Heritage Black Bay 2016 shield black

[Knoidegdun]

Hi guys! I'm new to the forums and to get my toes wet, I'm looking to purchase the black bay heritage 2016. I have read that the red shield version is considered a super rep, but it's not really my color. I would much prefer the black version. May I know what are the obvious tells for this color variant as compared to the red?

https://puretimewatch.io/heritage-2...-best-edition-on-ss-bracelet-a2824-black.html

 

[CanRep]

Really, just the red triangle that's a bit of a different shade from the Gen. Thats it other than the bezel action that's nowhere near the Gen on any of the reps. I owned the black shield and it was fantastic, so I'd say go for that one. It's basically a super Rep too.

 

[Knoidegdun]

Thank you! The red doesn't bother me at all. To be honest the most glaring tell for me for the heritage black bays (all colors) is the flatness of the Tudor text. The BB58 did a good job though

 

[CanRep]

Thank you! The red doesn't bother me at all. To be honest the most glaring tell for me for the heritage black bays (all colors) is the flatness of the Tudor text. The BB58 did a good job though

You'll be surprised by the shield. While I'd agree on the flat text on the rose model, the shield text is much closer to Gen and has a raised profile. So much so that it is quite hard to distinguish from Gen without side by side comparison.

 

[Knoidegdun]

That's good to hear! From the photos I've seen it seems quite different to me, but perhaps it's due to the camera angle as well as the macro shots. I guess in real life unless you look at it from 1 inch away you're not gonna notice. The bb58 had definitely improved on the 3d text though from the photos I've seen.

 

[SHB]

Don't go with pt for this one, placed my order in march for a bb shield red, got only watches with twisted markers or bezel printing issue (from factory itself, awaiting full refund since 24h, Elena need glasses.