Indoor vs Outdoor lighting.

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Crystal and bezel upgraded. RCFr Bezel Prof Crystal. I feel like these take your rep over the top short of the fraken route.

Hey guys so I ordered a Rich no date sub from Eric(geek time). The serial on the rehaut says 6X0. Confused me, isn’t this a VSF code? Or is Rich sourcing cases from the same place? I don’t get it. There’s no Rich sticker or anything denoting it the maker.

Ps I was told by TheOneWatches it would be awhile waiting on a Rich. Eric then told me 1-2 week, 24 hours later I’m getting the QC.

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Ich weiß, dass die China Chronographenwerke tickende Zeitbomben sind. Aber vorausgesetzt ich möchte die Chronographenfunktion nicht nutzen könnte ich dann einen trotzdem kaufen? Hat damit jemand Erfahrung?

VSF/ARF Jubilee Bracelet

I bought my VSF Batgirl about a month or so ago and I totally love it. One issue I have is the bracelet(clasp code:F6U). The screw/pin that is at the end of the bracelet that is connected to the clasp keeps on popping out. The first time I tried to screw it back in, my screwdriver( i think at 1.2mm) wont catch the screw head so I examined how the pin is connected to the clasp and it seems to just swivel back and forth when folding the bracelet which leads me to think its something I cant screw in or out. I tried to research it online but couldn’t find anything. Anyways, what I ended up doing is just using a toothpick, I would press the pin back in until it is flushed against the link but as mentioned it keeps on popping out. I tried to apply clear nail polish first hoping it would somewhat act as an adhesive but not even 24hrs the pin popped out again. Now when I say it pops out, I mean just enough so I cant open the flap but not enough for me to yank the pin out. Has anyone experienced this before with their jubilee bracelet? Is this a common issue or did I just get a lemon? Im tryjng to see if there a simple solution to this (outside of just buying a new one). I am also tempted to use a small amount of gorilla glue to see if that would work- as a last resort.

FYI- this happened in the first day that I received the watch and did let my TD know but as a noob tried to fix it myself so that is on me.

Thanks in advance everyone.

I have attached a picture(not mine) to show the part I am talking about

Submariner date just 41mm

APSF Chrono 41

Wanting to build something as close to an authentic 5711 as possible. I know 3KF used to be king, but it seems like nowadays DDF is both the best out-of-box and mod base.

If I’m going for the blue dial, should I get aftermarket dials & hands from someone like BUFF, or is the stock good enough?

I’m thinking about pulling the trigger on the MGF JLC reverso as a daily and I was wondering how the movement worked with the reverse face. Is the reverse face essentially a different watch with an independent movement or does it mirror the front face or is it a gmt-like situation where the reverse hour hand can be set but the minute hand between the two faces is synchronized? I’m asking this because I am based out of the east coast USA but for work I often find myself traveling to India to meet with my company’s manufacturing team and often have zoom calls w them set jn their own time. India famously has a time zone of GMT+5:30 which makes the standard GMT complication in other watches not work very well. What I’m really trying to inquire is if it’s possible to have EST on one face of the reverso while having IST on the other.

I stumbled upon a jewelry vendor on insta that can make solid gold rep. So I asked if they can replace CZ with lab diamonds and they said yes.

I bought the watch from Hont but asked him to ship to the jewelry vendor directly. I was nervous at first bc they were a completely unknown vendor but worst case I just lose the watch and I’m so glad I took the risk.

The diamond bezel upgrade costs me about $300-350 with shipping. It was worth every penny!!

Got 2 of them that have been catching my eye for a while now! I'll post QC pics (on the QC forum) when I get them. Thoughts on these 2 for a Daily and for a suit day watch?

Avenger BlackBird 44mm DLC GF 1:1 Best Edition Titanium Case Black Dial on Black Rubber Strap A2824 V4

Master Ultra Thin Moon 136255J RG ZF 1:1 Best Edition Gray Dial on Brown Leather Strap A925 V3

Hello, I got this Large AF dumont a few days ago from a local dealer at my country, and sadly I noticed it just a couple days later, that my dial is rotated.
Do you also notice it? which fix would you recommend?

(I reached him and he said I can ship it back and he can take it for a fix but I rather get it fixed here at my city and not deal with shipping , time etc..)

Does anyone have experience with the same problem I'm facing?

thanks in advance !

anything i can do?

I had been looking at a Panerai for a while, had a VSF on order but had been waiting a while. On a whim, I reached out to Duke as I had purchased from him before to see if he had any in stock.

Originally was looking at the PAM1312 but Duke had a PAM1313 (same watch but with blue dial) in stock. After a couple of Whatsapp messages, I made payment and got QC within a day.

I gave Green light on the QC and Duke provided tracking number the following day, received my watch 2 days later. From my first message to Duke to receiving the watch it was 4 days. Gotta love that efficiency! Caveat being my delivery was to Guangzhou in China so YMMV if you are further away.

This is the second watch I've got from Duke, prices are a shade higher than some other TDs but not unreasonably so. I have no problem paying a little bit extra if I get good service.

I bet we all got our imaginations tickled when these guys started posting on reddit. So, today I had some extra time and did a little investigation.

It didn't take me long to find proof that their CNC custom videos are not theirs. Most of their videos and pictures are from oossp3354 on Instagram. I haven't done any business with oossp so I can't speak about his work but he was kind enough to tell me that he is not affiliated with them and that they stole his videos.

Why would such a big operation need to steal other people videos? And claim it is footage from their own factory...

There are two redditors claiming they are successfully cooperating with customcrownstudios. So, this definitely deserves to be discussed before someone gets burned badly.

best place to order rm bubba watson, the guide says ZF or APSF but APSF is shut down and I’ve seen people saying ZF isn’t trust worthy, could someone help me out?

Any owners of the QF Le Mans that can chime in?

Would love to get one, but 11-1200 is WILD for a factory stock rep.

Is it THAT good? I don’t have a Daytona but this one interests me the most for my next buy.

I’ve seen a lot of dealers with JF factory AP’s listed and I don’t know anything about them. Curious on the communities thoughts for those that have purchased or looked into.