First with Hont - Tudor BB 58 ZF

[yuleoflife]

Hi team

First rep and first with Hont.

Going with a Tudor Heritage BB Fifty Eight 39mm SS/SS Blk ZF V2 A2824.

Here's timeline so far.

25/03/23 - Enquire on availability
26/03/23 - availability confirmed
28/03/23 - payment cleared
28/03/23 - QC photos sent. I requested additional photos, as there appears to be a crooked hour marker.
29/03/23 - Hont agreed to send more photos.
31/03/23 - enquired again as to more photos. Replied to say will send.

No response as of 01/04/23.

Will update further.

 

[myself123]

Any update?

 

[HarrySkinters]

Interested to follow this. Possibly looking for same piece.

 

[yuleoflife]

Thanks crew. Have been waiting for the piece to arrive to update.

On timeline (followed from above):
1/04/23 - Followed up again. Hint replied saying his worker will do it.
2/04/23 - Sent further video. No pics of index markers. I was concerned by time to reply, so gave it GL despite some concerns about wonky 3oclock marker.
4/04/23 - Tracking number sent
13/04/23 - item received

Preliminary review: on a quick glance it looks pretty nice. Good looking watch and feels sturdy.
The 3 and 6oclock markers look slightly wonky.
The dial is definitely shifted left and down. That isn't great.

So it's not perfect. But these are only going to be noticed by me. Can I live with them? Yep. But it's no Swiss watch so don't be under any illusions about the quality of finish. If I really enjoy the watch, I will save for a genuine.

I suspect that a cheap factory watch from a known brand would have better QC. But it does look nice overall.

 

[myself123]

Thanks for sharing your timeline @yuleoflife!

is it the updated 2.5 version with shorter tube?

 

[eddieo]

I wonder if I will ever have the knowledge to see the flaws you see! It looks perfect to me.

 

[yuleoflife]

Thanks for sharing your timeline @yuleoflife!

is it the updated 2.5 version with shorter tube?

Not that I know of. I think just V2. In the flesh, the tube is a non issue for me. It doesnt look out of place or particularly long at all.

 

[yuleoflife]

I wonder if I will ever have the knowledge to see the flaws you see! It looks perfect to me.

Haha it is a bit fussy I suppose. But when you look straight on, you can see the shifted dial, for example.

That being said, if feels and looks nice. I handed it to a few colleagues (who are not watch people), and they of course had no idea it was a replica. Although it could have been a $20 casio and they probably would've reacted similarly.