ZF Black Bay 58 - Blue > Dial Fitment

[MATCHBACK2020]

Hey Guys.

Looking for some ZF BB58 Blue owners to provide some feedback for this one. I own a ZF BB58 Black and couldn't be happier with the overall watch, fit and finish and quality, Lume on hand and markers aside i think its a great Rep.

I have an order in for a bluesie. QC came in and to me it looks like the dial may be a little off center. I know picture angles especially on this watch can make things look a little different due to the domed crystal. I checked a ton of posts on here this morning trying to see the different views of the dials on the blue vs mine but again hard to tell due the and camera Angle and shape of the crystal.

Anyone else ran into this problem? Trying to get some clarity before i approve this one.

What do you think?
Thanks

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

This is what i am bench marking against. Think this is off the Trustytime website

 

[nikefit]

mine is exactly the same, it is more to the left just like your pic

 

[fatarms]

Someone more knowledgeable than me can probably answer this, but couldn't it be fixed by adjusting the movement tabs that affix the movement to the case?

 

[OverAfton]

Certainly looks eccentric toward 7/8 o'clock. I would like to see if anyone(watchmaker/modder) has an answer to Fatarms' question.

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

Thanks for the replies, I have asked the TD to review and get back to me, They have a watchsmith available so if it needs correction they should be able to help with that.

 

[kevBquick]

this would be a no for me. you would be correct in holding off or if they are willing to fix but until the dial is centered. i won't green light it, if it was mine.

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

this would be a no for me. you would be correct in holding off or if they are willing to fix but until the dial is centered. i won't green light it, if it was mine.

Absolutely, to be honest i am a little surprised this even got through the TD's QC process, This particular TD is well known for attention to detail and a more time consuming process due to this !! Guess that's not the case this time round, Chinese Labor Day holiday was maybe just to exciting and they just wanted to get this one"Out of the shop"

 

[KJ2020]

These watches are very hard to assess dial centering due to the crystal as you mentioned. Maybe send your reference pic and see if they can make yours look that way. If they can, then your pics were showing only an apparent offset and not a real one. You can see what a difference just a slight angle change makes between your two pics. At 50-55 the gap from chapter ring to rehaut appears to change from narrow to wide. It's the same in varying degrees for some other numbers.

Regarding repositioning of the dial, often that will be limited by the stem. You can't just push a movement and dial where you want them to go, the amount of available deviance is usually very slight.

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

These watches are very hard to assess dial centering due to the crystal as you mentioned. Maybe send your reference pic and see if they can make yours look that way. If they can,

Hi KJ2020, Yes already sent along with the reference pictures. It could very well just be the camera angle. with these close ups the dial centering just stood out right away. Compared to my Black BB58 the white lines on blue dial just appear to be much more prominent.

Either way hope its something simple or just an angle. Really would like the Blue BB58 in the collection

 

[tuaman]

I didn't notice it until you mentioned it but now I can't unsee it.

 

[TTmod]

Absolutely, to be honest i am a little surprised this even got through the TD's QC process, This particular TD is well known for attention to detail and a more time consuming process due to this !! Guess that's not the case this time round, Chinese Labor Day holiday was maybe just to exciting and they just wanted to get this one"Out of the shop"

Hello, this is my first post here but i read RWI since a long time. Did you order from TrustyTime or another TD ?

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

I think in this case i wont disclose the TD. I will allow them time to correct as to date i have never had an issue with them and i have had multiple purchases.
Thanks

 

[dilson88]

I have this watch and have a similar gap but when you look at the watch facing the glass hides it as it's slightly curved. If that makes sense.

 

[Cadows]

Whats wrong with the lume on bb58 black?

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

Whats wrong with the lume on bb58 black?

Markers and dial hands are a different shade in color. More prominent in daylight .

I will take a picture tomorrow

 

[MATCHBACK2020]

Whats wrong with the lume on bb58 black?

Here is the color differences with the lume in natural light i was talking about. Much more prominent when sunny outside.

 

[Cadows]

Here is the color differences with the lume in natural light i was talking about. Much more prominent when sunny outside.

I see. But what gen lume looks like? On some pics they are blue on some green.