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3K Aquanaut review
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AASoliman
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Lol. That was funny...but yeh, sorry man, wasn’t trying to offend, just couldn’t understand why you didn’t opt to lume the hands.
Hand applied lume application on the hour markers is always going to be very risky and hard to get the precise sharp Swiss factory look (as hinted by others above) so wondered if there was a technical reason you chose to lume the dial and not the hands?
Lol, easy fellas.
OK to answer mech500 the reason I did not opt to relume the hands was simply because I think that it looked consistent in person, vs the gen and matched the dial well enough. I do not own a gen 5167 (though I now have 3x 5711s) but I have seen enough of them to say that the lume of the dials and hands do not match 100% in all cases. It was of my opinion that the lume combination is consistent with how a gen CAN look, and given the fact that the watch will likely be seen as a used gen as opposed to a brand new one purchased yesterday, I opted for it to look the way it does, and the lume matches well enough in person.
Both you and rockdaly are good guys, there is no need to fight over this at all. If rockdaly is to PM me to say that he wants the hands lume done, I will tell him to send it back and do it FOC. It is an issue (and not a problem) easily addressed sir. On this forum, lets be kind to one another wherever we can.:legend:
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Legend
I am thrilled with my Aquanaut!
Your work is phenomenal and I agree that the hand lume looks close to gen in person. The shock white in photos does not appear that way on the wrist. The watch is stunning!
I was just having some fun with mech500 because I felt his comment was rude. I could care less about his opinion, my watch is perfect for me.
peace and love!
Sh*t... Now I want a legend built aquanaut
amazing looking piece above. Wear it well
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amazing looking piece above. Wear it well
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Just pulled the trigger on one of these. I've approved my QC but thought I'd share as mine seems to have the mis matching lume on hands and dial. I've seen 5167 gens and as legend said in person the dial lume doesn't appear as yellow/green as this under natural light. I'm interested to see what this will look like when on my wrist but I've a feeling I'll want the same mod as rockdaly
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Just pulled the trigger on one of these. I've approved my QC but thought I'd share as mine seems to have the mis matching lume on hands and dial. I've seen 5167 gens and as legend said in person the dial lume doesn't appear as yellow/green as this under natural light. I'm interested to see what this will look like when on my wrist but I've a feeling I'll want the same mod as rockdaly
You have a picture of what the movement looks like? I got mine and mine was produced in late September. Mine has a ivoryish lume in the numerals. I will relume the hands and do some more mods, now awaiting the parts to come.
dashindark
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BTW the squares and rectangles containing the lume beside the numerals on mine are more of white instead of green. I am confused. Is it due to light conditions of they updated something on 5167? The lume on mine does not look like this bright green even in sunlight.
2 explanations: 1. Your TD adjusted the color/light in the QC pics. 2. there is a silent update. I appreciate it if you could post a picture of the movement.
2 explanations: 1. Your TD adjusted the color/light in the QC pics. 2. there is a silent update. I appreciate it if you could post a picture of the movement.
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If you want to take a look. Please send me your email address so that I can send to you a picture of mine beside your QC.
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Photo's of the movement as requested
It's my understanding the earlier batch of 5167's had matching lume on hands and dial that was the more greenish yellow as per the dial of mine, then the later batch of 5167's had this mismatch of lume with the hands being the bright white colour. The gens I've seen do have a yellow/green tint to the lume but not as pronounced as it looks in my dial QC pics. I will await to receive in person to give full comment but legend stated earlier in person the new hand lume looks closer to gen so if your dial is less green then maybe you have a new batch with updated dial???
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Best for you to share here on the forum for all to see and comment. There are far more knowledgeable individuals than I on here than can be more helpful.
You can share images using this website https://clickpix.org/
I can't edit my previous dumb request. After reading the full discussion (it took hours lol) I would like to say thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread. I learnt so much from you guys. De vrais connaisseurs, bravo.
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My watch was delivered on 11-01 to my modder but I will have to wait until this Sunday to mod my watch. I did not expect such a long wait... ZF strap is ready but I am not sure if I bought the correct one since I cannot tell the differences on the straps...
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My 5167 super franken
3kf modded case
Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen DW
Gen strap & clasp buckle
Gen gold rotor
Gen crown & tube (although pictured is 3kf crown)
ZF clasp
The holy grail
3kf modded case
Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen DW
Gen strap & clasp buckle
Gen gold rotor
Gen crown & tube (although pictured is 3kf crown)
ZF clasp
The holy grail