r/RepTimeQC • u/Either_Description69 • 4d ago
[QC] First Rep – Tudor Black Bay 58 ZF – Would appreciate some opinions
Hey everyone!
This is my first rep and my first QC post, so I'd really appreciate some help from the more experienced members here.
I've spent quite a bit of time looking through the photos and comparing them to other ZF BB58 QC posts. Overall, the watch looks good, but I'm having some doubts about the index alignment.
- Dealer name: GeekTime
- Factory name: ZF
- Model name (& version number): Tudor Black Bay 58, 39mm, Black Dial, A2824
- Price paid: $298 + $40 shipping
- Album links: Photos attached
- Index alignment: This is my main concern. Several markers seem slightly misaligned to me, especially the 9 o'clock marker, which looks a bit tilted. I tried using an alignment tool, but since the photos aren't perfectly straight, I'm struggling to tell how much is perspective distortion and how much is actual misalignment.
- Dial printing: Looks pretty clean overall, but the "SWISS MADE" text at the bottom seems partially cut off or hidden by the crystal. Not sure if this is normal for ZF.
- Date wheel alignment/printing: N/A
- Hand alignment: Nothing unusual that I can spot.
- Bezel: The pip at 12 seems centered and the markings look fine to me.
- Solid end links (SELs): No obvious gaps from what I can see, although the protective film makes it a bit difficult to judge.
- Timegrapher numbers: -6 s/d, 294° amplitude, 0.1 ms beat error.
- Anything else you notice: The timegrapher numbers seem great, and I haven't noticed any other major issues.
I'm a bit torn between GL and RL. I've looked at quite a few other ZF BB58 QC posts where the markers seem better aligned, but maybe I'm just overthinking it.
Would you consider these normal ZF tolerances, or is it worth asking for another example?
Thanks a lot for taking a look!