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Black Bay 58

Sir Savien

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11/1/19
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OK, just received mine today, and it is a real beauty. Here some pics...

BUT, it had some flaws:
The bracelet was verry stiff and felt cheap, the endlinks didn't fit verry well and were lose as hell, the clasp didn't hold closed good.

I gave the bracelet an oil bath, that helped a lot withe the stiffness and the rattly feel.
The problem with the endlinks was cause of wrong spring bars. Those the watch came with were much to thin. I replaced them, now the endlinks are tight and fit perfect.
The only problem left ist the clasp. One of the ceramic balls sits to deep, and doesn't come out far enough to give any hold. No clue how to solve that.

Questions:
Does any BB58 come with those thin spring bars, or is it just mine?
Does anyone have a good an working clasp, or are they all the same?
 
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ianw4r

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OK, just received mine today, and it is a real beauty. Here some pics...

BUT, it had some flaws:
The bracelet was verry stiff and felt cheap, the endlinks didn't fit verry well and were lose as hell, the clasp didn't hold closed good.

I gave the bracelet an oil bath, that helped a lot withe the stiffness and the rattly feel.
The problem with the endlinks was cause of wrong spring bars. Those the watch came with were much to thin. I replaced them, now the endlinks are tight and fit perfect.
The only problem left ist the clasp. One of the ceramic balls sits to deep, and doesn't come out far enough to give any hold. No clue how to solve that.

Questions:
Does any BB58 come with those thin spring bars, or is it just mine?
Does anyone have a good an working clasp, or are they all the same?

I changed those thin spring bars as well.. the endlinks fits well after that
the clasp is working fine for me
 

Sir Savien

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11/1/19
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Yes, 20mm. Google says the gen bb58 has 1,8 by 20mm. Either I measured wrong, or the rep needs thinner bars, or both would fit, not sure.
 

Spoons

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Yes, 20mm. Google says the gen bb58 has 1,8 by 20mm. Either I measured wrong, or the rep needs thinner bars, or both would fit, not sure.

1.8mm spring bars will fit on the rep BB58. That is the size that I used on mine.
 

derjenigewelcher

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Maybe a dumb Question, but:

The BB has a riveted bracelet. Is it just for show or is it really riveted?

How do you adjust the bracelet, does it have some screwed links?
 

derjenigewelcher

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The rivets are fake on the gen and the rep.

There are screws in the adjustable links.

Thank you so much - I am new in the Tudor guild, just got my QCs.
Usually I deal with Subs:p But I wanted something a minimal bit more classic, but the 5 Digit subs are not my favourite. Tudor BB58 is a wonderful watch:)
 

Cicalone

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14/9/19
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Hi, do someone of you you know were I can buy a movent to replace the one not working well in my bb58? Thanks

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tom86

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Hi, do someone of you you know were I can buy a movent to replace the one not working well in my bb58? Thanks

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Search on Ebay for ETA 2824 movements, there are plenty of them.
 
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maxneo08

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2/5/21
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Anyone ever tested the waterproof in these bb58 from ZF ?


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maxneo08

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Anyone tested waterproof in these ZF BB58 ?


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maxneo08

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I bit extreme , I would say .....


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