Yup. Saw the images of the new plate and it's immediately, by far, the biggest tell - very obviously wrong, even if you're not familiar with a gen Aquanaut, you'd be questioning why this thing would be so different. Such a shame - and it must suck for the factory to produce a big batch that will be hard to sell to most people.
Wow…yep can not unsee itRegarding what I stated in the last post about the 3KF bezel being too squarish, here's a quick comparison of my previous 5167 build which had the gen dial in a 3KF case.
Once I was aware of the bezel shape on the 3KF, I was unable to unsee it and ended up swapping the entire build into my current ZF build.
3KF build on top, gen in middle and current ZF build on bottom.
Hi bro how much did this cost you more or less? Awesome build!!Super informative post about the inner workings and insight on the ZF movement MCD.
I myself have also been doing a lot of research between the ZF and 3KF for my 5167 project that I just completed.
I ended up going with the ZF case for donor as I personally believe aesthetically, it is more accurate to the gen.
After owning both, the bezel for the 3kf just seemed too squarish in my opinion while the ZF captures the subtle roundness of the gen aquanaut.
Most unique part of my build I would say is that legend was able to swap the 324 cal movement from the 3KF over to the ZF case and was then able to slim the ZF case down to around 8.2mm.
Needless to say, I am super proud of this build. I truly believe one of the better combination achievable currently for a high end build is still a culmination of gen (Dial + hands), ZF (case), and 3KF (movement) parts.
Here is my build:
Gen dial (pre 2009 no swiss) + Buff hands(all 3) and datewheel in ZF case
324 cal movement swap + modded to fit into ZF case
ZF case thinning to 8.13mm
Rebrushing of ZF case and bezel to gen spec
Gen strap + gen clasp + Everest springbars
Complete movement overhaul
I know you're new but this has been answered countless times on this Patek Phillipe subforum. We will not spoonfeed. Do research.
Hi sorry, but what I meant is. On this particular model. I’ve been reading the entire forum and have decided to Franken an aquanaut. Just curious on what guys who actually know watches would consider a tell.
Very informative! Thanks . Now which TD offers "3kF V3"? Would appreciate input
Guys who know replica watches well? Or do you mean, you want to trick guys who know Patek watches well into believing you have the real deal?
Not really, it’s just my gauge on what I can do to make the watch a bit more perfect out of the box.
