It's an improvement on the first batch. Sure there are a few flaws, there always are. Nothing noticeable on the wrist though. Lume match is still a little off, i.e hands are now a little too white. The 12, 3, 6, 9 markers have a slightly different lume colour/quality than the circular markers. Crown and tube still sit a little high. Pearl and insert numerals have slightly different proportions compared to the gen. However, I doubt anyone would notice unless placed next to a gen.
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It's an improvement on the first batch. Sure there are a few flaws, there always are. Nothing noticeable on the wrist though. Lume match is still a little off, i.e hands are now a little too white. The 12, 3, 6, 9 markers have a slightly different lume colour/quality than the circular markers. Crown and tube still sit a little high. Pearl and insert numerals have slightly different proportions compared to the gen. However, I doubt anyone would notice unless placed next to a gen.
Yankindeez
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Is the lume difference less noticeable than the previous hands they used? I feel the other factors are something nobody could pick out even when examining it in their hands (unless they compare it side by side to Gen as you said) but lume mismatch is a giveaway imo
Yankindeez
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... a few shots in natural light.
Looks great! From the pictures it's very very hard to notice the lume color difference. Not sure if that'd change in person though
This thing looks gen to me. Pretty awesome. Looks like you got an example with straight 3,6 and 9 markers too.... a few shots in natural light.
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Yes. The lume difference is less noticeable than the original batch. There is still a very subtle mismatch though.
Almost, the 12 and 3 are slightly off. Hardly noticeable on the wrist though. I’m happy!
Not trying to be picky. Yes they have fixed the lume difference, but they are still different. The lume for 3, 6, 9 and 12 are more yellowish than the rest. Dont really mind if they are too white or too yellow, they all just need to be the same.
Or am I expecting too much on a rep? Just my want to share my opinion
Anyhow the QCs lately are so sick! At first glance, before i noticed this. The lume difference just cannot be unseen once seen.
Or am I expecting too much on a rep? Just my want to share my opinion
Anyhow the QCs lately are so sick! At first glance, before i noticed this. The lume difference just cannot be unseen once seen.Not trying to be picky. Yes they have fixed the lume difference, but they are still different. The lume for 3, 6, 9 and 12 are more yellowish than the rest. Dont really mind if they are too white or too yellow, they all just need to be the same.
Or am I expecting too much on a rep? Just my want to share my opinion
Agree. There are 3 different shades of lume. The Hands, 3, 12, 9 and the circular markers. It’s hardly noticeable on the wrist though.
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Yankindeez
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Not trying to be picky. Yes they have fixed the lume difference, but they are still different. The lume for 3, 6, 9 and 12 are more yellowish than the rest. Dont really mind if they are too white or too yellow, they all just need to be the same.
Or am I expecting too much on a rep? Just my want to share my opinion
Are you expecting too much? No. I feel like matching lume colors should be amongst one of the easier details of making a rep..not like we're talking a rehaut here
Yankindeez
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Mine looks even. Even if it isn't, I wouldn't mind much tbh
Awesome pic! But the reference was to the indices in light, not when actually lumed up in the dark
KSolid21
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Why not both? Based on the more recent pictures shared, seems like most of your concerns have been resolved.
Bezel and bracelet are fine on mine if that’s any help. Bezel turns and clicks beautifully, no play in it at all. Strap is easy to re-size, the clasp opens and closes at it should.
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Finally got around to it..
https://ibb.co/HFYgDRH
https://ibb.co/gmXtDB0
https://ibb.co/Trg65qt
You can see the lug to lug length of the bb58 is just a touch longer. It is quite a bit thinner but I feel the bezel mod on my SKX accentuates this.
Bezel and bracelet are fine on mine if that’s any help. Bezel turns and clicks beautifully, no play in it at all. Strap is easy to re-size, the clasp opens and closes at it should.
Looks fantastic, can’t wait for mine in a few days
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bigtiddygothgf
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I'm not the one who originally asked for this comparison but thank you it was very helpful! I have a pretty similar SKX mod but I ended up disappointed as I just don't think my mod works with the case shape of the SKX.
Will be picking up a ZF BB58 and reverting the skx back to patina'd OEM parts, thanks again.
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