First order with puretime - GMT bruce wayne oyster CF

[MaximillianGT]

@asusundevils1971 and @Reaps really hit the nail on the head with OP’s predicament. I mean, nothing screams ‘family heirloom’ like spending your last few hundred bucks—saved up over the years—on a rep that’s destined to be passed down for generations. I love OP's spirit! In the meantime, I got my popcorn ready.

 

[davethecross]

okay this is getting freaky. This thread is a log of my purchase. I'm not asking for qc help.

You guys are being very careful with your words which is kind of raising some flags.

I'm going to be as clear and concise as I can:

I am not comparing to a gen.
I am comparing to CF GMTs.

I am not cherry picking 50 random GMT's. I will objectively grab 50 of the last CF GMTs in order by date. If you want I'll do 100. Maybe you don't know how reptimeqc works I will give you the benefit of the doubt. It's not people posting 10/10 reps it's people posting questionable QC pics.

over 95% of them will not have these issues.

Posting a LEC at with the watch at 45 degrees I will obviously ignore because it's disingenuous.

I will end by saying I'm not comparing to gen, I'm comparing to CF GMT reps because I don't think I've been understood yet. QC is not QC for the real thing, its QC for clean quality.

 

[Reaps]

okay this is getting freaky. This thread is a log of my purchase. I'm not asking for qc help.

You guys are being very careful with your words which is kind of raising some flags.

I'm going to be as clear and concise as I can:

I am not comparing to a gen.
I am comparing to CF GMTs.

I am not cherry picking 50 random GMT's. I will objectively grab 50 of the last CF GMTs in order by date. If you want I'll do 100. Maybe you don't know how reptimeqc works I will give you the benefit of the doubt. It's not people posting 10/10 reps it's people posting questionable QC pics.

over 95% of them will not have these issues.

Posting a LEC at with the watch at 45 degrees I will obviously ignore because it's disingenuous.

I will end by saying I'm not comparing to gen, I'm comparing to CF GMT reps because I don't think I've been understood yet. QC is not QC for the real thing, its QC for clean quality.

A little on QC pics.

QC pics are to satisfy YOU that the watch is OK to YOUR standards, that there are no crooked indices, missing lume, offset chrono hands etc. QC pics are not for picking tells or things that are present in every example of a model such as spelling errors, happy feet, wrong lume colour etc. These...

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[Reaps]

Quite honestly? Just go to RepTimeQC and take your discussion there. This kind of content is pointless on the forum.

And if you want to reject it, noone is saying you can't. Just reject it.

 

[davethecross]

I think the big issue here is me misunderstanding the purpose of the thread I made. I was under the impression it was a public log of my purchase experience. I don't want a discussion. I didn't ask for any opinions. Someone told me to post some pics. That's the only reason I did.

 

[asusundevils1971]

I was under the impression it was a public log of my purchase experience. I don't want a discussion

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If you didn't want a discussion then you should have forgo starting a thread. The word forum literally means "online discussion site".

 

[davethecross]

I'm using the puretime forum like literally everyone else in here and keeping a record of my purchase history.

You can post in here all you want, but if you plan on answering questions that I didn't ask, then I might have to challenge your definition of "discussion"

 

[var554]

If that's truly the case then I'm a little curious why the previous 40 CF GMTs I looked at in a row don't have these two flaws? I'd GL each and every one of them. I'm sorry but I'm not being picky here and I'm starting to get a little surprised you guys aren't seeing this.

I'll just repeat it every reply I guess. I'm not comparing this to a gen. I'm comparing it to other CF GMTs. I can see clear as day that the other ones are drastically better lined up than this one.

It sounds like you want to RL and are looking for agreement. Bottom line, it is your watch and your money. If these flaws are going to bother you, RL it and hope for a better one.

 

[j-unit]

I think your attitude, to compare your rep not against gens, but other QCs is totally reasonable. It's also fine to ask for further pictures to be sure.

But if your watch has more deviations as the 50 other QC before yet still less as some Gen, there is no reason to red light it. Being too picky at that point not only increases the effort and cost on TD side, it also brings unnecessary loops, lead time and inconvenience for you.

 

[puretime]

I'm using the puretime forum like literally everyone else in here and keeping a record of my purchase history.

You can post in here all you want, but if you plan on answering questions that I didn't ask, then I might have to challenge your definition of "discussion"

No problem, if it bothers you , we can try another. but please be aware that there is chance the next one could not be expected either.

