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Re: I love mine! Wish they still made them. But TA
In Response To: I love mine! Wish they still made them. But TAG... ()

: I love mine! Wish they still made them. But TAG
: can't get the movement's from Lemania/Swatch
: Group any more. TAG/LVMH could make another
: re-edition of the Carrera with a manual wind
: Zenith movement, but so far they have not
: done so.

: The Lemania 1873 is generally considered to be
: a better movement than the Valjoux 72 the
: original Carrera sported, and the
: Re-Editions were and are well thought of.

: -- Chuck

hi chuck

are you sure about the 72/1873 relationship as i understood the 1873 is of nowhere near the quality of the 321 (found in pre 1969 speedmasters etc) given that the 321 and 72 were direct compeditors is there really that much difference in quality?

bruce

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