Tag: Testing Power Reserve

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Breitling Watches

Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II Power Reserve Test

As usual after getting a watch, one of the first of many tests (such as my lume test) that I do on my replica watches is to test how long the power reserve is on my new Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II 42mm, just as I do on my other watches.

The Test

To accurately test the power reserve of any given watch, in this case my Breitling SuperOcean, I first have to make sure that the power reserve of this watch is completely full.

 

I did this on my Panerai and my AP by making sure that I was active on the watch on the day of the test. Similarly, I wore the Breitling all day on the day of the test, making sure to get a lot of walking and hand motion activities done such as getting groceries and the such. Then, I wound the watch at least 30 times to make sure that the power reserve is completely full.

 

After winding the watch, I laid the watch down in a stationary position on a flat table at 9:45 PM on the 18th.

 

I periodically checked up on the watch (without touching it of course) to make sure that the watch was still running especially in critical moments such as before it struck 12 in the afternoon, after it struck 12, and periodically in between. I did this to make sure that I know exactly what position the watch is in (in terms of AM and PM).

 

The watch finally ran out of power and stopped at 3:55 PM on the 20th. 

 

Doing the math to find out the total power reserve comes out to be a total of 42 hours and 10 minutes:

Set the watch down at 9:45 PM on the 18th.

Watch ran out of power at 3:55 PM on the 20th. 

Total Power Reserve of 42 hours and 10 minutes

 

How does this compare?

Comparing this to my other watches:

My AP Royal Oak 15400 has a power reserve of 45 hours and 46 minutes

My Panerai PAM 508 has a power reserve of 32 hours and 37 minutes

 

So overall, this watch holds up at 42 hours which is definitely better than the Panerai and great for an everyday watch to wear as it is a great sporty, but classy watch that goes with almost anything! You can wear cargo shorts and go grocery shopping with this, but can also wear this to a formal wedding.

 

However, compared to the authentic Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II which has a power reserve of 70 hours, this Breitling has about 60% of the power reserve capacity.

Authentic Breitling SuperOcean Heritage has a power reserve of 70 hours while this one has a power reserve of 42, about 60% of the original

 

The movement for this specific Breitling is an ETA 2824-2 so the power reserve does match up to what was specified by the dealer as the movement. The movement specifically has a power reserve of around 38 hours to 40 hours.

How much was this watch and where did I get it from?

I get this question a lot in terms of where I get my watches, and to summarize, I got this watch, my Rolex Milgauss, and my Panerai from the here.

I paid $388 for this watch specifically without shipping or transaction fees. Shipping fees are generally not that much, probably around $30-40 at most and I paid with Paypal so I didn’t have any transaction fees.

 

Check out the unboxing of this watch here, check out the lume test as well, and a full review (coming soon) of what I think of this watch here and let me know what you think!

 

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Panerai Watches

Testing Power Reserve of Panerai PAM 508 Replica

Just like how I tested the power reserve of the AP 15400, I also wanted to test the power reserve of the PAM 508 to see how it compares with the original.

 

Similar to how I tested the AP, I tested the Panerai in a similar manner:

The Test

To accurately test the power reserve of the PAM508, I wanted to make sure that it has a full power reserve before setting it down.

 

I wasn’t as active as I was previously when making this video as I was when doing the test for the AP. But to compensate for this, I wound the watch more than 30 times to ensure that the watch was on a full power reserve.

 

After winding the watch and shaking it around a lot, I laid the watch down at a flat table at 5:28PM on the 9th.

 

I then made sure to check up on the watch without moving it to ensure it was still working especially at crucial times such as before 12 o clock, before the date changes, and before noon and after noon.

 

The watch finally ran out of power at 2:05AM on the 11th.

 

So doing the math on that, that is a total of 32 hours and 37 minutes.

 

Set the watch down at 5:28pm on the 9th. 

Watch ran out of power at 2:05AM on the 11th

Total Power Reserve of 32 hours and 37 minutes

 

How does it stack up

A power reserve of 32 hours and 37 minutes it is significantly less than the power reserve of the AP which is disappointing since the original PAM 508 has a higher power reserve.

 

A power reserve of 32 hours means you can only leave this watch off your wrist for one day before it starts stopping on you by the second day. This is fine for me because I wear this watch as my daily beater, but that is something for you to take into consideration.

 

The authentic Panerai PAM508 has a power reserve of 3 days (72 hours) which means that this watch has a power reserve of about half the original.

Authentic Panerai PAM508 has a power reserve of 72 hours so this is about half of the original

That is kind of a let down since I was expecting higher.

 

Check out the unboxing of this watch here, and the full review of what I think of this watch here.

 

Wondering where I get my watches, check out this post.

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Audemars Piguet Watches

Testing Power Reserve of Audemars Piguet AP 15400 Royal Oak Replica TF V2

Ever wanted to know how long one of these replica watches lasts compared with the originals? Well you are about to find out.

 

In the video, I test how long the power reserve will last for the AP 15400 from the TF V2 factory (check out the review of this watch here, or the unboxing here).

 

The Test

To accurately test this, I first wanted to make sure that the power reserve is totally full.

What I did was that I wore the watch all day and walked around as much as possible. I even went bowling with this watch. Then after coming home, I wound the watch around 30 or so times to completely make sure that this watch was at full power reserve (as you can see in the video).

 

Then, I layed down the watch on a table noting the time that I dropped it down:  12:02 AM where the date just changed to the 26th. Afterwards, I continued to monitor the watch every couple of hours and every time I woke up making sure to check before 12 o clock and after 12 o clock so I can tell the difference of whether it stopped in the AM or PM.

 

The Results

Finally, the watch ran out of power at 9:48PM on the 27th.

So taken together, the watch was put down at 12:02AM on the 26th (midnight), and then ran out of power at 9:48PM on the 27th.

That means the total power reserve for this watch is 45 hours and 46 minutes if my math is right.

 

 

How it Compares

Compare this with the original AP 15400 power reserve of 60 hours, it is pretty good for the price. A power reserve of 45 hours means you can wear it comfortable each day knowing that it won’t stop on you, you can even alternate watches every other day. But, you can’t let it sit for two days straight because it will stop on you. A power reserve of 60 hours would have been great, but this is a fraction of the price of the regular AP so I can’t really complain too much about this.

 

I got this watch for around ~200ish not including the shipping and transaction costs. But, honestly, if I was to buy this again (for reasons listed in the review), I would go for the higher end AP models such as the V2J or V3 from the JF factory as those are top notch in terms of aesthetics.

 

The movement for this model that I got was the Miyota 9015.

 

I got this watch from a different trusted dealer, but I didn’t have the best experience with him as he kind of hid some stuff in the QC pics and I just felt like he didn’t care for me since I told him I was a newbie at buying replicas. But if you want to know where to get this watch, check out who I get my watches from now.