 

[RPierce84]

Honestly, just RL it and take your chances on the second one. It seems like your mind is made up on that anyways, no sense in debating it.

Personally based on the pics posted, I would not RL that watch though. But again, that is me. You are the one who has to be happy with it my friend. Do as you see fit sir.

 

[Snooky]

Personally I would not RL this. The ‘flaws’ that you mention are extremely small and unnoticeable when on wrist, as members have stated QC is magnified so much that a speck of dust can impact your judgement.

Comparing to other QCs (and not Gen) is legitimate and the correct approach, however one thing I’ve learned pretty quickly in this rep game is that you can’t chase perfection. I’ve been exactly where you are, RL’d a rep and then the next one was ‘worse’. You then immediately want to go back to the first, however it’s too late as it’s been returned or offered to someone less picky.

So RL this one as your mind is already made up and you won’t be happy. But be prepared to wait a few more weeks for another QC, and also be prepared that batches vary each month, some with more noticeable flaws than others. A few weeks back the dial printing on Clean GMTs was noticeably darker, so you have to chose your battles

 

[GingerBubba]

OP, given you aren't asking for anything, please don't make these horrible threads in future. They're not wanted; it's Reddit nonsense that achieves nothing.

Reviews are very welcome, but it makes way more sense to complete the purchase and then provide a measured review of the overall process once the watch is in hand, ideally with a lovely wristie.

Also, I'm not sure why you are rejecting a watch compared to other CF watches rather than Gen. Seems strange. Wouldn't it be better for the watch to be more Gen like? Which if you Google 'Gen Rolex misaligned rehaut', you'll see millions of examples. But each to their own.

I'm not going to say the C word.

But I'm thinking it.

 

[TESLA760]

I'm using the puretime forum like literally everyone else in here and keeping a record of my purchase history.

Why do any of us need to see your record (or anyone else's) of the purchase ? It boggles my mind as to how this penetrated your thick heads.

 

[davethecross]

Why do any of us need to see your record (or anyone else's) of the purchase ? It boggles my mind as to how this penetrated your thick heads.

I donno man you tell me. Literally every post in the puretime forum is doing the same thing. I seemed to be going with the flow properly until I considered RLing something.

My guess would be so that when people are choosing a TD they can see how the process went in a transparent way. I could be way off though. Im generally pretty good about figuring out the rules before posting

 

[CTbeforeLP]

I saw your Reddit QC thread. You got some pretty good input from the QC guys in that forum (just like you did here), and you did the same thing you're doing here; being an asshole and challenging the input you're getting. If you have issues with your watch you can't stand, effing RED LIGHT it. Why do you want the opinion of random people about QC flaws that YOU won't be able to stand? Makes no sense to me man. I suggest you chill out. These are reps not gen. If you want almost perfect QC, go gen, but don't go Rolex. Because their rehauts won't be aligned to your liking either.

 

[MaximillianGT]

figuring out the rules before posting

No, this is not a rule written down elsewhere, this is just what people do, but TBH i think a majority of members have no idea why everybody posts their timelines here. We've been there already, we know exactly how buying a rep goes.

A buying timeline has nothing to do with how the service the TD offers, just a bunch of people think this is the way to judge a TD, and to punish them when things "fall off the cliff" - by fall off the cliff I mean a slight delay in reply, a delayed QC pics, a 0.0000000000001 degree tilted rehaut etc those moronic flaws. Usually by those who can't afford a gen so have to treat this as a gen in real life.

We welcome good reviews, and we enjoy reading them, take a look around. But a timeline is not a good review.

 

[TESLA760]

I donno man you tell me. Literally every post in the puretime forum is doing the same thing. I seemed to be going with the flow properly until I considered RLing something.

My guess would be so that when people are choosing a TD they can see how the process went in a transparent way. I could be way off though. Im generally pretty good about figuring out the rules before posting

Do you know that a REVIEW benefits the forum and the TD ? A mindless day to day diary does nothing for anyone.

 

[RDRoss]

Oh Hell, it must be the apocalypse if @GingerBubba is being the level headed voice of reason here and not even going for the C word.

 

[GingerBubba]

Oh Hell, it must be the apocalypse if @GingerBubba is being the level headed voice of reason here and not even going for the C word.

In my defence, I was thinking the C word!