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XF 15707 ceramic V2

Topcatz

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Thank you.

I know of a modder in Singapore said he can fix it. He said he can low beat it as well plus he can install the 2 AR cyclop.

Do you know any modders in conus or Canada?

Thank you.

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● 1xAR Mikey cyclops
● flexible endlink
 

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Just a side note... I purchased the FC Diver with low-beat ETA 2846... It arrived with no hack mechanism at all and running very poorly. Sounded like there were rocks in there. Luckily, my watchmaker had a hack mechanism laying around at put it in.
It's running really great now, accurate and good PR, but this just goes to show that even buying Swiss ETA is a mixed bag when it's coming from 'this' industry ;-)
 

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Mine was broken too, and that was my first time trynna wear the watch!
The quality of assembly by XF is not pretty good...

same here, unscrew to set time and the crown and stem pulled out completely and the stem revealed itself broken
 

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This is a XF v2. Could I please hear a 2nd opinion about my “specific concern about the alignment of markers with the bezel index? Should I ask a new one?

Am I correct? I think that the 5 o’clock index of bezel is misaligned to the 5 o’clock marker on the dial. And the 6 o’clock marker on the dial slightly tilted to the right. Am I being too picky?

Two pictures below are showing same one watch at slightly different angle. Thank you.

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It's not just those 2, all the markers at 3-7 are a bit off. Mine has a similar alignment flaw and it made me go crazy for the first few days, but now after a month, I couldn't give a damn. Depending on which angle you look at, due to the depth of the crystal and bezel some markers always look off.

If it really bothers you, redlight it - but don't be surprised if the next one is not that much better. XF quality control seems to be a bit crappy on the ceramic.
 
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vcappp

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It's not just those 2, all the markers at 3-7 are a bit off. Mine has a similar alignment flaw and it made me go crazy for the first few days, but now after a month, I couldn't give a damn. Depending on which angle you look at, due to the depth of the crystal and bezel some markers always look off.

If it really bothers you, redlight it - but don't be surprised if the next one is not that much better. XF quality control seems to be a bit crappy on the ceramic.

thanks for your comment!


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Hi can can someone help with these QC photos? Much appreciatrd



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You should not post QC pics, unless you have a specific question
 
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Interesting that everyone has focused on crystal, cyclops, and dial marker issues on this watch.

I love all ceramic watches, and really wanted to like this release from XF. But it’s very important that AP ROOs sit on the wrist correctly and wear as comfortably as the gen. The thickness of the XF V2 is close to gen. So I am vexed by the strange proportions and dimensions of the caseback in relation to the gen case and caseback. IMO there is too much caseback showing and the caseback is way too thick. This causes the watch to sit too high on the wrist and looks awkward compared to the gen which wears relatively sleeker on the wrist, and shows much less of the SS caseback when on the wrist. Like many tells once you see it you can’t go back. There are other things that don’t quite line up with gen as well, in terms of the crownguards and relative location of the crown within the mid case. Question to our experts #Legend, #slaughterer62, #Mikey2008, and others— is this caseback thickness a consequence of the decorative movement plates, or can this be fixed with a caseback shave +/- movement swap/closed caseback swap?

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Interesting that everyone has focused on crystal, cyclops, and dial marker issues on this watch.

I love all ceramic watches, and really wanted to like this release from XF. But it’s very important that AP ROOs sit on the wrist correctly and wear as comfortably as the gen. The thickness of the XF V2 is close to gen. So I am vexed by the strange proportions and dimensions of the caseback in relation to the gen case and caseback. IMO there is too much caseback showing and the caseback is way too thick. This causes the watch to sit too high on the wrist and looks awkward compared to the gen which wears relatively sleeker on the wrist, and shows much less of the SS caseback when on the wrist. Like many tells once you see it you can’t go back. There are other things that don’t quite line up with gen as well, in terms of the crownguards and relative location of the crown within the mid case. Question to our experts #Legend, #slaughterer62, #Mikey2008, and others— is this caseback thickness a consequence of the decorative movement plates, or can this be fixed with a caseback shave +/- movement swap/closed caseback swap?

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The thickness is the same as gen, the reason why you think the rep is thicker is because the angles on your photos are not the same.
 
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The only thing that bothers me on this model is the gaps between crown and guards.
Gaps are too wide and uneven, as below image; FC Diver from XF is much better.

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The thickness is the same as gen, the reason why you think the rep is thicker is because the angles on your photos are not the same.

Not questioning the thickness, it is supposed to be +0.1 to 0.2 mm at most.

There seems to be proportionally too much caseback showing in the rep.

This might be evident from the side when worn, and the extra 0.1 - 0.2 mm behind the case might cause it to sit slightly high on the wrist. Not a problem if you are a fleshy person where the caseback can sink disappear like in the case of JF and Noob AP ROOs. But if you are skinny this will not sit as well as a gen, I contend, and I would spot that extra caseback from across the room— unless it could be easily shaved as many folks have done with the 15400s.
 
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