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Bronze or Bucherer?

mrsullivan

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My Rep with GEN NATO Strap.
A perfect combination!

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Looks fantastic, I'm sourcing a gen nato as well, the rep one definitely is too cheap.

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Benjijohnson

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These look great, which site TD are people using, this is the bit that is confusing me at the minute, do all TD use the same factory? ZF or Noob etc, as you can tell I’m new here but I’m ready to order one of these, Got an option of buying off a member (possibly) or direct from a TD - just want to check which is best, Thanks all
 

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Well you can get some very nice offers from M2M yes, buying from TDs will get you one new though.

XF BBBronze Bucherer are the best in my opinion, here is a closer shot of the XF I received from InTime this week.

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Parci73

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yes, XF is closer to gen!

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I did a special AR project by a German guy and sourced the gen Strap!
 
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Jp0435888

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Can’t go wrong with the Bucherer. This is my favorite watch right now!
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indierock Jim

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Is it possible for someone who managed a gen nato to PM me the name of an AD who would be willing to sell me one? Having no luck on my own. I'm in the US but will order from anywhere that is able to sell one.
 
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Sorry for being lazy but the weight of the ZF Bucherer??? Stunning watch!!!


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PT sent me the wrong watch. Ordered ZF but received XF. Not too happy with the XF. Rotor fell off the miyota 9015 after just 60 min. Impossible to pressure fit. Leather strap is blow expectations as was the REP nato. Bezel construction and click not as per GEN. Case is very nice so is the dial.
 

kryp29

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PT sent me the wrong watch. Ordered ZF but received XF. Not too happy with the XF. Rotor fell off the miyota 9015 after just 60 min. Impossible to pressure fit. Leather strap is blow expectations as was the REP nato. Bezel construction and click not as per GEN. Case is very nice so is the dial.

Yeah. My rotor was badly fitted and the ball bearings came off loose. Really pissed with Miyota decorated rotor. The bezel did not rotate like the gen at all, ZF was good with bezel fitting. Its sad Tudor didnt get much love from other quality factories.
 
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Yeah. My rotor was badly fitted and the ball bearings came off loose. Really pissed with Miyota decorated rotor. The bezel did not rotate like the gen at all, ZF was good with bezel fitting. Its sad Tudor didnt get much love from other quality factories.

The Miyota was pure nonsense on the XF, so poorly constructed its worthy of DH gate quality. Same with the bezel construction. I urge everyone to pass on the XF version.
 

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seem to be a lot of reasonable 22mm natos about for these watches, but not sure how a 22mm strap is going to look on a 23mm lug.
anyone fitted one, any pictures?
 

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Hi guys, i just bought a XF Bucherer and realise there's alot of free play in the bezel. Any way to "repair" / mod it? not sure if its an isolated case, but i guess no way i could have tell from QC pics too. Also, after opening the case back i realise its not the V3 XF model i ordered with A2824 movement. Seems more like the 9015 Miyota? I didnt know the bucherer XF has Miyota movement as well. Anyone can confirm? Thank you!
 
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Hi guys, i just bought a XF Bucherer and realise there's alot of free play in the bezel. Any way to "repair" / mod it? not sure if its an isolated case, but i guess no way i could have tell from QC pics too. Also, after opening the case back i realise its not the V3 XF model i ordered with A2824 movement. Seems more like the 9015 Miyota? I didnt know the bucherer XF has Miyota movement as well. Anyone can confirm? Thank you!

Pics would be nice...
 

brandan_20

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So I also ordered a BB Bronze Blue XF V3 with the A2824 from my TD but when it arrived it had the Miyota in it. I contacted my TD and he reached out to the factory were they told him the only make the v3 with the Miyota now. He seemed to be surprised and was the first he heard of it. Really sucks for me as I ordered it wanting it with the 2824. He apologized for this but didn't really offer anything to correct the mistake.

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