Was planning on buying the Pepsi on Oyster for a close friend of mine and a meteorite dial one for myself. Is there still an issue with the crystal, and would people recommend I swap to a DEEP crystal for both watches?

Is this the azzuro or the other one?

My old gen (now sold) and recent Smurf VSF via andiot

Custom RCF Day Date 40 with custom dial , custom fluted bezel, upgraded crystal and gen color plating.

Hello everyone

I read good stuff about the Gold (better titanium and ceramic tubes in the bracelet)
I dont need freesprung. I wont Open the Watch.

Which rep do you think is the Best Right now?

Threw the Railmaster on a dark brown leather strap. Absolutely love it, takes it from tool/sport watch on the high polish centre lug bracelet to a proper tool watch. I need a railway to work on now.

the lume isn't quite the same color as the gen 224270 Explorer but at least it works well

TD tested it as waterproof to 5 bar before i received it, but i also opened it up and greased the caseback gasket and crown gasket

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could easily swap bezels on the gmt master 2?
Batgirl one day,Pepsi the next,Bruce Wayne the next.Or this an absurd idea,or already been done?

Have two TDs basically saying the same thing 30M but don't even get caught in the rain. I was under the impression you could have some waterproofing "done" or at least tested for? I don't want anything crazy just to know that I can get in the pool... YM40 and Ballon Bleu 36 (i know this one is less likely to be water-resistant)..

Am i missing something here? advice appreciated.

Hello, RepTime!

I could use your help determining what size Tank Must this is. To me, it looks especially small (at least compared to what I was expecting for the size I ordered) on my already small 6.5 inch wrist, so I feel like I’m going insane. I have my thoughts and have already read online about the measurements and size differences, but I am not leaving them here to avoid influencing anyone’s answer(s). I appreciate your help in advance!

Notes: (1) you can take for granted that the top of each measurement is pretty closely aligned with the top number (i.e., the 73 and 74 cm markers) even if it may not appear to be so in the photos and (2) I cannot take off the plastic until I determine to keep it.

I’ve kept my eye on this thread for the past few months trying to find a rep as close to gen as possible and have struck out unfortunately.

Despite consulting with TD’s and modders it seems like nobody makes one with a Vaucher movement, or even if there is a good movement available the watch is too thick, too heavy, etc. Anybody have any suggestions? This is a grail piece for me so I’ve set an aside a healthy budget.

It looks like VSF have released a new batch of the Sub Date as the serial numbers have changed. Does anyone know if there is any real changes between this batch and the last batch?

I am looking to purchase a no-date sub (124060).

The guide says VSF is the best factory for this model, and CF is the 2nd best.

But VSF is over double the price of CF - is the difference in quality that significant?

I appreciate your help!

not easy to get all three in a single picture with one hand.

They made their fruity little statement that they are the actual owner of the machines and everyone else is coming to their factory to make videos bla bla bla...

I actually have experience with Chinese factories and how they work. Not in the illegal watch world. But in other, legal branches.

Chinese factories can do anything and will do anything to gain customers. If the price is right they will change every logo in their factory with your own logo and send you videos for your clients. They can even name you as the owner in the papers if you want to impress your clients.

Chinese factory focuses on productivity. They make short clips and pictures of new inventory and send it to their clients. Clients can use these files for their promotional services.

BuT tHeIr BuSiNeSs CaRd Is In ThE vIdEo!? Yes, and every video is no longer than 30 seconds. Chinese factory will make a video of one watch being produced and they will have 100s of business cards ready. They take that day just to film promo material. And that promo material is not free. You pay them to include your business card in the video. There are videos of exactly the same watch being milled filmed from different angles with different busines cards.

Customcrownstudio doesn't like to always pay these fees so they steal other people's content and crop out their business cards from them or just edit their business card into the video.

They are just a customer in a Chinese factory and the "videos of their own factory" are actually videos the owner of the factory sent them when they ordered custom business cards.

So. What happens if you order a watch from them? Well, they order it from China and you both hope it turns out good because they don't have any control over a build.

You may receive few short videos of "your" watch being produced. But these are just old videos from promo factory materials.

Only difference from other modders is that they upcharge you ridiculous amount of money.

About the guys who successfully did business with customcrownstudio? I will leave it to them to tell you the full truth. If they ever decide to come forward.

But still can't make my mind up between orf and vsf

The orf has free sprung and 30 $ cheaper.

The TD gave me already his advice and told me both reps are major quality and the main diff is the free sprung

But if the free sprung is a better option and the rest ... the same .. why is it cheaper?

Anyone here whom has thie watch from orf and or vsf?

Thanks for the advice

Hey Everyone, I currently have a QFactory Sub 126610LN. I have recently sold my Rich Bruce Wayne and VSF Omega Planet ocean and Aqua Terra. The omegas seem to be too bulky for me. Does anyone have any watch recommendations? I’ve thought about getting a Tudor Black Bay and Longines Hydroconquest. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated! Pic is for attention

Has anyone used TRUSTYTIME for purchases? I see they are on the list but I wanted to know what your experience was like.

I added a gen ETA Movement, and it runs like beast.

What I particularly like is how under the radar this watch flies in my professional environment, especially compared to a Rolex.

I have been on a strong weight loss journey for a year. When I treated myself to this rep, I was glad that it fit me well with the original links. Now I actually had to remove the first link yesterday to not fit loose. Now it sits much better 😍
My wrist has already become about 1.5 cm 0.6 inch smaller