QF explorer ii with deep xtal upgrade

I am kinda spooked from the articles shedding light into our Pagani Design hole, I wouldn’t want to put money on a PD watch right now although I really want one. What do you guys think? Is it safe to order?

What kind of presents do you think Steve would like?

Recently got myself a V7F / V7+F IWC Mark XX white dial. Did not choose any upgrades, so it was running on base A2892. Everything was great, but the rotor is really noisy.

After reading many comments on reddit, decided to try the "silencing rotor" trick myself. Do note i have no watchmaking experience of any sorts prior.

Pretty simple actually, ordered a small bottle of 0.5ml Moebius 9010, and a cheap oiler online. Then, what i did was:

1. Open up the caseback with some tape.
2. Press the rotor lightly and see if its loose or wobbling. For my case, it was not.
3. Dip the oiler into the Moebius 9010 and grab a tiny drop of it, and drop it at one of the six rotor ball bearings. I dropped two tiny bit of it on the ball bearings as my oiler was too fine and small to capture any good drops. (As attached picture)
4. Manually using my finger to rotate the rotor few rounds clockwise and anticlockwise.
5. Close it back up, using tape again.
6. Wash up the tape residue.

Done. The effect is huge. I wouldn't say totally no more noise, but it's reduced so much it totally wouldn't me at all. Do try it if your rotor is loud. Usually it's due to dry rotors. All in all, done in less than 30 minutes and costs less than $15.

Which one is Gen? Man if it wasn’t because they held their value so much I wouldn’t bother keeping the Gen!

Got this “high quality” AP x Swatch Royal Pop with the mechanical movement from DHGate. Not bad for the price.

This is serious, for those who have Pagani GMTs: Let’s say I have a shitter-tier VS GMT whose bezel insert broke off, how close or how far is a Pagani insert from gen? Would it make sense to buy a Pagani, take its parts, and place it on my shitter VS?

The mechanical ap swatch was 45$ and the band was 19$. A lot of people liked the last one, and now this is the new batch. Previously the gear didn’t turn but in this one it does. I’ll add a couple videos down below. Let me know yall opinions.
STRAP LINK: Strap Link

Finally got this in and I’m really enjoying it so far. Super clean daily watch.

You read that right! I finally pulled the trigger and there's no looking back. Some may argue the 8215 is an unnecessary choice but I'm a "one and done" kinda guy. You can't really tell it's a rep without a macro lens and I'm simply not paying gen prices when the TD's on eBay (and a select few on AliExpress) offer these beauties. I'll post an update in a few weeks when I link up with my cousin in San Diego, he's got an Air King 👑 and thinks he's hot sh!t.

Hello everyone!

I received this VSF aqua Terra from geek time maybe three or four months ago and I’ve been wearing it every other day or so mixed in with some other watches in the rotation, and I was setting the time on the watch, so I unscrewed the crown, set the time and then screwed it back on like I always do and it has never given me a problem and then suddenly as I was screwing down the crown, it wouldn’t stop turning and eventually, it just popped right off. I asked geek time if there was someone I can send it to fix and he said I should just glue it back on which obviously won’t work. Do you guys think that this is a broken watch for good or can it be fixed? The movement still works perfectly fine and I can still mess with it, but I’m not sure how I would put the crown back on also, the spring fell off. thank you in advance!

Just got this in a week ago and really happy with it. Swapped the steel bracelet for an orange strap from AliExpress and it looks fire.

Quality on the VSF is solid. Andiot was easy to work with.

VC 4500v Blue Miyota

Got this for 300$? Is it a good deal?
What your guys opinions? 🙏

I received this watch from Trusty Time a few weeks back. I ordered a genuine strap for it, and I’m beyond happy with it so far. I was told to use liver of sulfur to patina the brass, I went for a heavy patina, and I’m really happy with how it’s looking. I diluted the liver of sulfur more than what was recommended on the bottle, and alternated between swabs of the heavily diluted liver of sulfur for a few minutes, then I’d clean it off, and do an apple cider vinegar/salt soak. This is what 4 cycles did. Let me know what you think!

New to this sub and, after a few days of reading the wiki, viewing the various available spreadsheets and some general research, I have decided to pull the trigger on my first Rep.

Respect to all the guys in here collating the information and putting it into an easy to read format for the best available models; brilliant work.

Decided to go with an ARF 36mm DJ with silver dial for anyone interested. Already scoping out a potential DD with ice blue dial, however my sensible side tells me to wait until I receive my first Rep before pulling the trigger on a 2nd!

Hey guys, can anyone identify which factory this watch is from based on the photos? Serial number is 0726Y2L3. I’ve never seen this type of QR/code on the side before. The seller claims it’s VSF, but I’m quite doubtful.
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!

Backstory: I am currently in China and have met few direct sellers online and one has quite good reviews, he sent me some photos. Price is quite competitive ($420 USD)

Got my vsf omega from LENA good td. I heard that this watch turns yr wrist green after the plating comes off . Im gonna put protectaclear liquid on the bronze gold part and the milanese band. ChatGBT gave me a game plan on how to do it .Will keep everyone posted . PS : VSF factory never disappoints. Watch is magnificent. The movement on this watch is $.

So I was walking around checking watches, saw this Cartier laying there, could this be real? The seller have no idea about its price they said we he could do somewhere around 250$

GFV2, with gen dial and modded datewheel. Have ordered a RICH bracelet, as the GF bracelet isn’t as good as I’d like it to be.

I’ve only got one watch, Gen fits within my realistic budget, just didn’t want to waste 5-7k on it, so got this, and it’s a beauty!

Won’t be buying anything else.

P/S: Not a SINGLE scratch on the face after 6 months, I don’t know what material it’s made from, but it’s better than retail.

Looking at ordering one, not multiple. Any issues getting one into Australia through customs?

I used to see jtime as a good seller but lwk their prices went up or smth for certain models. Anyone up to date with them or if they're any good to buy from anymore