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ZF Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue Sneak Preview
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Black and white bungee NATO’s . No filters , a very photogenic watch imo
It is a strap monster for sure. That looks VERY good, very close to gen!! They really nailed the blue!!
Enjoy
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fuzzmex
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Great pictures from cjt202020
The dial looks very good indeed in all those various light conditions, and certainly much better than in the purely white environment of the QC-pictures.
I can't wait to see the side by-side report(s), but so far the rep seems to have no distinguishable colour differences.
It's fair to note that assessment of that is not helped by the watch seemingly changing colours all the time.
Should the length of the crown tube be ok, this could be up there soon with the very best Tudor reps.
Even though I have my blues covered by my beloved Snowflake 9401/0, I'm seriously considering getting this watch.
The dial looks very good indeed in all those various light conditions, and certainly much better than in the purely white environment of the QC-pictures.
I can't wait to see the side by-side report(s), but so far the rep seems to have no distinguishable colour differences.
It's fair to note that assessment of that is not helped by the watch seemingly changing colours all the time.
Should the length of the crown tube be ok, this could be up there soon with the very best Tudor reps.
Even though I have my blues covered by my beloved Snowflake 9401/0, I'm seriously considering getting this watch.
Thanks it sits nicely alongside my gen pel and rep bb but look forward to see anyone who’s got gen and rep 58.
Very tempted to put the gen 58 on my Christmas list !
Mad how it changes in the sunlight. Looking at some gens it’s quite similar, Id say the only thing that lets it down is the depth of the silver dial print and the lack of warm sparkles from the non white gold markers
Have to disagree with you there. The dial is absolute rubbish - just like the ZF BB58 black... from the pics that fellow members have posted thus far, it’s obvious that the dial is flat and not textured. It looks like what they have done is add some metallic gloss to the paint to give a “flakey”, texture-like appearance. However, I’m very disappointed to say this is far from gen. It needs a gen dial at this point to be perfect.
How are you able to tell so much from such low-res images? Do you have a ZF on hand to compare?
Otherwise, maybe those with the ZF can chime in on the texture of the dial rather than blind guessing from the images shared. I can share my opinions once my order arrives.
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It’s never gonna be close to gen quality when you see tudors factory setup!
It’s a good try to my eyes and think they’ve used the grime from factory floors to add some texture to the dial which has inadvertently made it go different colours in different lighting conditions which I quite like. (Looked a bit green this morning in overcast light !)
Feels more special than a Seiko or random / sterile homage
It’s a good try to my eyes and think they’ve used the grime from factory floors to add some texture to the dial which has inadvertently made it go different colours in different lighting conditions which I quite like. (Looked a bit green this morning in overcast light !)
Feels more special than a Seiko or random / sterile homage
Absolute rubbish??? Lol
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I'm not sure "absolute rubbish" is appropriate, but I also don't think super zoomed in macro shots is the best way to compare dials. Side by side shots from wrist distance seems to be a good way to capture the differences. See RepJunkie's photos from his comparison below (gen on right; ZZF v2 on left):
For 1/10th of the price, I think the dial is just something you have to live with, not a deal breaker for me...