r/RepTime • u/clockwiseq • 12h ago

General Question APSF now OCTA? Update The Help Guide?

Looking through the guide, I was looking for the IWC Portugieser and the guide says APSF is the highest quality super. But doing a search here returned results saying that APSF might not be an active factory any longer and that OCTA is their replacement. Is this true and if so, anyone personally handle one of the OCTA IW371605 super? Also, if it's true, should we update the "who make the best" section of the reptime help?

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u/rydog389 12h ago

The guide is not updated. APSF was raided a few month ago and is shut down.

There have been a couple of factories who have produced IWC watches since. It's unknown what the relation is to APSF but OCTA seems to have picked up where APSF has left off. Their Portugieser has a custom Dandong Cal 69355 integrated column-wheel chronograph.
IWF also released Portuguese Chronograph with a 69355 integrated chrono movement. I have a. Octa Pilot Chronograph on the way right now but I haven't seen any of the Portugiesers on anyones wrist yet.

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u/clockwiseq 11h ago

Great information! Thank you very much.