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MCD's Aquanaut Thoughts: ZF vs 3KF V3. (2023)
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RB and SW are "factories" but they don't produce watches, they produce custom dials, hands, and all sorts of other stuff to mod your fake watch with.
They make the dial, hands, and date wheels.
To source them, contact a TD (try CTime or TheOneWatches) and ask for them.
Or, you can contact Xing_Patrick, who is a vendor here. They should all be able to source you parts.
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I just got 3 days ago my 3k Aquanaut.I got it pressure tested but it can’t pass neither 3Atm! I searched over the forum for a couple of days about water resistance but i can't find a definitive answer.Most of the people saying water resistance is a matter of luck for all the rep aquanauts..Is water-resistance modding to at least 5-6 bars even doable??
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Where is it leaking from? Where are the bubbles coming from? Did you grease the rubber gasket?
yes the rubber gasket is greased and i am intending to go to a watchmaker to bubble test it (if i find a trusted watchmaker who accept replicas though) .if its a common thing for 3k aquanauts maybe somebody who know better might give me few advices
yes the rubber gasket is greased and i am intending to go to a watchmaker to bubble test it (if i find a trusted watchmaker who accept replicas though) .if its a common thing for 3k aquanauts maybe somebody who know better might give me few advices
Talked to @jtimewatch about it a week ago. He didn't have any photos yet, but said the new RB dial is indeed good. Since it's now Lunar New Year, I wouldn't expect much for a few weeks.
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Most realistic answer: No. At least not reliably. The best any watchmaker or modder can do is make sure the gaskets are good quality and greased. But reps will never have the tolerances that a gen Rolex, Omega, or Patek will have. You could be lucky with the tolerances of a specific watch, and have one that's reasonably water-resistant, it might pass the watchmaker test - but it's never certain how long that will last. This is also why no serious rep watchmaker will guarantee water-resistance.
That's also why consensus advice is: Don't swim or even shower with any replica watch - if you want to be sure.
You seem new here, maybe new to the rep game, so I'll re-iterate the obvious: With a rep, you're not buying the same watch as you would from Patek, but just cheaper, because it's made in China, not Switzerland. Reps will always be lower quality, have flaws, and be of questionable water resistance, etc. And most important: no guarantee if anything goes wrong. Either learn to live with that, or buy gens.
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Ctime offer a waterproofing service and I asked about it for the aquanaut. They said not to bother as it's not a good watch for it
Note the very important difference between a waterproofing service and offering a guarantee that the watch will be waterproof. If I have Omega service my genuine watch, they guarantee water-resistance. Most decent watchmakers would do the same for a genuine watch. No pro rep watchmaker (that I know of) offers a guarantee of water resistance, and that's not because they're dicks - it's because they know you can't get reps to be reliably waterproof.
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Got a photo for the RB dial from CTime. He says that it's not very different compared to the SW dial/hasn't ordered it before. Sunburst does appear to be more muted than buff, and alignment looks good from what he forwarded. Might give it a shot if any CONUS based modder is willing to try a swap.
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Anyone have an approximate price for the case reshaping that CTime is offering (assuming i'm buying a 3kf from them)?
Anyone have final pictures of a completed case by their modder?
Anyone have final pictures of a completed case by their modder?
I think @CTime does not offer that service anymore as they don’t work with mr wong anymore
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Try AMF or The Watch Mansion for TD here. Otherwise maybe Spongebob? Altho hes not a TD.
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