straps68 wrote:djolemag wrote: ↑February 24th, 2020, 5:09 pm
straps68 wrote:
Swiss parts fit toggether so much easier, don't they?
IMHO, nothing more ungrateful to work on than an old Molnija. But you learn a lot. 60+ year old Corts are still perfectly built tanks in comparison.
Old Molnia - 15 jewels, also known as 3601, some refer to 3602A, with CdG bridges?
It is very nice movement to work with, cortebert clone, nice fitting...
3602 is different story...
Old Corteberts are masterpieces
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Maybe it's me but they're nice until they're not. Bridges from one don't necessarily easily fit on another "identical" movement from time to time and stuff gets brittle and breaks. A lot of the time the problems are the result of shitty work done by the previous "watch makers" that serviced them over the decades.
So yeah, compared to a brand new Chinese 649x where all you gotta do is remove the dead skin and hairs, clean then reassemble...
Well, Molnia isn't Swiss

however, 3601 is superb over 3602, at least according to my experience...
Hence, we should look from their perspective :
Russian mindset is more pragmatic over appearance... Their watches should work in wide temperature range, ubder various conditions... Accuracy and fancy look are in background, not mandatory.
You can notice the same on Russian vehicles, right?
On the contrary, Swiss product must pass many rigorous "exams" in order to proudly carry stamp "Swiss made"...
Finally, Chinese movts have one prime goal: to be sold, e.g. by being cheap at first... Lack of quality control is major problem at chinese movements.
However, we all must admit: they are constantly getting better...
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