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My GF Franck Muller Casablanca from Trusty...wow!

mike00

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Lately I am growing into some others brands which not realy caught my attention in the past. Is it the age perhaps?[emoji57]

A good friend of mine has a tourby Franck Muller and I started to love the modell more and more. Once I saw Trusty (Andrew) launched the Casablanca I had to order one. 3 days shipping from The far east to the netherlands WOW!... Now that's rocket fast. Regarding the communication with Andrew... also smooth and fast as always.

I saw the specs and I knew it had to be a special watch. Great time to buy reps, they are getting better and better by details and quality. Back to the watch. The FM wears extremely comfortable, probably due to the shape of the case and size. Also it is a great everyday watch. Many people don't know the brand to well so it is a nice starter in conversations sofar. The winding is very smooth and the watch keeps great time sofar. The crystal is just simply AMAZING!!! They claim the Sapphire glass crystal grade on the watch is swiss high grade Level 10! I think my pictures will tell they are probably right and it is top quality. I also love the way how the dial pops out depending on the light angle. The Dial Guilloche effect and also the layers of the coating & applied wordings seems to be 1:1 same to the manufacture standards of the real deal. The caseback is also made with great eye on details. I will also add some pics Andrew posted earlier with the Rep compared to the Gen

Specs from Trusty (http://www.ttw-1388.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_183&products_id=17936)

MOVEMENT: Asia 2824-2 Automatic (28,800bph) with Decorated Rotor
CASE DIAMETER: 39.5mm X 55.3mm
THICKNESS: 14mm
DIAL COLOR: White Guilloche Dial with Black Applied Numerals (Process used is same technique as Genuine with special coatings applied to surface of dial after the dial engraving is done & then dial numerals is painted on top)
CASE MATERIAL: Solid Stainless Steel 316F (Caseback is specially CNC machined for every piece to ensure no gaps when we fit in the case)
BRACELET: Black Croc Print Calf Leather Strap with Tang Buckle (Buckle is copied 1:1 like genuine with insignia on the underside)
FRONT GLASS: Sapphire Crystal, Same Swiss Grade Quality Sapphire which is a grade better than the usual sapphire glass used. Installation of the Sapphire Glass uses same techniques as Genuine watch
CASE BACK: Solid case back with detailed engraving
BEZEL: Solid Stainless Steel Bezel
HACK MOVEMENT:
CLASP TYPE: Tang Buckle
DATE INDICATOR:

OTHER REMARKS:

Waterproofed to 30m direct from Factory

Hope you will enjoy my pics!

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And for the nitpickers along us, some Rep (left) vs. Gen shots.

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Does it get any better...i am impressed!


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d4m.test

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Lovely review, thanks, and excellent photography; beautiful! I'm especially interested as I approved my own QC pics about two hours ago! Can't wait!
 
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Actually, quick question. On my QC pic, the stamping in the leather on the underside of the strap seems to have the name slightly misspelt: 'Frangk'. I don't care and have already okayed my QC pics, but is yours the same? I assume so. Would you mind checking? Something for the factory to check out in future perhaps and arguably relevant to its inclusion as a Super Rep.

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Champagne iH

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It’s important to Nate that almost all synthetic sapphire crystal/glass originated in China. The Swiss may shape it and cost it, but it’s rarely manufactured outside of mainland China.

Nice watch.


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timnic54

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Actually, quick question. On my QC pic, the stamping in the leather on the underside of the strap seems to have the name slightly misspelt: 'Frangk'. I don't care and have already okayed my QC pics, but is yours the same? I assume so. Would you mind checking? Something for the factory to check out in future perhaps and arguably relevant to its inclusion as a Super Rep.

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Same on mine. Bet the best place for any Rep strap is the trash can where mine will be very soon.
 
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Same on mine. Bet the best place for any Rep strap is the trash can where mine will be very soon.
So I'm learning, so I am learning (I'm still very new to this game)....

May I ask you for a strap maker/seller recommendation? Jacob Straps seems to be well regarded. Would you agree? Anyone else worth looking at?
 

timnic54

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So I'm learning, so I am learning (I'm still very new to this game)....

