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I can get into more side by side pics but I don’t want this to be too long and adding the pics is taking awhile on mobile 
SEL: both have good right sels. The TC wins by a hair in tight factor but also was designed for the bracelet but it is still a winner. The SEL fit in the JJS is the second best I’ve seen. It’s noticeably better than a JF or a BP. The curvature of the sel away from the lugs is a little too sharp and early on the TC imo. The JJS gets this better.
Winner: TIE
TC wins fitment and JJS wins curvature
Dial:
Both are good dials and both look great. The magnification on the JJS needs to be modified a little but it’s not easy to compare here as the TC has a gen crystal and the JJS does not. Also to note, the TC has a gen insert and crown. The JJS also comes stock with a gen Rolex datewheel. So hard to compare there. The JJS clearly wins the dw. The dial I would say looks a little more gen to me on the JJS than the KH TC dial. Both are so good it’s hardly relevant. Honestly. Same goes for hands. I would say the dw cutout fornthe TC is more rectangular and gen like than the JJS’s.
Winner is TIE. TC has overall better dial because of dw cutout but JJS comes with gen dw which I feel offsets that hands I feel are too close to call for me.
Bracelet:
Bracelet both are excellent. Both look quite good and feel good on the wrist. The JJS surprisingly wins this one not only on the clasp I think looking a little more genlike but also because the clasp closing and opening is very solid and more genlike. There was clearly work done with the clasp.
Winner: JJS
Movement:
I’d say the TC has the better workhorse with the A2824-2. It’ll keep on ticking and will be easy to repair anywhere. The JJS has a newly serviced SH3135 they do when they add the gen dw. It winds smoother than the 2824-2 but that is a given. Reliability I’ve found to be spotty in the sh3135. On the plus side, it will be infinitely easier to franken a JJS with a sh3135 than a TC V7x (V6 is a little easier but still requires movement swap and some work). So I’d keep that in mind when deciding.
Winner: JJS
This is because I’m a franken guy though. If you want to buy it and never think of it again, I’d say TC is winner there.
Overall:
If you are looking for the best out of the box, no changes will ever be made, and you don’t want to do anything else, the TC is the winner. It looks as good or close enough to the JJS in the categories it lost in that it should be your choice.
For the franken person and people who like to swap around bracelets and dial and parts, the JJS is the clear winner. It comes with a sh3135 for putting in gen parts, a gen dw already installed, lugs that can accept a gen bracelet, etc. the TC can’t really take a sh3135 without redoing the inside of the case. The bezel of the JJS is clearly better and much more gen like also. Winner for more advanced buyer: JJS
I hope this helps everyone and gave everyone a pretty unbiased and fair review. JJS is determining their marketing strategy so I don’t have any answers for you about them at this time. I just got to buy the first. Also kind of a cool mention, the first ten cases were made with a Z serial which some should know pays homage to some people’s involvement with JJS and their history.
SEL: both have good right sels. The TC wins by a hair in tight factor but also was designed for the bracelet but it is still a winner. The SEL fit in the JJS is the second best I’ve seen. It’s noticeably better than a JF or a BP. The curvature of the sel away from the lugs is a little too sharp and early on the TC imo. The JJS gets this better.
Winner: TIE
TC wins fitment and JJS wins curvature
Dial:
Both are good dials and both look great. The magnification on the JJS needs to be modified a little but it’s not easy to compare here as the TC has a gen crystal and the JJS does not. Also to note, the TC has a gen insert and crown. The JJS also comes stock with a gen Rolex datewheel. So hard to compare there. The JJS clearly wins the dw. The dial I would say looks a little more gen to me on the JJS than the KH TC dial. Both are so good it’s hardly relevant. Honestly. Same goes for hands. I would say the dw cutout fornthe TC is more rectangular and gen like than the JJS’s.
Winner is TIE. TC has overall better dial because of dw cutout but JJS comes with gen dw which I feel offsets that
hands I feel are too close to call for me.Bracelet:
Bracelet both are excellent. Both look quite good and feel good on the wrist. The JJS surprisingly wins this one not only on the clasp I think looking a little more genlike but also because the clasp closing and opening is very solid and more genlike. There was clearly work done with the clasp.
Winner: JJS
Movement:
I’d say the TC has the better workhorse with the A2824-2. It’ll keep on ticking and will be easy to repair anywhere. The JJS has a newly serviced SH3135 they do when they add the gen dw. It winds smoother than the 2824-2 but that is a given. Reliability I’ve found to be spotty in the sh3135. On the plus side, it will be infinitely easier to franken a JJS with a sh3135 than a TC V7x (V6 is a little easier but still requires movement swap and some work). So I’d keep that in mind when deciding.
Winner: JJS
This is because I’m a franken guy though. If you want to buy it and never think of it again, I’d say TC is winner there.
Overall:
If you are looking for the best out of the box, no changes will ever be made, and you don’t want to do anything else, the TC is the winner. It looks as good or close enough to the JJS in the categories it lost in that it should be your choice.
For the franken person and people who like to swap around bracelets and dial and parts, the JJS is the clear winner. It comes with a sh3135 for putting in gen parts, a gen dw already installed, lugs that can accept a gen bracelet, etc. the TC can’t really take a sh3135 without redoing the inside of the case. The bezel of the JJS is clearly better and much more gen like also. Winner for more advanced buyer: JJS
I hope this helps everyone and gave everyone a pretty unbiased and fair review. JJS is determining their marketing strategy so I don’t have any answers for you about them at this time. I just got to buy the first. Also kind of a cool mention, the first ten cases were made with a Z serial which some should know pays homage to some people’s involvement with JJS and their history.
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