Just Landed! Omega Seamaster NTTD VSF V4

[Gary2023]

First post! I have a few different watches in my collection from rep (franken's) to real pieces, but I really wanted to experience the Omega Seamaster NTTD. I have been contemplating getting the genuine piece for a while but ultimately its just not the right time for me (financially).

The watch just arrived today! A few of my initial impressions; I'am pretty impressed with the quality but the bezel feel and bezel alignment could have been a bit better not to mention the lume that really isn't that great at all. I know this specific version is notorious for the crown stripping so I'am going to try to rotate this into my watch winder as much as possible. I was being realistic and wasn't aiming for perfection (its a rep after all).

With that being said the first thing I did was remove that awful milanese bracelet and swap it onto a nato that I have had for a while and enjoyed on a variety of watches from Tudor to Steinhart's. What do you guys think?



For comparison here's a photo of my GEN SMP 300;

 

[mrsullivan]

Thanks for your feeback. You're absolutely right about the little things here and there, the watch is a rep but VSF does a great overall job with it.
Good choice on the Nato, enjoy that beauty

 

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[lost-cavalier]

that nato is

 

[Jieboy]

@Gary2023 can I ask where you bought the watch from?? I am also looking for one

 

[Gary2023]

Thanks for your feeback. You're absolutely right about the little things here and there, the watch is a rep but VSF does a great overall job with it.
Good choice on the Nato, enjoy that beauty

Thank you! as mentioned not expecting perfection but I'am enjoying wearing It! it's going to be my daily driver for a while.

 

[Gary2023]

that nato is

Thank you!! its from Zuludiver it looked really good on my black bay 58 but ultimately decided to but the BB58 back onto its bracelet.

 

[Gary2023]

@Gary2023 can I ask where you bought the watch from?? I am also looking for one

Im from Toronto, so I use a local individual that works with TD's. Lots of TD's do carry the NTTD VSF V4 so just inquire and get your hands on one!

 

[Gary2023]

Another thing I noticed was others have said the rotor noise is really loud, it definitely is audible but its not as bad as I expected it to be!

Here are two more photos, in various lighting conditions;

 

[applez]

how is the lume on the skeleton hands?

 

[lost-cavalier]

stop it - I never knew I wanted a NTTD seamaster until seeing the strap combo

 

[Jieboy]

That NATO is stunning. What in the name of it ?
Also does anyone know the difference between the VSF and VS+ NTTD except from the titanium strap on the VS+?

 

[Platonius]

Until VSF fixes the bloody crown guards and the crown stripping issues the entire SMP300 line is a no go for me.

 

[Gary2023]

how is the lume on the skeleton hands?

Here's a lume shot...it is good, but to be honest compared to my GEN SMP its no where as strong or lasts as long.

 

[Gary2023]

stop it - I never knew I wanted a NTTD seamaster until seeing the strap combo

I honestly prefer the look on the Milanese bracelet but the quality is extremely poor IMO. so I thought it would be better suited for this nato!

 

[Gary2023]

That NATO is stunning. What in the name of it ?
Also does anyone know the difference between the VSF and VS+ NTTD except from the titanium strap on the VS+?

I wasn't aware there was a VS+ version of this watch, I would be interested to know the differences also. Honestly its such an amazing piece its such a totally different watch comported to my GEN Ceramic SMP...It's a watch I would definitely be interested in sourcing a gen version of. (second hand market of course, let someone else eat the depreciation). lol

 

[Gary2023]

Until VSF fixes the bloody crown guards and the crown stripping issues the entire SMP300 line is a no go for me.

The crown stripping issue is definitely very real...I have a couple of watch winders that I regularly use for two of my franken Rolex's so I try to keep this piece on a watch winder as much as possible.

 

[Gary2023]

That NATO is stunning. What in the name of it ?
Also does anyone know the difference between the VSF and VS+ NTTD except from the titanium strap on the VS+?

Sorry, forgot to mention if you navigate over to Zuludiver you can find this strap there!

 

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[Platonius]

The crown stripping issue is definitely very real...I have a couple of watch winders that I regularly use for two of my franken Rolex's so I try to keep this piece on a watch winder as much as possible.

I bought a VSF Spectre V2 (Currently in route) and I am hoping the crown issue is not as widespread on that release. I'd take a ZF or ORF for the SMP300 though. I have the ZF Tokyo Olympics SMP300.