Daytona 116519 Grey Dial From GOLD Factory inquiry

[Reaps]

Tbh I asked about Gold and I was told it's the same case as APS.... confirm or deny? I can get APS for $120 cheaper than Gold.....

 

[Vietkidd05]

I haven't received them yet but here's my approved QC if anyone interested.. I also have clean RG, was planning to do quick comparison when I get the GF.
I might be wrong but gold f uses dd4130 like clean/btf and aps uses sh4130

 

[Reaps]

GOLD does claim to use the DD4130 you are correct

 

[Reaps]

I haven't received them yet but here's my approved QC if anyone interested.. I also have clean RG, was planning to do quick comparison when I get the GF.
I might be wrong but gold f uses dd4130 like clean/btf and aps uses sh4130

The case weight is 136g so it seems that this is not the same as the old Gold Factory case which was touching 150g

 

[Vietkidd05]

Might be a small sample but clean always known for their outstanding dial.. and this comparison both from jtime looks like GF dial is pretty similar or on par with Clean ?

 

[Vietkidd05]

The case weight is 136g so it seems that this is not the same as the old Gold Factory case which was touching 150g

Jtime is showing 138 ish.. and first page @Autobús Gf was 143g... it's all over the place

 

[Reaps]

Jtime is showing 138 ish..

Pre raid Gold was 143-146g

 

[Vietkidd05]

They went on a diet after raid

 

[Reaps]

They went on a diet after raid

Anyways,

From what I can see, Gold is quite expensive, but I think amongst all the "tungsten" oysterflexes they have the best out of the box Daytonas. you are right the sunburst dial and others look really good. Almost Clean level, I think the bezel looks a little worse than Clean but everything else (including rehaut) is top tier.

However, if we're looking at "value" for a "base" watch to mod then I think maybe I would not go GOLD but instead APS or the new ZF Daytonas which can be had at 60% of the cost of Gold. And I will use the savings to buy the new dial/crystal/hands, etc.

 

[Vietkidd05]

Anyways,

From what I can see, Gold is quite expensive, but I think amongst all the "tungsten" oysterflexes they have the best out of the box Daytonas. you are right the sunburst dial and others look really good. Almost Clean level, I think the bezel looks a little worse than Clean but everything else (including rehaut) is top tier.

However, if we're looking at "value" for a "base" watch to mod then I think maybe I would not go GOLD but instead APS or the new ZF Daytonas which can be had at 60% of the cost of Gold. And I will use the savings to buy the new dial/crystal/hands, etc.

Why you do this to me bro.. I might or might not have meassge my dealer about ordering me one of them aps ones ...

 

[Reaps]

Why you do this to me bro.. I might or might not have meassge my dealer about ordering me one of them aps ones ...

More Daytonas for the meteorite king!!!!

 

[Keentje]

Why not go for clean than? If the weight isn’t accurate anymore of the tungsten case

 

[Jack_08067]

I just got QC from my dealer last week for RG one. He said my WG one should be within next couple weeks maybe.

Can I ask which dealer please. I would like to order

 

[Vietkidd05]

@Reaps
Hey brother look at this..

Custom modded Daytona

Hello all, hopefully I can get some constructive advice here for an issue ive got with a custom Daytona I ordered from Chazingtime. So I received the watch today after a coupe of months from ordering. No problem with waiting as it was a custom order. $970 in value...

forum.replica-watch.info

 

[Autobús]

@Reaps
Hey brother look at this..

Custom modded Daytona

Hello all, hopefully I can get some constructive advice here for an issue ive got with a custom Daytona I ordered from Chazingtime. So I received the watch today after a coupe of months from ordering. No problem with waiting as it was a custom order. $970 in value...

forum.replica-watch.info

Pretty shitty thing to have happen. At least it happened early in his ownership and is getting it resolved.

At least this gives us a better understanding of how some of these cases may be constructed. Time will tell if this will be a common problem or not.

So far my Gold Factory case is perfect. Worn regularly. Had it white gold plated. Been wearing it a few times a week since about April.

 

[Vietkidd05]

Pretty shitty thing to have happen. At least it happened early in his ownership and is getting it resolved.

At least this gives us a better understanding of how some of these cases may be constructed. Time will tell if this will be a common problem or not.

So far my Gold Factory case is perfect. Worn regularly. Had it white gold plated. Been wearing it a few times a week since about April.

I thought these tungsten were all in the caseback.. very surprised to see this "wrapped" around the case.. That's prob where the extra weight comes from with aps

 

[Reaps]

I thought these tungsten were all in the caseback.. very surprised to see this "wrapped" around the case.. That's prob where the extra weight comes from with aps

There's a few with tungsten alloys. That's pretty shocking to see to be honest. The worst I've seen is just some chipping.

 

[Autobús]

I thought these tungsten were all in the caseback.. very surprised to see this "wrapped" around the case.. That's prob where the extra weight comes from with aps.

Making only the case back from tungsten wouldn't be enough to get the increased weight they are getting. Even if they used pure tungsten which this is most likely a Cu-W mix.

Here is a comparison maj williams did comparing my GF case to a SS case:

 

[Autobús]

Got any specifics on this?

 

[Reaps]

Got any specifics on this?

One of the first batches of tungsten alloy'd watches with improper mixture and polishing so the plating rubbed off almost immediately. I saw somewhere somebody's APSF watch have the exact same problem.