3K Aquanaut review

[Riverwind85]

I think it is Andrew... but I might be wrong.
He told me many times that...

 

[bignicklaw]

What TD is this?

I am purposefully not saying yet as there may be a language barrier/other misunderstanding that I want to try to account for.

 

[timnic54]

I get how difficult it must be for TDs selling watches to people who spend most of their time looking at Hi Def macro photos as we do.


At times when it is almost impossible to ship watches and very difficult to get them.

 

[pieuvre]

Hi Guys,
I just received my 3k QC pics and I have some concerns about the colors (the lume seems wrong) and a part of the movement decoration. Do you know if it's ok if I show you the pics ?

 

[BIONONE]

Hi Guys,
I just received my 3k QC pics and I have some concerns about the colors (the lume seems wrong) and a part of the movement decoration. Do you know if it's ok if I show you the pics ?

it will be ok if your concerns are reasonable and you don't post your whole set of QC pictures.

 

[pieuvre]

it will be ok if your concerns are reasonable and you don't post your whole set of QC pictures.

Ok So here I go :

The following, the hands color seems wrong




Next, the movement decoration 324/393 is a bit erased (I don't know if I can really complain about it...)

 

[BIONONE]

pieuvre I have also seen gen hands were the lume mismatches the hour markers. Otherwise it is quite common that the lume appears to be a bit more yellow/green on pictures than in real life - even more if the hands were slightly exposed to sun light and thus being charged.

I don't think that is a real issue - but you are the buyer, not me

Regarding the movement - the print is indeed scratched and so seems to be the bridge... not really pleasing to see how this part was handled. One could also assume that the print is scratched due to the rotor being not properly tightened and swings misaligned touching the movement parts underneath - just an assumption judging from pictures.

Keep in mind that the next example might be worse or has other flaws that bother you even more.

just my 2ct. hope that helps a bit.

 

[Anadrol5]

Will we ever see the day when factories use the correct white colour lume on Aquanauts and Nautiluses?
The colour of the lume is the most obvious and pronounced part of an Aquanaut. Why is it that version after version we continually see greenish lume? Surely its not a hard thing to do to install bright white lume? (When uncharged)

 

[SuperLory]

I just saw a 3k nautilus with the 3 half erased like that too

 

[pieuvre]

I just saw a 3k nautilus with the 3 half erased like that too

And so, would you take it ? I'm ok to wait for a better one but I don't want to be too picky...

 

[Brunello65]

yeah me too , like to order one instead of waiting for v2 if there not many minor issues

 

[natasjames]

Will we ever see the day when factories use the correct white colour lume on Aquanauts and Nautiluses?
The colour of the lume is the most obvious and pronounced part of an Aquanaut. Why is it that version after version we continually see greenish lume? Surely its not a hard thing to do to install bright white lume? (When uncharged)

Even gen 5167 is not pure white.

 

[timnic54]

The rep world often suffers from an unrealistic impression of how good the Gens are.

In truth they are frequently not that good.

The watchmaker who placed the markers on this watch had a bit to drink I guess. Most people would reject this in a QC Photo.

But it is a gen AP

 

[fake64]

Anyone knows what TD stocks the new batch with the correct markings on the rubber version?

I rejected my 1st one due to misaligned date window, have now received a new one and just got this message from my TD:

"We got the second watch and realized both the first one you rejected
because of the DW and the second one we have, both have the engravings on them.
So the thread you mentioned stating that in order to get the case without the engravings is wrong.

The 3K factory does not have a case now without engravings.

You can choose to accept the watch, or you can choose something else."

Can anyone else confirm that the 5167 with steel bracelet from 3k now ALL HAVE the incorrect precious metals markings??

 

[Mark1937]

I rejected my 1st one due to misaligned date window, have now received a new one and just got this message from my TD:

"We got the second watch and realized both the first one you rejected
because of the DW and the second one we have, both have the engravings on them.
So the thread you mentioned stating that in order to get the case without the engravings is wrong.

The 3K factory does not have a case now without engravings.

You can choose to accept the watch, or you can choose something else."

Can anyone else confirm that the 5167 with steel bracelet from 3k now ALL HAVE the incorrect precious metals markings??

I am waiting qc from Li from 1 month. He told me that the watch is not in stock. And we wait a new stock.

 

[pieuvre]

I rejected my 1st one due to misaligned date window, have now received a new one and just got this message from my TD:

"We got the second watch and realized both the first one you rejected
because of the DW and the second one we have, both have the engravings on them.
So the thread you mentioned stating that in order to get the case without the engravings is wrong.

The 3K factory does not have a case now without engravings.

You can choose to accept the watch, or you can choose something else."

Can anyone else confirm that the 5167 with steel bracelet from 3k now ALL HAVE the incorrect precious metals markings??

The one I still haven't accepted doesn't, I can show you a QC pic if it's ok with the moderators.

 

[Mark1937]

The one I still haven't accepted doesn't, I can show you a QC pic if it's ok with the moderators.

Of course you can. Please.

 

[fake64]

The one I still haven't accepted doesn't, I can show you a QC pic if it's ok with the moderators.

Yes please post, strange we are getting mixed messages?
Maybe the one's I have been getting are the ones being rejected by other buyers due to a bad date font and/or markings?

 

[pieuvre]

I'm quite dumb to ask... You can see them here.

edit: fake64

 

[pieuvre]

...
Next, the movement decoration 324/393 is a bit erased (I don't know if I can really complain about it...)

Just got the timegrapher QC pic and the amplitude is 251°, could this be related to what BIONONE suggested i.e. :

Regarding the movement - the print is indeed scratched and so seems to be the bridge... not really pleasing to see how this part was handled. One could also assume that the print is scratched due to the rotor being not properly tightened and swings misaligned touching the movement parts underneath - just an assumption judging from pictures.