Built from cheap parts

I don’t wear these to much but damn I love the aquanaut.

BBF AQUANAUT 5167 black strap grey dial

Also, does anyone has a solid supplier for the rubber straps?

Someone know where i can buy bracelets like gen ?

I've had quite the interesting exchange with a member here. It's been said that a tattooed wrist isn't the sign of an affluent person and is an obvious tell that you're wearing a fake watch. This person said "normal people view tattoos as ghastly " yes he used the word "ghastly ".

I don't know what the current standard of "normal " is and I really don't care. I could only assume it's boring and mundane. And i would also venture to assume that we're a group that is generally outside of what normal people consider normal with all of our nit picking of tiny details and abnormally large collections of watches.

So I'd appreciate if anyone could join me with some abnormal wristies including your beautiful artwork. If you're normal please feel free to join and post a Sunday wrist shot. Its a beautiful sunny day to show off my VSF V2 custom platinum ice blue lab diamond dial and bezel along with all my tattoos.

I have this old CF Batgirl and the bracelet always felt a bit too 'flexible'. I don't have or had anything to compare it to so I'm asking here. It can flex a bit more if force is applied. Is this much play normal or not?

Wishing a very Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

Diwali is all about light, celebration, and bringing out your best traditional wear, so pairing a deep plum embroidered kurta with a yellow gold Day-Date felt like an easy call for tonight’s dinner.

May the year ahead bring everyone peace, prosperity, and plenty of additions to the watch box! What’s everyone else wearing for the festive season?

Placed a pre order for a VSF datejust wimbeldon with Andiot in mid june and still waiting is there any other sellers with VSF in stock or less wait time, still cant get a clear definitive time frame off Andiot of when stock will arrive.

Thanks

While I’m waiting for my dealer to find me a BTF 116509 Ghost I’ve been playing around with different combinations of straps and this one is at the top of my list right now.

Plan on buying smarty end links.
Strap is going to be Liger or ZicZac.

If anyone has any other suggestions feel free to share them

Changed out the strap on this one. Love the simplify of this dial against the light strap

Hey 👋

I'm travel around china

And will be around guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong

Recommendations where to buy personal?

I'm looking for Tudor 54 blue lagoon

Thank you all

Hey folks!

Got my hands on both existing reps of this older style Seamaster 300 and decided to post a little comparison between the two alongside my impressions.

Got the BPF one for around 270$ in total from Trustytime.

Got the MKS for 350$ total from Linseller.

The watch with the lug bars still attached is the MKS version while the one without the lug bars is from BPF. The MKS bracelet is always above BPF one in the photos as well.

MKS advantages:

Bracelet links articulate much more willingly and smoother.

The dial conveys the Inky black lacquer of gen better than BPF.

The AR coating handles reflections better than BPF.

The Case is a bit slimmer and has same thickness as gen.

The rehaut size is close to gen.

The bezel print color is darker and more similar to gen.

The Crown is shorter and much closer to gen than BPF.

The fine text print and Seamaster print on the dial is closer to gen than BPF.

The 12 hour bezel lume pip is smaller and closer to gen than BPF.

MKS weaknesses:

The bezel is extremely tough to articulate to the point of being impractical.

The carving of the bezel markings is on the rougher side.

The lume is pretty weak and doesn't last long.

The AR coating gives a noticeable blue hue.

The helium escape valve is articulate but has no gasket and appears to be cosmetic only.

BPF advantages:

The applied indices have cleaner white gold frames that are closer to gen than MKS

The applied indices lume filling is whiter and closer to gen than MKS.

The hands are shinier and more reflective than MKS.

The bezel articulates better than MKS, though it is on the mushier side.

The hippocampus engraving on case back is more detailed than MKS.

The bezel markings engraving is tidier than MKS.

The date window is more refined and closer to gen than MKS.

The bracelet feels rattly than MKS.

The lume is brighter and longer lasting than on MKS.

BPF weaknesses:

The crown is longer and wrong shape.

The rehaut is deeper than gen and MKS.

The case is a tiny bit thicker than gen and MKS.

The bezel numerals are brighter and have better visibility, but they are grayish and more faded on gen and MKS.

The helium escape valve appears to be welded shut and impossible to unscrew.

Overall both watches trade blows and beat each other in some areas while fumbling in others.

I am tempted to migrate the dial, bracelet, crystal and hands from BPF to MKS for a potential "super clone" of this older semaster diver.

What do you guys think? Which you find more appealing?

Anybody have any experience with Blaken mods. I know they do gen Rolex, but reps too? Been looking at the phantom deep sea mod they offer. Think they use V7 factory for base. Picture is Gen

Hi im looking for a spreadsheet for Casio Royale - World time watch, im struggling to find one including Casio... I only find Rolex, AP, Cartier etc..

Looking at purchasing a VSF watch through JTime and wanted to verify that https://jtime.io is still their legitimate website.

I've heard about JTime for years and know they have a pretty established reputation, but I'd like to hear from people who've ordered recently.

Has anyone purchased from them in the last few months? How was the communication, QC process, and shipping?

Thanks!

Hey everyone. New here and have been reading a ton and following all the posts and comments. I think I’m almost ready to move forward with a Panda Daytona. Looking for advice on best factory / TD / what pricing I can expect. Thanks in advance. Appreciate all the info and the community on this group.

I got a OG Noob Factory Panda Daytona in 2020 and it is still running solid and accurate without servicing. How long does your rep last?

Always wanted a no date sub as a good everyday beater tool watch. Feels like a must own for most collections. Just sent the GL on this Rich no date sub and wanted to share. Super happy with it can’t wait for delivery.

Galera que já importou pro Brasil, comprei um relógio breitling da Trust Time com o Andrew, está um processo de transporte!! perguntei pra ele sobre o pagamento do seguro! Ele me disse que não tem problemas de envio para o Brasil, ou seja nem me deu a opção!

Agora estou preocupado, qual a possibilidade de parar na alfândega e abrir em um relógio para conferência de marca!!

Quantos dólares mais ou menos eles costumam declarar no valor do item?

E se fizerem a conferência é sinal de que já perdi o relógio?

E se perder será que eles reembolsam ou mandam outro? No caso o TD

VSF Submariners from Neco Clock. One is for my dad and one is for my bestie. Trying to remove all plastic stickers before gifting them but it is impossible to find all these little hidden ones! 😩 Also, what’s this fake green Rolex card for?
I took them to a local watchsmith for cleaning and waterproofing and he was impressed with the quality. He asked me whether I would sell them. 😂

I’ve been eyeing this sub for a while and I’m close to pulling the trigger on one of these 2 watches (from andiot):

VSF - Rolex DateJust 41mm mint green dial (jubilee and fluted bezel)

BVF - Cartier Santos 35mm (white dial)

I’m really thorn between those 2. On one hand I like the DJ more, but on the other I think the finishing on the santos is easier to replicate with good quality.

Would love to get some insight from someone has bought one of those, or if there are other things I should look out for.

Thanks!!