King Factory Daytonas - New Release

[mmaggi]

QF is pretty bad as well. And we can see why I never bought the 116509 BTF blue dial either. It's interesting because these factories put out much better ceramic bezels.

 

[guarda]

King is awful, check this out:

KING

https://clickpix.org/images/3XDscE.png

QF

https://clickpix.org/images/3XDvmn.png

BTF

https://clickpix.org/images/3XD7P3.png

CLEAN (different model, same bezel)

https://clickpix.org/images/3XDESs.png

GEN

https://clickpix.org/images/3XDftD.png

The only one that is close, is clean. The rest are wrong. The easiest tell is the "N" in Units. Gen and clean the N doesn't have much of a gap.

The Gen "N" looks the worst lol

 

[stevenn]

Wonder if anyone bought the King version? Believe its the current version still today? [https://trustytime888.io/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=27407]

Keen to hear some thoughts as price is currently attractive. Considering getting one. Cheers

 

[Kerbus]

I got a King Daytona recently. I wore it continuously for a week and so far,it keeps great time. It was about $200 or so less than a Clean but if I wanted a Daytona as a daily,I would've went with Clean for its better accuracy appearance wise Overall though it seems the King is a good watch

 

[MickyMountain]

I got a King Daytona recently. I wore it continuously for a week and so far,it keeps great time. It was about $200 or so less than a Clean but if I wanted a Daytona as a daily,I would've went with Clean for its better accuracy appearance wise Overall though it seems the King is a good watch

It would be great if you could post some pics! I'm tempted by a 116506 for $298 at Trusty, but does it look like a $20 DHGate horror show?

 

[Kerbus]

I would stick with steel models and not go with two tone. The gold color is too rich looking

 

[MickyMountain]

I like it. Gold changes quite a lot if you don't polish it and it looks very different when the light changes. So I wouldn't worry about a particular shade of gold not looking authentic.

 

[Kerbus]

That is true and I still find the watch besutiful

 

[MickyMountain]

That is true and I still find the watch besutiful

That's great. Are you happy with the finish of the bezel and the subdials? Do they look authentic?

 

[Kerbus]

I think they can look a little more authentic but let’s remember, this isn’t as expensive as a Clean

 

[MickyMountain]

What about the lume? Is it blue?

 

[Kerbus]

Yep, very decent brightness. The dial in general is crafted well

 

[MickyMountain]

I'm very tempted! I haven't bought a rep for ages. Thank you very much for the info.

 

[Kerbus]

I’m curious if King bracelets came with a defective flip lock or I was just unlucky to receive mine out of the box that way

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[MickyMountain]

Disappointing. If I order one I'll ask the TD to QC the clasp and bracelet.

 

[Kerbus]

That will be my policy for now on

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

Sorry to revive this old thread, but seems most appropriate to ask this question here: I was checking prices on a TD website and was surprised to see the price of a standard weight (i.e. not a special tungsten or heavy version) 116503 daytona be highest for King Factory models versus lower prices for Clean and BTF for the same reference numbers. I expected Clean to be most expensive? Is there something special about King these days?

 

[aHero]

Sorry to revive this old thread, but seems most appropriate to ask this question here: I was checking prices on a TD website and was surprised to see the price of a standard weight (i.e. not a special tungsten or heavy version) 116503 daytona be highest for King Factory models versus lower prices for Clean and BTF for the same reference numbers. I expected Clean to be most expensive? Is there something special about King these days?

Perceived value marketing. Premium prices lead people to believe they are buying premium products.

 

[Kerbus]

I bought a King over a Clean for its lower price, actually. I wish I bought the Clean due to the better gold color and movement

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

Perceived value marketing. Premium prices lead people to believe they are buying premium products.

I did not know that King factory has risen in the ranks so much! I ordered the Clean 116503 two tone with champagne dial plus Deep crystal upgrade from Steve at TheOne and the all in price was lower than it would have been for the King version with standard dial. I'm used to paying a premium for Clean, not paying less for it!