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ZF AP 15500

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Oh don't get me wrong, I'm keeping the 15500! Only thing I'm looking to change is to get the rotor silenced as it bothers me.
The 15202 blue would be a nice addition, just haven't had the time to do my research on the reps yet. I really like how thin it is.

Cheers

I have both. I love 15202, it is much more comfortable to wear on the wrist. But 15500 is a great rep!
 

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I have both. I love 15202, it is much more comfortable to wear on the wrist. But 15500 is a great rep!

If you were to choose one or the other which would it be? Any idea?

Right now, I'm having a really hard time deciding which one to go for as they both look great and I'm looking to choose one over the other. It'll definitely be a ZF batch but they're both beautiful watches.

The grey dial is calling my name more than any other colour at the minute. It just looks so damn sexy next to its stainless steel casing!
 

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If you were to choose one or the other which would it be? Any idea?

Right now, I'm having a really hard time deciding which one to go for as they both look great and I'm looking to choose one over the other. It'll definitely be a ZF batch but they're both beautiful watches.

The grey dial is calling my name more than any other colour at the minute. It just looks so damn sexy next to its stainless steel casing!

At the moment, I'm trying to keep both... but if were to choose one, I choose 15202.
 
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ZF 15500 V2 is out
https://biao6688.com/54346.html


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Wasn't out since a while with the pseudo-decoplate upgrade? lol
 

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In reality there was no upgrade, but a marketing hype. The ZF15500 is largely the same as before.

Pretty sure it wasn't only marketing (ZF isn't know to do such things unlike Noob, ARF/JF)
But indeed, it's the same as before.
 

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Pretty sure it wasn't only marketing (ZF isn't know to do such things unlike Noob, ARF/JF)
But indeed, it's the same as before.

OK if you think I am wrong, point out to me where the ZF was upgraded please. I see the same watch.
 
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OK if you think I am wrong, point out to me where the ZF was upgraded please. I see the same watch.

Updated Decoration. Base Movement: Japanese MIYOTA 9015 24J automatic movement at 28800vph (Same stability as Swiss ETA movements) the best looking AP Calibre 4302 Movement

As per TD description, no time to check both decoration but i'm confident with ZF upgrade being not marketing purposes.
 

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Updated Decoration. Base Movement: Japanese MIYOTA 9015 24J automatic movement at 28800vph (Same stability as Swiss ETA movements) the best looking AP Calibre 4302 Movement

As per TD description, no time to check both decoration but i'm confident with ZF upgrade being not marketing purposes.

if you have no time to do a comparison where does the confidence come from? I have checked the old movement, and the new one, and they looked identical, or has no meaningful difference. The watches came in from members who sent them in for modding.
So I will ask you to stop insisting on this without proof. Got it?
 
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I have both. I love 15202, it is much more comfortable to wear on the wrist. But 15500 is a great rep!

The 15202 is perfect on the wrist with its 39mm but I really can't appreciate the rattle xf bracelet (and the flexible endlinks). So I chose the 15500, even if it's big for my 18cm wrist
 

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The 15202 is perfect on the wrist with its 39mm but I really can't appreciate the rattle xf bracelet (and the flexible endlinks). So I chose the 15500, even if it's big for my 18cm wrist

is why I still have both.
 
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Interesting. For someone like myself with a bigger wrist (20.5cm) would the 15500 be the better of the two choices? Or is it completely down to personal preference at this point?

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Like yourself, I'm leaning more towards the 15202 when I see them side-by-side. Honestly.. I don't think you could go wrong with either choice at this point!
 

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Interesting. For someone like myself with a bigger wrist (20.5cm) would the 15500 be the better of the two choices? Or is it completely down to personal preference at this point?


Like yourself, I'm leaning more towards the 15202 when I see them side-by-side. Honestly.. I don't think you could go wrong with either choice at this point!

Objectively speaking, the 15500 is the better rep in terms of visual accuracy (and also movement for me). The 15202 is a classic. The good news is that there are enough differences between the two to justify owning them both.
 

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Do you own both watches legend? And if so, which one do you find yourself wearing the most often?
 

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Do you own both watches legend? And if so, which one do you find yourself wearing the most often?

I never owned the 15202 gen or rep and I still own 2x gen 15500. I put the 15500 a couple of times for photo taking but mostly I don’t wear them either. I hardly wear watches these days in fact lol.

But if I do need to choose I’ll take the 15500 in a heartbeat over the 15202.


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For someone as active and knowledgeable as yourself, I'm shocked to hear you rarely wear watches! My assumption was that you'd have a watch wrapped around your wrist all day, every day!

But if I do need to choose I’ll take the 15500 in a heartbeat over the 15202.

Thank you. That's interesting to hear and has helped me make my decision! ZF 15500 with the Grey dial is going to be my next purchase!
 

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I’m thinking going rose gold 15500 on strap. Yes there will be a weight difference compared to the gen but slightly so as I’m not going with the rose gold bracelet. I haven’t gone with a rose gold rep before, but does the rose gold colour change or fade over time? Anyone who has experience with a rose gold rep , would be great to hear some feedback.

p.s I’m not going full gold with bracelet because the weight is a big giveaway, but I’m assuming that won’t be much of a problem with the strap rose gold model. Also bracelets are easily scratched and scratching a rose gold rep can be a disaster.
 

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For someone as active and knowledgeable as yourself, I'm shocked to hear you rarely wear watches! My assumption was that you'd have a watch wrapped around your wrist all day, every day!



Thank you. That's interesting to hear and has helped me make my decision! ZF 15500 with the Grey dial is going to be my next purchase!

How is the grey dial vs gen these days?