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Black Bay 58

onewatch2018

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Just in, with watchgecko zuludiver
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Beautiful. Which td did you use?

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onewatch2018

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Yesterday, I took some pictures. I like mine, from Trusty, very gen like. Going for a GEN NATO...

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Very nice! Sadly, mine looks like it has a long stem/tube. TD said all other pieces have the similar length.

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lfarcos

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Very nice! Sadly, mine looks like it has a long stem/tube. TD said all other pieces have the similar length.

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Yes, in my opinion it’s very difficult to find a nice unit like yours ... crown tube is like gen :)
 

fireice2

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By the way guys, is the ZF BB58 v2 first-class NWBIG? I doubt it will be considered super rep due to the crown and alignment issues.
 
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lfarcos

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By the way guys, is the ZF BB58 v2 first-class NWBIG? I doubt it will be considered super rep due to the crown and alignment issues.

I think the same

Maybe the next v3 can be a super-rep ...

It’s a shame, because the crown tube is very ease to fix and it’s the main flaw IMO ...
 

kryp29

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By the way guys, is the ZF BB58 v2 first-class NWBIG? I doubt it will be considered super rep due to the crown and alignment issues.

I got the Gen. It is worth buying and owning the gen in the long run. The rep is impressive but it is easy to spot the Bezel markers (the most easiest tell) and any other imperfections like dial color, indices inconsistent lume, BTW, ZF reps are known to have a lighter shade of black/grey than the Gen. The rep however, is good to get for the every day wear and tear.
 

fireice2

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I got the Gen. It is worth buying and owning the gen in the long run. The rep is impressive but it is easy to spot the Bezel markers (the most easiest tell) and any other imperfections like dial color, indices inconsistent lume, BTW, ZF reps are known to have a lighter shade of black/grey than the Gen. The rep however, is good to get for the every day wear and tear.

The gen movement is impressive even on its own. :D
 

Parci73

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@kryp: would it be possible to get some Pics with gen and rep?

I also think about going for the gen ...
 
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Ronald

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I got the Gen. It is worth buying and owning the gen in the long run. The rep is impressive but it is easy to spot the Bezel markers (the most easiest tell) and any other imperfections like dial color, indices inconsistent lume, BTW, ZF reps are known to have a lighter shade of black/grey than the Gen. The rep however, is good to get for the every day wear and tear.

Yes, lighter dial color, bezel markers, gold tone bezel pearl instead of silver..
 

Rolorin

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Yes, lighter dial color, bezel markers, gold tone bezel pearl instead of silver..

Just to clarify, both gen and rep pearl shroud is rg not silver.

Gen dial appears darker and also has he slight texture compared to rep. Gen markers are the slightest bit thicker and extend more to the bezel edge than rep.
 
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Ronald

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Just to clarify, both gen and rep pearl shroud is rg not silver.

Gen dial appears darker and also has he slight texture compared to rep. Gen markers are the slightest bit thicker and extend more to the bezel edge than rep.

Yes, you’re right.
 

alexpaf

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Finaly ordered my BB58!
Just got the QC pics, can you help me with 2 things?
1) do you think the bezel alignment is ok? Idk about the red triangle, it seems a little off. And how about the 12 hour marker and the tudor shield?
2) timegraph says it is running +13s/d. It seems a little to much imo.

What do you think? Should i RL it?
 

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I am a Rolex guy. Sold my Franken to save up for a gen. Bought the 58 as a daily beater just to get me over untill my gen purchase.

But I got to say, it's the most versatile watch i ever had. It goes with leather, NATO, and this latest purchase from blushark.
I like it. A lot.
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