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Old 4 January 2010, 03:27 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by Colnago View Post
If you already have a recent Rolex then you have a movement that beats at 28800, it has a very distinctive almost "chiming" tick to it, the speed is critical as well....very few fake movements sound the same or beat as fast.....if you know what they look like and sound like from the outside then you have a good starting point......but unless you open the case you will never know absolutely......
Many Many movements today have 28800BPH,like those from ETA but the only sure way is get the back off.
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