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ZF Calatrava Officer’s Caseback 5227

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Amazing review as always Godfathar The black dial and RG dial look really good in your pics.

I just took some pics too (albeit I am moving on from this piece), and figured I would post it in close proximity to yours so that they could be used as reference as well. Just an amazing piece.

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Godfathar

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Great review as always I enjoyed it.

A question about your CF and PP straps.. are they looking as glossy as at the beginning or as time goes by they start to get a matt finish?

The straps normally loose the shine slowly.. in some parts more than others.. however I noticed that the PP gen strap is losing less shine than the CF ones that I bought.. again I take good care of them and wipe them down after every use.. but still over the years the shine is not like how I recieved them.
 

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The straps normally loose the shine slowly.. in some parts more than others.. however I noticed that the PP gen strap is losing less shine than the CF ones that I bought.. again I take good care of them and wipe them down after every use.. but still over the years the shine is not like how I recieved them.

obviously it will lose shine, since it is Leather...

you have to "skin care" for them btw, lol :p
 

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obviously it will lose shine, since it is Leather...

you have to "skin care" for them btw, lol :p

Skin care cream give u semi gloss after losing shine , I have more than 20 pair shoes crocodile all losing mirror glossy.


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Skin care cream give u semi gloss after losing shine , I have more than 20 pair shoes crocodile all losing mirror glossy.


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+1 so that you can buy 20 more ;)...

but for a GEN Patek- Strap, it really cost ALOT btw.

it is just me but I do not feel GEN Patek strap really THAT Different from TOP-QUALITY Leather handcraft.... Bracelet obviously, but not the strap. And sometimes the colour/design it quite boring. just my 2cent
 
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Hey guys, is it just me or does this 5227 have a crooked date window??? I can see the font of the number above the 8 in the date window in the photo..



 

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Hey guys, is it just me or does this 5227 have a crooked date window??? I can see the font of the number above the 8 in the date window in the photo..

Looks to me like it's just the datewheel that has started to rotate to the next day as it's 10pm and the movement is a miyota...
 
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+1 so that you can buy 20 more ;)...

but for a GEN Patek- Strap, it really cost ALOT btw.

it is just me but I do not feel GEN Patek strap really THAT Different from TOP-QUALITY Leather handcraft.... Bracelet obviously, but not the strap. And sometimes the colour/design it quite boring. just my 2cent

Gen Patek Gator skin with max glossy, any small strap maker in Vietnam can get it exactly .



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Gen Patek Gator skin with max glossy, any small strap maker in Vietnam can get it exactly .



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Cost u there 60 dollar..


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May016

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Looks to me like it's just the datewheel that has started to rotate to the next day as it's 10pm and the movement is a miyota...

Hi Tobel, thanks for the catch. I will ask them to change the time on the watch so that I can see if the date wheel is still mis-aligned or not...
 

el_assamite

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Hi guy,

I just tried the gen RG at PP AD today.
Just wow!!! Beautiful classy watch, and now I want one! I was thinking of having a RG watch and I found the perfect model for me.

My only concern is the quality of RG plating on Rep watches. I saw the other post on a ZF aquanaut for which the gold started to fade only after 3 months...

It’s a shame that Rep makers do not offer solid gold option. Would be expensive but I remember various posts in the AP section where many of us would pay the price! For this beauty I will!

Cheers and have a nice day!

E



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Tobel

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Hi guy,

I just tried the gen RG at PP AD today.
Just wow!!! Beautiful classy watch, and now I want one! I was thinking of having a RG watch and I found the perfect model for me.

My only concern is the quality of RG plating on Rep watches. I saw the other post on a ZF aquanaut for which the gold started to fade only after 3 months...

It’s a shame that Rep makers do not offer solid gold option. Would be expensive but I remember various posts in the AP section where many of us would pay the price! For this beauty I will!

Cheers and have a nice day!

E



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Really? I thought that this model was discontinued?
 

tsjic

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Thanks for the indepth review.

How does the black dial compare to the gen?

Are all the Patek logo too bold for all the ZF models or just for the ivory dial?