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New Tudor Black Bay 58 in Blue!

shel504

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Anyone try and slightly shorten the crown tube on one of these yet?
 

jackflash

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Anyone try and slightly shorten the crown tube on one of these yet?
Crown tube height on the Blue is fine. It’s the Black v2 that’s too long.
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If you ask me they did actually do a better job on the blue v1 than on the black v2. Besides other minor flaws on the black v2 the washed out dial kills it for me. I am very tempted to buy the blue one but I am not that confident matching it with my daily wardrobe :/
 

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It is really close to the generation, thanks for the comparison and enjoy it friend!


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How is the clasp in comparison to the gen? My ZF bb58 Blue has a crappy clasp and I wonder if it's the same on the gen. A lot of wiggle on the hinge..
 

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How is the clasp in comparison to the gen? My ZF bb58 Blue has a crappy clasp and I wonder if it's the same on the gen. A lot of wiggle on the hinge..

I've not handled this particular rep but in general with ZF the quality can be more miss than hit. I've had about six ZF BB reps and only one had a clasp that compared favourably with my gen.
 

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This is an issue for EVERY ZF BB58.

I don't think you're right on this. I've been watching on BB58 for a long time before pulling the trigger and I'm pretty sure there's difference in tube length. Even in this thread.
 

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I don't think you're right on this. I've been watching on BB58 for a long time before pulling the trigger and I'm pretty sure there's difference in tube length. Even in this thread.

He is longer than the gen. Try to find one that isnt.
 

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original here

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Here's mine, looks similar to me. Maybe the crown is not fully wound in your pic or its within tolerance on this rep?


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jackflash

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Hey guys.
I need your opinion. Isn't the crown tube too long?
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Certainly looks like it. Either the crown isn’t wound in, or the BB 58 Blue has picked up the same glitch as the BB 58 Black v2. Worth asking your dealer.

BB 58 Blue “v1”
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