Aquanaut 5168G Blue / Green by 3KF

[pitpat]

No worries

As far a I know 22mm…


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[duynguyenuk]

Any suggest on rubber strap for this 5168? It's difficult to source 22mm rubber strap for aquanaut, most of straps available are 21mm which fit for 5167

 

[Tomj87]

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Aside from lots of reports of the clasp not meeting, isn't that the incorrect clasp for a 5168? Shouldn't it be as below.

 

[zinduna]

@Tomj87 good catch! How was this missed for so long? Is this clasp unique to the 5168 and if so I wonder if the factories will ever produce it?

 

[Tomj87]

@Tomj87 good catch! How was this missed for so long? Is this clasp unique to the 5168 and if so I wonder if the factories will ever produce it?

It's an expensive watch for someone to have to hand to compare rep/gen side-by-side, and there's very vew photos on the Web, of the deployant on the PP models.

Aside from the 5168, this also comes as standard on the 5968.

It'll also fit the 5164, 5167, 5650, but is not standard to those models.

 

[Tomj87]

They are/were being made. OM factory 5968 on TD chazingtime shows it:"

 

[Sonofalich]

I mean frankly who cares? it's the underside of a clasp... if they're looking at this part, they can see the movement. That's not right either. Seems like a real non-issue to me.

 

[srhoque]

It's an expensive watch for someone to have to hand to compare rep/gen side-by-side, and there's very vew photos on the Web, of the deployant on the PP models.

Aside from the 5168, this also comes as standard on the 5968.

It'll also fit the 5164, 5167, 5650, but is not standard to those models.

Here is a watchbox review of the 5168. The 3K clasp is period correct on the blue dial. The one you have in photos is probably a newer update (or maybe exclusive to the green dial).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucplOGZwiA

 

[LebronXiJames]

Let’s also not forget the gen in WG which is a more obvious tell than the clasp in my opinion.

 

[zinduna]

Here is a watchbox review of the 5168. The 3K clasp is period correct on the blue dial. The one you have in photos is probably a newer update (or maybe exclusive to the green dial).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucplOGZwiA

Interesting and good to know. I have the blue dial as reviewed.

Let’s also not forget the gen in WG which is a more obvious tell than the clasp in my opinion.

Quite right. I'm talking to Nikz about WG plating a 5296 at the moment. WG plating of the 5168 will be much trickier due to the brushed and polished surfaces.

 

[dullidulli]

Did anyone try

buystrap.com

?

They offer both the green and the blue 22 rubber for 5168.

Wondering if the green one has the real khaki color.

 

[LebronXiJames]

If anyone is looking to get the blue dial, I just posted one for sale that is unworn and with a full strap

https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...h-sales-aa/10131021-unworn-3kf-5168-blue-dial

 

[kevBquick]

here's tim with a watch box review...and no the clasp is right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucplOGZwiA

 

[andyc]

Buystrap.com have a ZF strap listed at $85

https://www.buystrap.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=22mm+patek

Does anybody know if the ZF strap is an improvement over the 3KF strap??

 

[philwongnz]

Buystrap.com have a ZF strap listed at $85

https://www.buystrap.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=22mm+patek

Does anybody know if the ZF strap is an improvement over the 3KF strap??

Interesting, I wonder how much are TDs charging for ZF straps? It seems a bit of money considering there are some lower quality on Aliexpress (which I own) and they are like $15usd and is pretty soft.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_u6NDq6

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[andyc]

I don't think ZF have a current rep of the 5168, so I was surprised to see buystrap.com listing a ZF version of the strap.

 

[dullidulli]

ZF has both the blue and green 5168.

 

[kevBquick]

here's tim with a watch box review...and no the clasp is right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucplOGZwiA

 

[andyc]

ZF has both the blue and green 5168.

Can you post some current inks on TD sites??

 

[LebronXiJames]

Can you post some current inks on TD sites??

https://trustytime.io/index.php?mai...arch_in_description=1&keyword=Zf+5168&x=0&y=0