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Tudor Black Bay Steel...

JeanZee

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Just received my BB Steel... excellent rep, no flaws, very happy... wears well.
Like the leather look... less formal.
 
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Razorig2

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Looks good, the leather should balance out the hefty weight of the watch, glad there are no flaws.
 

JeanZee

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No problems... bezel is tight, good clicks, lume is good (not Seiko-great) but good. Satisfied!...
Now I'll start checking time/accuracy... Timegraph showed +7 s/d.
 
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Razorig2

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Lol there are hardly any reps, let alone gen watches that can match even the basic Seiko lume. My £60 seiko has better lume than my £1.7k Tag Heuer aquaracer.....
 

JeanZee

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Yep... Don't know what their secret is in their LumiBrite lume but it IS awesome... very few lumes come close!
 
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Heimdallr

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No problems... bezel is tight, good clicks, lume is good (not Seiko-great) but good. Satisfied!...
Now I'll start checking time/accuracy... Timegraph showed +7 s/d.

Any update on this? Thinking about getting one and was curious to know what your experience has been like so far.

Someone also mentioned that the bracelet is not 'buttery soft'. I know we're dealing with reps here so I don't expect it to be truly 1:1. How would you rate the bracelet?

Thanks!
 

Heimdallr

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Also how is the date wheel? Is it off? Some of the pictures I've seen so far show it's pretty off. Thanks!
 

JeanZee

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Have had the watch alittle over a month... very happy with the purchase, watch works great.
TimeGraph said it ran +7sec/day... has actually been running +4/day...
Bezel action is good, with very little 'play'...
Bracelet is very well made... however, I'm a leather-guy so switched it out immediately.
Date wheel is centered and dead-on, begins to turn about 5min before 12:00...
Only minor issue is the strength of the lume... its OK but definitely not Seiko-strong... holds overnight with no problem...
Again, very satisfied with the purchase... but sometimes it can be luck-of-the-draw.
 
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Heimdallr

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Have had the watch alittle over a month... very happy with the purchase, watch works great.
TimeGraph said it ran +7sec/day... has actually been running +4/day...
Bezel action is good, with very little 'play'...
Bracelet is very well made... however, I'm a leather-guy so switched it out immediately.
Date wheel is centered and dead-on, begins to turn about 5min before 12:00...
Only minor issue is the strength of the lume... its OK but definitely not Seiko-strong... holds overnight with no problem...
Again, very satisfied with the purchase... but sometimes it can be luck-of-the-draw.

Thanks I appreciate the quick answer!

How low is the lume? Could you by any chance share a picture? I think I'm going to order one.
 

71bucks

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It's a gorgeous watch; only concern I have with it is the likelihood of that bezel getting scratched up easily (the couple I've seen in the member sales section were scratched).
 

JeanZee

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Regarding the lume... don't want to give the impression its a poor lume... just NOT a super-strong lume.
Pic taken after about 10sec under desk light... will weaken but usually lasts overnight.

lume.jpg
 

JeanZee

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71...
Regrading the bezel... no scratches on mine... but I try to be careful.
Nice 'circular' brushed surface... don't wear it for any heavy-duty work... for me, a 'dress-diver.'
 

Heimdallr

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Regarding the lume... don't want to give the impression its a poor lume... just NOT a super-strong lume.
Pic taken after about 10sec under desk light... will weaken but usually lasts overnight.

lume.jpg
The hour hand and second hand looks off
Is that how the Gen is? A different level of lume?

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
 

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The hour hand and second hand looks off
Is that how the Gen is? A different level of lume?

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It's just the charge, they are the same.
 

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Would you recommend reluming?

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No why? It's just how well that guy charged the lume prior to snapping the picture. Lume is good and strong on the ZF reps.
 

Mikey101

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What was the original problem with the Shield and Text?

I have the gen steel and the rep. The rep is a super rep,in my opinion, the only way I can tell them apart is that the click on the bezel is slightly different on the gen.