May I ask you for a strap maker/seller recommendation? Jacob Straps seems to be well regarded. Would you agree? Anyone else worth looking at?

So here are my thoughts on a strap for this watch FWIW.

1 The strap it arrives with is better than many but still srap. It has to go immediately. One day maybe Rep makers will realise that from any angle , even on a large watch like this, the strap is a minimum of 25% of the show and often more.

2 The watch is very reflective and quite blingy. I am aware that the gen comes on a high gloss gator, but I feel that an overall more gen like look would be better achieved by something less glossy . So semi Matt gator is what I need. This watch IMO needs gator not calf or anything else.

3 The Gen strap is quite fat around the spring bars . So a fat strap will fill the space better.

4 The watch has plenty of black and white. It is almost monochrome in appearance. However there is the wonderful feature of the blued hands. The black needs no assistance with those bold gloss Arabic markers. The blued hands in most light fall almost unnoticed into the background.
This could be changed with a blue strap or a strap with some blue in it. It would have the effect of accentuating the blue of the hands.

So in the end I chose semi matt blue gator a "Hans Stich" strap from a local retailer , who luckily stocks many great straps ( Rios ABP, Camille Fournet, etc), in Semi mat blue gator.

I have just fitted it and I am very happy with the result.

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d4m.test

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I totally agree with the highlighting the blue idea. How lucky you are to have a local supplier. I shall be hunting out Something similar on the internet. Thanks again for a wonderful review.
 

spooky5

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So here are my thoughts on a strap for this watch FWIW.

1 The strap it arrives with is better than many but still srap. It has to go immediately. One day maybe Rep makers will realise that from any angle , even on a large watch like this, the strap is a minimum of 25% of the show and often more.

2 The watch is very reflective and quite blingy. I am aware that the gen comes on a high gloss gator, but I feel that an overall more gen like look would be better achieved by something less glossy . So semi Matt gator is what I need. This watch IMO needs gator not calf or anything else.

3 The Gen strap is quite fat around the spring bars . So a fat strap will fill the space better.

4 The watch has plenty of black and white. It is almost monochrome in appearance. However there is the wonderful feature of the blued hands. The black needs no assistance with those bold gloss Arabic markers. The blued hands in most light fall almost unnoticed into the background.
This could be changed with a blue strap or a strap with some blue in it. It would have the effect of accentuating the blue of the hands.

So in the end I chose semi matt blue gator a "Hans Stich" strap from a local retailer , who luckily stocks many great straps ( Rios ABP, Camille Fournet, etc), in Semi mat blue gator.

I have just fitted it and I am very happy with the result.

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Is this a specifically fit FM strap (with the sort of odd springbar placement) or a regular strap?

With mine on the way, I want to order a new strap ASAP.

Would you also be able to confirm if it is a 18 or 20mm lug? I have found conflicting results online.

I believe I found the website for your local retailer, though it is mostly in Thai and not English. Darn.
 
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d4m.test

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Does anyone know the strap size for this watch? Is it 22x18?
Thanks,
-Miller
 
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Lol smh totally missed it on my phone thanks!
 
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Received mine from Andrew yesterday. Shipping to the USA was crazy fast, and I cannot believe how nice this piece looks. I know it is still the honeymoon period, but this is hands down the most exquisite looking watch I own. View attachment 107222 View attachment 107223
 

stoyania

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I received my GF rep today and is beautiful indeed but looks huge on my hand. Cannot pull it off with my skinny wrist, no matter how much i want to wear it. Will probably list it in the sales section.
 
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AndyP1000

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If you want to sell I’ll take it. If you do post it let me know. Put it on hold for me and I will take it. Been looking for one for a while now!


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AndyP1000

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I received my GF rep today and is beautiful indeed but looks huge on my hand. Cannot pull it, no matter how much i want to. Will probably list it in the sales section.

Let me know :) I will have it!


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ssouthall6

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I received my GF rep today and is beautiful indeed but looks huge on my hand. Cannot pull it, no matter how much i want to. Will probably list it in the sales section.

Annoying isn't it. I really want it but I know it will look daft on my 6.5" wrist


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