Moonshiner
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I owned two ZF Tudor reps and honestly non of them was a super rep. Bracelets feel very cheap and it's almost impossible to find a watch with aligned dial markers.
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[CONSENSUAL LIST] Super Reps NWBIGs
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Is it possible to make the sheet more readable ? The black background with the green font 
. It could be nice to add columns : still produced or not, factory, etc.
. It could be nice to add columns : still produced or not, factory, etc.
Don't agree with the bracelet assessment at all TBH . I agree on the QC of ZF watches , the seem to spend lots of money on R & D to get watches looking the part .Then have them assembled by Guanzhong blind school in the dark .
You're having aIs it possible to make the sheet more readable ? The black background with the green font
! It's taken peer pressure ( from mainly new members) for Omogad to produce this updated spread sheet .I personally preferred when it was just a list .It doesn't take much effort to find out the necessary info on each watch you require, Omagad has his own life he can't sppon feed everyone . Searching things out might be good for the plethora of clueless new members who seem to inhabit the forum nowadays
Moonshiner
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I don‘t mean shitter level but still mine were sharp and brushing didnt look as gen. Nice rep? Defitnitely. Superrep? Not for me.
Moonshiner
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Tudor Black Bay in red and the Black Bay 58 in blue both ZF. As I said, overall nice watches but dial alignment usually horrible (almost impossible to get a good one) and bracelets feel cheap to me. Geektime sent me a replacement dial after mine was so bad but it would also not be perfect.
Not sure when you purchased your red heritage BB, but mine has been in my watchbox for years (V4) .Perhaps ZF have changed their bracelet supplier since my purchase .I say this because the bracelet was a strong point on my watch , very gen like . The rest of your assessment of the watch i agree with tbf . It looks great on the wrist but if you look carefully there are a myriad of flaws , they are also poorly assembled so the QC is difficult . If you know what you are looking for these flaws are easily visible to the naked eye . The CP is wrong , the crown is too long , the dial print is too thin and flat , the caseback engraving is noticably different in quality to the gen , as is the the engraving inside the clasp ,which is also wrongly engraved . My watch arrived, and while well aligned the bezel rotation was poor and needed to be modded . While it kept good time the winding was very poor, and became increasingly dry . After i had it for a while i noticed mist inside the crystal , after opening her up i found ZF had forgot to put a caseback gasket on the watch . So i had to get the watch serviced , and purchase a new gasket . I actually sold the bracelet ( which was mnt and unused) to another member which recouped the cost of repairs .I put the watch on a beautiful ostritch strap and Tudor deployant i already had . I use the watch as a beater when i'm working ,washing the car ,doing the garden etc
sulfacetamide
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To own a BB58 I confirm that the bracelet is indeed of much lower quality it is seen and felt. The bracelet of my zf has also failed ...
clk168
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I'd like to chime in on the Tudor Black Bay Red Zf on the SuperReps list. I was all set on getting one but after reading reviews of rep vs gen I found the pip and the font differences are a huge tell and a deal breaker for me. Now I'm hearing complaints about the bracelet and dial alignment.
I find myself looking at a particular rep being sold by a TD and then looking back at this list to see if it's worth it or not. This list is truly an excellent resource, can't thank enough.
julius11
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Agreed, this list is just awesome. Still amazed by some reps on this list (which are sadly not in production anymore). Super weird sometimes, like that Bvlgari Magensium rep. Actually had a gen for a while, and just from the pictures they really look identical and there are just 2-3 very little tells. Probably one of the best NWBIG reps ever.
It is impossible to judge the quality of a replica watches based solely on images. The feel is the most important factor. Of course, it takes some experience, you have to own soo many watches /reps and gens/ too have the ability to judge properly. On the other hand, here is personal preference.
Can these even be sourced anymore? Would love to throw one in my watch box for days when I'm feeling FuNkY