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Daytona 116519 Grey Dial From GOLD Factory inquiry

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Sorry @Hec i didn’t got this one 🤣! What’s Bob Bezel ?
Ahhhhhhhhh SpongeBob Bezel !!!! 🤣
SpongeBob is a member who do PLATINUM PVD for Gen looking bezel !
The letters and numbers are more White / clear after process ! 😁👌
I get mine on Monday ! I will make some comparison shots !
 
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Watchmakers photos. All complete.

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Nice work. Who's the watchmaker?
 
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Tried to get a custom build made with gold factory as a base but modder said they got raided yesterday and I should use apsf. There’s hardly any info on their tungsten models
 

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Tried to get a custom build made with gold factory as a base but modder said they got raided yesterday and I should use apsf. There’s hardly any info on their tungsten models
This info needs to be confirmed, it would be a very bad news as GF tungsten case are the best at this moment !
 
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Ahhhhhhhhh SpongeBob Bezel !!!! 🤣
SpongeBob is a member who do PLATINUM PVD for Gen looking bezel !
The letters and numbers are more White / clear after process ! 😁👌
I get mine on Monday ! I will make some comparison shots !
How do I contact spongebob
 
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d.brocke

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I had my 116519 cravings all bottled up but now @Le_Connoisseur has brought them all out again
....ain't that the truth.
Thanks so much to @Le_Connoisseur , @Paul Newman , @Autobús, @gekkehenkie and everyone else who has contributed to this very informative and educational thread.

It has prompted me to put a bulls-eye on taking steps for another build: a 116519 Daytona project.
(though unlike the 5-digit Frankens I grown to love and live in, I think I'll have to sub out the build: lacking the confidence and knowledge to go it alone I think.
 

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Hello !
I’m totally fan of the Daytona grey dial. I’m looking at the Clean since many days and today I found a Tungsten version from Gold Factory !


Does anyone has any returns about this factory / watch ?
This is the link from Jtime :

116519 GOLD Factory: https://jtime.io/us/daytona-116519-...bber-strap-sa4130-tungsten-heavy-version.html

116519 Clean Factory :

Which one is the go to version ? I will Franken it a bit later but I consider Gen dial is unaffordable.
I need some advice guys 😁

Thank you very much !
Sounds like you bought the gen dial anyway 😂
 
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Hey guys ! To continue the thread, this is the CF V3 insert from SpongeBob with Platinum PVD! The bezel is really Gen like !! Colors comes out better than stock CF V3 !
Here’s a comparison between both ! LEFT is SpongeBob insert and RIGHT is CF V3 stock (2 first photos). Photo 3 : UP is CF DOWN is SpongeBob one. 4th photo to show you the crown like Gen 😁👌. 5th and 6th photos to show you rendering and under 10X zoom 😁👌.
Really happy with the result !

 

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Hey guys ! To continue the thread, this is the CF V3 insert from SpongeBob with Platinum PVD! The bezel is really Gen like !! Colors comes out better than stock CF V3 !
Here’s a comparison between both ! LEFT is SpongeBob insert and RIGHT is CF V3 stock (2 first photos). Photo 3 : UP is CF DOWN is SpongeBob one. 4th photo to show you the crown like Gen 😁👌. 5th and 6th photos to show you rendering and under 10X zoom 😁👌.
Really happy with the result !

does he sell these inserts or you have to ship yours to him?
 

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He sells or you can send 😁👌
thanks for the info. Didn’t know you switched to spongebob bezels. I’ve always thought it’s clean v3. Also still remember you were happy with the clean bezel haha
 

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thanks for the info. Didn’t know you switched to spongebob bezels. I’ve always thought it’s clean v3. Also still remember you were happy with the clean bezel haha
It’s supposed to be CF V3 with platinum PVD process ! CF stock isn’t bad at all but compare to Gen there’s something with the writings different. Here with SpongeBob insert, you’re Gen like 👍
 
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It’s supposed to be CF V3 with platinum PVD process ! CF stock isn’t bad at all but compare to Gen there’s something with the writings different. Here with SpongeBob insert, you’re Gen like 👍
i didn’t think it was the writings. To me personally, cf bezels appeared more greyish to me because the numbers were more deeply engraved. But i see the spongebob bezels have brighter numbers which is good anyway
 

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This info needs to be confirmed, it would be a very bad news as GF tungsten case are the best at this moment !
Has anyone received any update on this please? I ordered my Gold Factory tungsten 8 weeks ago from Puretime, before CNY. They have just emailed me today saying it will be another 1-2weeks before they receive it….
 

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I think it’s still open … still on sale at Jtime for example. Maybe the to contact directly Jtime 😁👌
 
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