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AP diver GOLD interest check..

TimeWillTell

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Whats up? Yes maybe it is a "lie" but the "gold' is holding up better then any other "gold" I have had on a rep... in 13 years of rep collecting.
you see they not stupid too, they said "similar" Lol...but they are not DLCed. Yes they hold up extremly well, but definitely not as well as real DLC coating processed.

geees i hope my friends will not cancel their order after reading my postings..Lol

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you see they not stupid too, they said "similar"...but they are not DLCed. Yes they hold up extremly well, but definitely not as well as DLC coating.

geees i hope my friends will not cancel their order after reading my postings..Lol

:cheers:

Why should they cancel... is is great looking watch!
 

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Bonesey, you're fast!!! Lol gees i was pulling up my jeans and typing on the keyboard..

In the gen world, i have never heard of gold can be DLC-ed onto steel...


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DLC is a form of PVD. PVD is Particle Vapour Deposition and can be done with any of the same materials that can be chemically plated. So yeah, gold and silver, platinum etc should all be able to be PVD coating a surface.
 

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DLC is a form of PVD. PVD is Particle Vapour Deposition and can be done with any of the same materials that can be chemically plated. So yeah, gold and silver, platinum etc should all be able to be PVD coating a surface.
silly me, gen is casted out of a solid gold block...lol no wonder, I never heard of gold DLC...I will ask my master watchmaker later..lol very interesting topic it had turned into..thank you dutchy!

damn I forgotten my glasses....

John
 

TimeWillTell

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This is my take about gold DLC on reps, but I still dont believe they did this in gold. In my opinion, why would they used DLC when they can simply have them plated the most traditional way?

Im just thinking...for better assurance in the product quality, that's why the sales pitch?


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John
 

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John, did we hear any more about the bezels? Can we buy a PVD bezel separately? Or does anyone know if a Rubberclad bezel would fit the diver?

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Photoshopping some photos from intime.co website
 

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John, did we hear any more about the bezels? Can we buy a PVD bezel separately? Or does anyone know if a Rubberclad bezel would fit the diver?

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i'll keep you posted after i hear from the sale reps next week..

I think the ceramic bezel would look fantastic on this
yeah sure it does!

GoldAPDiverCerBezel_zps9ddd6f41.jpg


Photoshopping some photos from intime.co website
some amazing photoshop skills mate!!!

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John,

Did you manage to find out if you can source the black ceramic diver bezel separately for this watch?
 

TimeWillTell

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John,

Did you manage to find out if you can source the black ceramic diver bezel separately for this watch?
Hi Bonesey, we are on holiday now..will check out one of the bezel shops tmr if they open, i hated to ask them on the phone.

You wanna the bezel for your AP diver from N fact?


Thanks..
 

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I don't know if it matters. I guess if it fits it's no problem what factory it comes from.

Has anyone interchanged noob and V4 bezels before?
 

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there are 5 different maker for ap diver here..

And none can get the bezel right John do you know how they are coming on with the full ceramic diver?


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And none can get the bezel right John do you know how they are coming on with the full ceramic diver?


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sorry sharky i didn't know about the bezels, full ceramic diver?? jeeez i never heard about this full ceramic diver Lol some callobration project like the blackout..?

We just handled a cheapo diver blackout a few days ago...second hand is chromed same as it's hour/minute hands yucks!

Ok, this is V4 factory right? Do they do a black bezel version of the diver at all?
ok this would be useful, and i bring a V4 diver to try out the bezel...

Thanks guys!



John
 

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John,

Did we get confirmation what factory this RG version is from?

If you can work out if the black bezel fits this watch then I will order from you straight away, maybe also another watch or two ;)

~B.