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Anyone received AP Diver JF V9 yet?
- Thread starter madmax42
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Rep SS Divers are getting very common in the EU these days. I see them more and more.
Just got my v9 today. Overall pretty pleased as I'm not one to be overly picky. Plan on getting a new crystal and possible relume. Any suggestions for relume?
Just wondering how big of a tell the DW is too
What are your thoughts
https://imgur.com/gallery/M4t1SDJ
Just wondering how big of a tell the DW is too
What are your thoughts
https://imgur.com/gallery/M4t1SDJ
SuperLory
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- 22/10/15
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depends on the distance you are I guess..
tachy and dw would be the most glaring, followed by lowb movement if you ask me
Here is my thoughts on DW as a tell. If the person can see the font of your DW, they most likely can see your timing ring. I would think that if you knew exactly what the font was supposed to look like, you would definitely know what the Timing ring is supposed to look like or the beat of the movement. It is only us on these forums that can tell.
By all means, I am not discouraging anyone from buying DW, low beat and other mods- I do. To me I see it almost like a challenge to try and get the rep as close to Gen as possible, that is the fun in it to me. I probably spent more money than I could have bought the Gen diver for in buying parts to try and perfect the rep diver. I definitely have over 2k in crystals, Cyclops, dials and other parts that I did not use, I just bought them for experiments to try and find the closest to gen.
My point is we all mod these for different reasons. But if the dial is a tell, than does it matter if a few if the numbers on the DW are a tell. I strive for perfection with my reps, but that is the fun for me. Remember on social media or in pictures it is easy to study and someone will always be able to tell (and they would be a member here) but day to day on your wrist is a lot harder to tell.
Stay thirsty my friends.
By all means, I am not discouraging anyone from buying DW, low beat and other mods- I do. To me I see it almost like a challenge to try and get the rep as close to Gen as possible, that is the fun in it to me. I probably spent more money than I could have bought the Gen diver for in buying parts to try and perfect the rep diver. I definitely have over 2k in crystals, Cyclops, dials and other parts that I did not use, I just bought them for experiments to try and find the closest to gen.
My point is we all mod these for different reasons. But if the dial is a tell, than does it matter if a few if the numbers on the DW are a tell. I strive for perfection with my reps, but that is the fun for me. Remember on social media or in pictures it is easy to study and someone will always be able to tell (and they would be a member here) but day to day on your wrist is a lot harder to tell.
Stay thirsty my friends.
the person would also need to keep their hands still, which isn't normal for the average person you walk pass on the street hehe
SuperLory
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- 22/10/15
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in fact if you are trying to peek on someone else's wrist across the room or swinging by walking on the streets i say it's really really hard to judge. (read it as impossible)
if you are at the same table or in a meeting you can definitely scrutinize it better
Fastpaced said:
I'm sure you can recoup selling them
PS: bottom line, 99% of the people out there dont give af about your watch. This is only a parallel universe for sick junkies like us.
You are going to laugh, but it is the sparkle and flash of the indices. What recently raised my eyebrow is last weekend I saw a DHL deliverer (not mine) wearing a V7 SS Diver.
I think the tachy is corrected on v9 then v7. Wish i can get the tachy only and replace mine.
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mod the diver like chip tuning a car.
throw a few unverified cost. JF v9 is 85% gen. go from 85% to 96% cost $250. 96% to 98% cost $550. 98% to 99% cost $ and so on.
v9 stage 1; relume hands only with c1. date wheel mod. cyclops upgrade. ask yourself why not add other two mods when hands are off?
stage 2; low beat movement. AR crystal.
stage 3; total relume. rebrush.
stage 4; start add gen parts.
throw a few unverified cost. JF v9 is 85% gen. go from 85% to 96% cost $250. 96% to 98% cost $550. 98% to 99% cost $ and so on.
v9 stage 1; relume hands only with c1. date wheel mod. cyclops upgrade. ask yourself why not add other two mods when hands are off?
stage 2; low beat movement. AR crystal.
stage 3; total relume. rebrush.
stage 4; start add gen parts.
SuperLory
Well-Known Repist
- 22/10/15
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SuperLory
Well-Known Repist
- 22/10/15
- 8,455
- 5,046
- 113
how can you guys say that ??? It looks totally identical to any other jf tachy to me !!!
few members go beyond stage 1+2.
on a tight budget leave the AR crystal, jf sapphire is near gen already
How good can a total relume by hand look? Surely the tachy will end up looking home made?
Reluming the timing ring is something only a few can accomplish precisely. I can only totally succeed at it when I am completely in the zone and after alot of sleep. You would laugh, but there are days when I say to myself: no reluming today, too little sleep. Get a lume artist who is intimately knowledgeable of his own bio-limits. They also have to lume under microscope, which few actually do.
Got my QC pics today.
Green hands
Had the same green hands on the first set of QC pics 3 weeks ago.
also the brushed finish is crooked, looks like its slanting upward to the right, instead of straight up and down lol
