's not another 7750. My materials house doesn't have them so I'm not sure. They don't have any of the NE series yet but carry the NH series + a zillion other quartz movements. That is extremely interesting! It's definitely built on the core of a 7xxx movement, but I'd say the complications are way more.. complicated. Obviously, the 7017 doesn't have any kind of minute-counting facility, and the 7018 only has the 30-minute register. This is whole 'nother thang, as they say around here. I am super excited though. Fantastic. What's the price point? |
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Oct 28, 2014 17:25:49 GMT -8
That's pretty much what it is. So more like the 6138/6138 used to be. The chrono sitting in a 61xx framework. That's pretty thick. How thick is a 6138? I'm guessing the SII NE88 is a modular chronograph (chronograph module sitting under a 6R15 with 28,800 bph escapement. |
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Post by seikoholic on Oct 28, 2014 17:28:43 GMT -8
That's pretty much what it is. So more like the 6138/6138 used to be. The chrono sitting in a 61xx framework. That's pretty thick. How thick is a 6138? I'm guessing the SII NE88 is a modular chronograph (chronograph module sitting under a 6R15 with 28,800 bph escapement. that's it - it's like the love child of a union between the 6138 and the 701x movements. |
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Adrian-VTA
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Post by Adrian-VTA on Oct 28, 2014 17:34:17 GMT -8
So to buy a single NH26 (7s26), it'll cost you $110.00 AU. So I'm assuming the NE88 movement alone would probably be quite a bit more than that.
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