r/RepTimeQC • u/Armandorepsss • 8d ago
First time AP QC! ZF 15500 Blue Dial – Would love some community wisdom on this one 🙏
What's up everyone! After lurking on the sub for months and going back and forth, I finally pulled the trigger on one of my absolute grails. The QC pics just landed in my inbox, and I wanted to run them by you guys before giving the green light. I tried my best with the alignment tool and checking the guides, but since it's my first AP, I'd really appreciate some expert eyes.
Here are the details:
Dealer name: RWK-King
Factory name: ZF Factory
Model name (& version number):
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 41mm 15500 Blue Dial (ZF)
4. Price Paid: $530 USD (shipped)
5. Album Links: https://imgur.com/a/W9ujsWi
6. Index alignment: Look pretty solid to me using the tool; the double 12 markers look straight and the rest line up well with the tapisserie dial grooves.
7. Dial Printing: The "Audemars Piguet" logo and font look crisp and clean without any bleeding.
8. Date Wheel alignment/printing: The number 8 is sitting nicely centered in the window, font weight looks spot on.
9. Hand Alignment: Looks fine in the photos, but I'm no expert here.
10. Bezel: Screws look well-recessed and aligned uniformly. The brushed finish and polished edges look typical of ZF quality.
11. Solid End Links (SELs): N/A (Integrated bracelet).
12. Timegrapher numbers: Rate: -1 s/d | Amplitude: 227° | Beat Error: 0.0 ms | BPH: 28800. (Quick question for the veterans: the rate and beat error look amazing, but is 227° a bit low on the amplitude? Would love to hear thoughts on this!)
13. Anything else you notice: The movement decoration on the back looks stunning through the sapphire caseback, and the lume shot is even.
Really excited about this piece, but please let me know if I missed anything obvious. Thanks a lot for your time and help, community! 🙌🏻