I haven’t owned that reference. Tell me this:
when you unscrew the crown, is it buttery smooth through the process? Does it pop a tiny bit when free, silently, and then wind effortlessly and even more buttery smooth? Does the hack work? Everything you do in setting the watch should be smooth and precise. If you feel grit, uneven resistance, a feeling like there’s sand in the works... you have a crappy Chinese movement in there.
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