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Black Bay 58
- Thread starter Pyknic
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Yes its gen. Depends on the lighting, it changes between rose and yellow gold.
RepWatchNoob
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Noob here and been reading all the posts I can on this thread. Long story short, I had my first purchase with PT last week. 
Surprisingly, received my QC pics last night and I would like to hear your inputs please? I think the 12hr dial marker and the shield logo are not aligned / centered. 3pm dial and bezel marker are not aligned, the same for the 9pm dial marker? Also, crown / stem is too long. TIA!
Pics below for reference:
Surprisingly, received my QC pics last night and I would like to hear your inputs please? I think the 12hr dial marker and the shield logo are not aligned / centered. 3pm dial and bezel marker are not aligned, the same for the 9pm dial marker? Also, crown / stem is too long. TIA!
Pics below for reference:
Thanks for the input! Contemplating that I can pass the 12hr dial marker and shield logo but not both 3 and 9pm dial marker. Too crooked at first glance.
I think people are far too fussy about QC in general, and while I consider myself lucky, I’ve not had to red light a single one of my half dozen reps.
That said, you can’t accept something that’s going to piss you off every time you look at it!
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That said, you can’t accept something that’s going to piss you off every time you look at it!
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Couldn't agree more. I know there's no perfect rep out there and we all had to accept some flaws at some point but for a first rep, I'll have to reject this one. I know for sure this will be an eyesore specially if I'm to wear this as my daily.
Another QC pic for reference..
Another QC pic for reference..
They need a better lighting setup. This way because the markings with 3D bezels it might give optical illusions and unwarranted doubt.
What you need to do though is sit away from your computer (or use your browser zoom out function) and look at it at aproximate reallife size to look for obvious flaws. You can't really be zooming in 400% and nittpick all that much if you care to keep the rep scene alive.
If you're not sure about something ask for a new set of shots in different lighting and/or orientation of the watch first. That said, I think your worries regarding the marker at the 3 o'clock position are warranted.
I couldn't tell very obvious flaws on mine. If you looked very closely you might be able to tell some rough finishes on the hands and maybe the dial appeared to be slightly rotated like half a degree (but on further inspection, most watches I saw looked about the exact same). I'll be looking into doing a watchmaker's workshop course, so maybe I can tinker on em if I do notice something's a bit off and give it a nice first service myself.
What you need to do though is sit away from your computer (or use your browser zoom out function) and look at it at aproximate reallife size to look for obvious flaws. You can't really be zooming in 400% and nittpick all that much if you care to keep the rep scene alive.
If you're not sure about something ask for a new set of shots in different lighting and/or orientation of the watch first. That said, I think your worries regarding the marker at the 3 o'clock position are warranted.
I couldn't tell very obvious flaws on mine. If you looked very closely you might be able to tell some rough finishes on the hands and maybe the dial appeared to be slightly rotated like half a degree (but on further inspection, most watches I saw looked about the exact same). I'll be looking into doing a watchmaker's workshop course, so maybe I can tinker on em if I do notice something's a bit off and give it a nice first service myself.
Thanks for your inputs! Actually, this is the first request I've made after I've done a little too much inspection on the watch as I don't want to sound that I'm buying a perfect rep. But due to PT's late response, I've highlighted all my concerns and rejected the watch as I'm very close to my 24hr window expiration. Now, I'm patiently waiting again andnhoping for a better result on my next QC pics for the 2nd watch. Fingers crossed!
TheGarethJones
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Whatever you decide, let me tell you that - as someone who is wearing that watch right now - you will not notice the misalignment. In person, the shield is tiny and I literally have to spend an extra two seconds focusing my eyes to be able to see the shield and 12 marker together. I would GL and not stress for another week about how long it will take haha. Good luck!
Looks like the crown/tube is still too long. Am I right here, or is this the length the gen is too?
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There seem to be different versions available.
I received my BB 58 a few days ago and just noticed yesterday that there is a cheaper one available on the TD site (kurvasit) one is 318$ and one is 288$.
The only obvious difference is the longer tube on the cheaper version.
Mine looks like this (318$):
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Received my new QC pics exactly after a week I've rejected the first one. I'm pretty happy with the new results and probably give the GL on this one. If I'm going to nitpick one thing, I'm not sure if it's just me or the pip is not aligned properly? Also, PT is firm that the crown / stem length is same with gen. Nevertheless, I'm sure I can live with it same with the pip.
Just received mine as well. Lume pip is slanted to the right. And the crown tube seems to be long now.
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Same with mine, lume pip is more to the right side. Nice QC pics BTW. Is this from PT as well? I might have to live with that small flaw on my watch. Thoughts?
KerwinKey
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Seems like it's a batch issue that the lume pip is exactly slanted to the right. Haha mine is from ChazingTime.
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