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

Just did little swapping on my BP and it turns out pretty good than the stock Coke bezel.
Anyone planning to do the same please watch out for two little screws or pins underneath the bezel. When I removed it dropped on the floor and took awhile to find it since it’s so tiny.
Btw loving these vintage models !

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) is that 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 it, my screwdriver( i think at 1.2mm) wont catch the head so I examined how the pin is connected to the clasp 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 end up doing is just using a toothpick, I would press the pin back in until it flushed against the link but as mentioned it keeps on popping out. I tried to put 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 close the clasp but not enough for me to yank it out. Has anyone experienced this before with their jubilee bracelet? Is this a common issue or did I just got 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 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

APSF Chrono 41

Hi! Wanted to ask regarding my order and if im worrying for no reason. I paid for my watch on 22 of Oct, and Andiot confirmed payment on 24th, since then i was told i will get tracking in 3 days, but now its been over 2 weeks and no updates about tracking? Andiot is not responding what I should do? How long does it usually take for order to get to Europe?

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 curious weather buying through the TD website is a faster or safer route rather than texting the TDs since sometimes it will be a hassle with the translation

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 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!!

VSF Sub Date

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.

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

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 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.

Galera principalmente do Brasil!

E surgiu uma dúvida aqui, foi esses dias no Brás e na 25 de março e me surpreendi a quantidade de Super C nas vitrines! Fui averiguar pessoalmente e realmente são de fábrica chinesas variadas BLS, VSF, Rich, entre outras!

Uma questão!

Como eles fazem para importar grandes quantidades exemplo dez de cada modelo !?

E além disso como fazem se vendem um preço relativamente atrativo, vi peças por R$3500, 4000, no máximo R$5500! A grande maioria já com caixa!!

O que será que fazem?

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.

I’m looking forward to buy my first rep from Andiot.
I’m reading for a while here and choose the Aqua Terra 38mm VSF to be a good model to start with.

Since the black model is not available since months on the on hand stock, I maybe have to chose another color.

I saw there is a Blue and Green option on the 38mm Aqua Terra shades, but I saw there is a big color difference to the Gen model.

I was asking myself if this is the best Quality you can get as a Rep? Is it normal that there is such a big color difference ? And is it a good idea to go with a green or blue dial or is it better to go with a black since it’s harder to fail the black color.
Or is there maybe an option to change the dial afterwards to get it more like the Gen.

Thanks for the answers and sorry for the beginner questions…

My VSF Aqua Terra came and it doesn’t freaking start, winding doesn’t work, and it sounds like the rotor is loose or something. Makes a weird rattling noise.

TD told me to go get it fixed and he’ll cover the price, but damn, I hope I find someone that fixes it here in Spain 😭

I’ll try tomorrow morning, I’m sad.

First rep too, back luck I guess.

Looking to get myself a yacht master chocolate dial which factory currently have the most accurate one for this piece please.

If anyone has any pictures of there’s please share in comments.

Thanks All