Ah this is gonna make me hold off on the ceramic for now. any idea how this broke? Sorry to hear manFun while it lasted
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Is it heavy?Hi,
No sunshine in Germany, but maybe in a few days, who knows. I will take better pictures when I have time, but I''l post a quick pic that I took with the phone.
It should be light, according to general information on watch ceramics found in this great article https://search.app/UwHde6F7Rg6EBK5G8
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I just received a black dial and it’s really nice guys….one of the best reps ive seen
Question…when I screw in the crown all the way, the AP crown logo doesn’t line up perfectly to the case
Is this a tell…or do some gens suffer from this ?
Obviously one option is to not screw it in all the way but I assume would risk water damage
Question…when I screw in the crown all the way, the AP crown logo doesn’t line up perfectly to the case
Is this a tell…or do some gens suffer from this ?
Obviously one option is to not screw it in all the way but I assume would risk water damage
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I assume you're not trolling, yes this is normal, there is no watch ever made that has this feature, it's simply how screwed crowns work......
You can see here a gen and his is completely upside down.....
The orientation of the AP text on the crown is random. This is true for gens and reps both.
Check Rolex Skydweller in precious metal, they have a patent about this haha.
In AP’s is totally random yes.
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I didn't know that. Thanks for educating, I'm learning something new everyday.
The closest thing I thought was the NIAD lock casebacks used in certain Omega models.
Theoretically, it's completely possible. You need to know the pitch, screw length, and then align both the crown and the tube to be perfect. But the reality of this matter is so laborious to do this on a mass produced watch.
EDIT : For those interested, https://www.thewatchnerd.co.uk/righting-the-rolex-crown/
Yes I think this is the only watch I’ve seen this, and I don’t know if it is in all the SkyDweller range, for sure not on any other reference that I know.
It’s a nice touch!
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If i can't get the crown logo perfectly aligned this mean it's not the right day to wear this watch, and skip to another one (will retry tomorrow, and so on...)
Some days I spend 4 hours to try to get this aligned, and end to wear my samsung watch.
Hard life I know
If i can't get the crown logo perfectly aligned this mean it's not the right day to wear this watch, and skip to another one (will retry tomorrow, and so on...)
Some days I spend 4 hours to try to get this aligned, and end to wear my samsung watch.
Hard life I know
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Nope. Thankfully I had long sleeves on which caught it. Sure there would be more damage if I didn’t. Puretime is sending new bracelet
Well I'd say kudos to PT after all. AFAIAC I just ordered a SS with blue dial with them. Sure is sure.
I’ve received QC from Andrew today for the green SS. I rejected it as there were too many misaligned hour markers; five of them were misaligned.
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Puretime mentioned that regarding my ceramic model, it's likely the QC will be completed after CNY, as APSF is reviewing the issue with the bracelets. I really hope that's the case. I don’t mind waiting, I would prefer to receive a product of better quality than this first batch.
And it makes sense, since APSF is taking responsibility for the defective ones. They would lose a lot of money if they keep selling these and then have to replace them.
And it makes sense, since APSF is taking responsibility for the defective ones. They would lose a lot of money if they keep selling these and then have to replace them.
I’m already dreading the qc process. I wish they would take more care to align the hour markers. The 3 and 9 are especially inconsistent, part of the reason I’d get a 15500 instead of a 15400 is to avoid the extra 3 marker haha
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The THb openworked RO you mean?
Well, if you could try bending the bracelet to see if it breaks or not it’d be great