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Old 26 October 2019, 12:34 PM   #1
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Which movement is the best among Dj41, Milgauss, Exploer1 and Exploer2

Could be a dumb question to you rolex experts.
but from pure technical point of view. which movement is the best?
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Old 26 October 2019, 12:45 PM   #2
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Which movement is the best among Dj41, Milgauss, Exploer1 and Exploer2

With exception of having varying complications such as dual time, date, or time only, they are all essentially equal in performance and “best” is subjective to the needs of the end consumer.
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Old 26 October 2019, 12:49 PM   #3
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I’ll always be a big advocate of the 3135. It’s a workhorse.

I think the new movement only benefits Rolex’s value engineering initiative (cost cutting), peppered with a really good marketing newbie campaign that gets gobbled up as planned.
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Old 26 October 2019, 02:52 PM   #4
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I’ll always be a big advocate of the 3135. It’s a workhorse.

I think the new movement only benefits Rolex’s value engineering initiative (cost cutting), peppered with a really good marketing newbie campaign that gets gobbled up as planned.
But there is no 3135 in these watches

There's the 3235, 3131, 3132 and 3187

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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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Old 26 October 2019, 02:54 PM   #5
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31×× has proved its worth since 1989, the 32×× has only been out since 2015 and might still need to undergo some minor changes. Time will tell.
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Old 26 October 2019, 03:05 PM   #6
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But there is no 3135 in these watches

There's the 3235, 3131, 3132 and 3187

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My point was bad English humor, I would prefer the 3135 regardless of model. And would choose a model with that movement instead. I’m not personally bought into the 3235 which is what the OP is really trying to find out.
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Old 26 October 2019, 09:13 PM   #7
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My best 3055, buttery smooth no back lash to the gear train when setting the time like all other rolexes I've had new and old accurate too.
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Old 26 October 2019, 09:16 PM   #8
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Sorry I highjacked this thread you were referring to certain references. I need more coffee
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Old 26 October 2019, 09:35 PM   #9
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It is refreshing especially nowadays to see a thread about the Rolex calibers!

All of them a proven workhorses except 3235 (DJ41) which is newer and more technically advanced movement than the previous generations and has 70hrs power reserve. Very handy feature if the watch is worn in rotation. My DJ41 keeps very good accuracy, on average it gains 1 sec per day. What I notice when I manually wind the watch is that it appears more coarser than the previous gen.
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I have the same feeling like it’s lacking oil
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It is refreshing especially nowadays to see a thread about the Rolex calibers!

All of them a proven workhorses except 3235 (DJ41) which is newer and more technically advanced movement than the previous generations and has 70hrs power reserve. Very handy feature if the watch is worn in rotation. My DJ41 keeps very good accuracy, on average it gains 1 sec per day. What I notice when I manually wind the watch is that it appears more coarser than the previous gen.
The 3235 is super gritty when winding. But my wife’s DJ 2235 feels identical. And I feel that is actually good architecture not bad architecture.

The smoothest movement That I’ve ever felt is the Tudor MT5602. Butter. But does that mean better?

I have never owned or handled an AP or Patek.
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