Aquanaut Showdown: V6F vs ZF vs KMF exhaustive review

[Kpalooza]

I just recieved my zf aquanaut 2 days ago and I love it. i got lucky and got a centered datewheel on the first try. you can always check everything with the qc pictures and if you think the date is off you can reject and try your luck with a different one. Alot of people really like the KMF with the datewheel mod but i was ok with the zf and the only thing I can complain about is the noisy rotor. as far as the zf aquanauts go there is black and blue for the colors. only one shade of black, no gray

Thank you!! I will probably go with the ZF then. Thanks!!!

 

[cptTimpi]

Any thoughts on the JJF version?

https://puretime.io/aquanaut-5167a-...ial-on-black-rubber-strap-324cs-free-box.html

 

[majwilliams0308]

Any thoughts on the JJF version?

https://puretime.io/aquanaut-5167a-s...-free-box.html

Most of the watch looks bad to me compared to both KMF and ZF:

- Thicker than others (therefore case is bad)
- Movement is bad - JJF plates the movement backwards to the balance wheel because the cal. 324 has its balance wheel opposite the sirection of the Miyota. It looks so bad to me.
- Seconds hand looks thick to me
- Date font is terrible
- Dial doesn't look too bad (gray version only). It might be worth someone getting a spare dial and seeing how it looks compared to ZF. The lume bubbles are the hours don't look as 'bubbly' as gen to my eyes. The still have a rounded look to them which is better than the 'sticker' look that V6F has, but we will see once other TDs get it.

So, in all - the dial might be passable but the pics we have available are so overexposed it's hard to judge.

It's a 'do not buy' from me.

EDIT: TS Station has macro pics up - lume markers on the hours are pretty crappy. The whole watch including components is a
'DO NOT BUY'

 

[mimicry]

how does the lume on these stack up against the original
Is it something that has to be redone?

 

[oberblender]

Awesome review! I just got the ZF yesterday and I am super amazed by it. Love it!

 

[PeanutsUK]

This is an amazing review. Thank you for doing this. It's really good to see different factories/versions side-by-side like this.

 

[PeanutsUK]

Awesome review! I just got the ZF yesterday and I am super amazed by it. Love it!

Let's see some pictures!

 

[mikeanh77]

Love the comparison. Gonna buy the zf. Hơ would you think about the blue zf???

 

[Blingo]

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[Blingo]

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[mikeanh77]

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Guess i be ordering zf now. Lol

 

[Blingo]

Guess i be ordering zf now. Lol

Dont wait -)


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[mikeanh77]

Dont wait -)


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For sure my friend. Not gonna wait for them to be raided again lol

 

[cptTimpi]

Is there a difference in the dail quality between the black and the grey KMF?

 

[LuminorReptar]

swapped in ZF dial markers onto a KMF dial:





Best of both worlds

 

[majwilliams0308]

swapped in ZF dial markers onto a KMF dial:





Best of both worlds

What's crazy is the higher polished ZF markers look so much better, not to mention the amount of lume that is lacking in the KMF markers. Great work Spongebob

 

[Blingo]

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[LuminorReptar]

Final build:
- KMF base
- Keylog / Spongebob DWO
- JF dial markers
- Pinion paint mod

 

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[Gumby90701]

Final build:
- KMF base
- Keylog / Spongebob DWO
- JF dial markers
- Pinion paint mod

damn! thats beautiful . what is the thickness on this build?