[apologies, ignore the last response, the perfectionist had some typos lol
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Indeed , A little like the Ferrari / Toyota powered kit cars you used to see these bad rep hustlers flossing around town when you were a kid haha!!
Anyway, thanks for the input. I suppose in terms of the discussion the main 3 caveats to this (for me) would be :
1) can a decorated 4302 be sourced and from where!
2) research suggests (4302) are designed best to suit 41mm and the diver in Q is a 42mm.
3) The zf 15720’s miyota is 3.9mm thick. however, the 4302 is considerably thicker, 4.8mm. therefore, would this possibly exceed the capacity of the Asian 15720’s case design, as the case internally may not have been forged to cater for a 4.8mm.
Unless the case has been allowed tolerances for reuse in future reiterations. I.e. a v3 diver with A4302 movement etc. Then there would be some doubt in my mind due to the arduous lengths these factories have to go to, to minimise the kit inside these watch’s to suit the very slender sizes of the gens.
I would assume you would have no clue unless you had already completely dissembled one and measured it!
I’m a perfectionist by nature, so I like to see everything that is visible on the eye look and feel as close to the actual the gen as possible . Just my own personal preference. So, especially as this watch has open case back, I would NOT only need 4302 , I would need a decorated 4302
so unless I can buy a pre-decorated 4302 which perfectly slots into the zf diver case , I suppose I better just wait for our Asian counterparts to finally stop cutting production overheads (stingers) , installing “Toyotas into Bentleys carcasses”. …
No doubt, this is a very popular model and if they did this watch justice with a descent movement , the perfection of this grey 15720, IMP, would make this one of the biggest hit kettles to come out of Z factory to date.
I think it’s probably a great project for somebody who has the money and time to experiment and be prepared for potential success or failure, but indeed, for me personally, unless all of the above is doable and cost effective, I will probably just try and get the rubber gasket changed instead lol
Any thoughts legend?
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Indeed , A little like the Ferrari / Toyota powered kit cars you used to see these bad rep hustlers flossing around town when you were a kid haha!!
Anyway, thanks for the input. I suppose in terms of the discussion the main 3 caveats to this (for me) would be :
1) can a decorated 4302 be sourced and from where!
2) research suggests (4302) are designed best to suit 41mm and the diver in Q is a 42mm.
3) The zf 15720’s miyota is 3.9mm thick. however, the 4302 is considerably thicker, 4.8mm. therefore, would this possibly exceed the capacity of the Asian 15720’s case design, as the case internally may not have been forged to cater for a 4.8mm.
Unless the case has been allowed tolerances for reuse in future reiterations. I.e. a v3 diver with A4302 movement etc. Then there would be some doubt in my mind due to the arduous lengths these factories have to go to, to minimise the kit inside these watch’s to suit the very slender sizes of the gens.
I would assume you would have no clue unless you had already completely dissembled one and measured it!
I’m a perfectionist by nature, so I like to see everything that is visible on the eye look and feel as close to the actual the gen as possible . Just my own personal preference. So, especially as this watch has open case back, I would NOT only need 4302 , I would need a decorated 4302
so unless I can buy a pre-decorated 4302 which perfectly slots into the zf diver case , I suppose I better just wait for our Asian counterparts to finally stop cutting production overheads (stingers) , installing “Toyotas into Bentleys carcasses”. …
No doubt, this is a very popular model and if they did this watch justice with a descent movement , the perfection of this grey 15720, IMP, would make this one of the biggest hit kettles to come out of Z factory to date.
I think it’s probably a great project for somebody who has the money and time to experiment and be prepared for potential success or failure, but indeed, for me personally, unless all of the above is doable and cost effective, I will probably just try and get the rubber gasket changed instead lol
Any thoughts legend?
Anyway, thanks for the input. I suppose in terms of the discussion the main 3 caveats to this (for me) would be :
1) can a decorated 4302 be sourced and from where!
2) research suggests (4302) are designed best to suit 41mm and the diver in Q is a 42mm.
3) The zf 15720’s miyota is 3.9mm thick. however, the 4302 is considerably thicker, 4.8mm. therefore, would this possibly exceed the capacity of the Asian 15720 cases design, as the case internally may not have been forged to cater for a 4.8mm.
Unless the case has been allowed tolerances for reuse in future reiterations. A v3 etc. There would be some doubt in my mind though due to the arduous tasks these factories have in minimising the kit in these watch’s to suit very slender sizes of the gems.
I would assume you would have no clue unless you had already completely dissembled one and measured it!
I’m a perfectionist by nature, so I like to see everything that is visible on the eye about look and feel as much as the actual the real as possible . Just my own personal preference. So, especially as this watch has open case back, I would only need 4302 , I would need a decorated 4302
so unless I can buy a pre-decorated 4302 which is perfectly slots into the zf diver case , I suppose I better just wait for our Asian counterparts to finally stop cutting production overheads (stingers) , installing “Toyotas into Bentleys carcasses”. …
No doubt, this is a very popular model and if they did this watch justice with a descent moment , the perfection of this grey 15720, IMP, this would be one of the biggest hit kettles to come out of Z factory.
I think it’s probably a great project for somebody who has the money and time to experiment and be prepared for potential success or failure, but indeed, for me personally, unless all of the above is doable and cost effective, I will probably just try and get the rubber gasket changed instead lol
