NEW NTTD No Time to Die Titanium/Titanium Seamaster 007 Edition

[kryp29]

Hmm.. seems like a few QC rejections over similar alignment issues. The 12 markers being crooked would drive me nuts.

 

[DonnyDB10]

Hmm.. seems like a few QC rejections over similar alignment issues. The 12 markers being crooked would drive me nuts.

So has this been an issue on both V1 & V2? If that’s the case, I better hold off until V3.

 

[imranbecks]

So has this been an issue on both V1 & V2? If that’s the case, I better hold off until V3.

Luck of the draw. Some are ok or acceptable. My first batch of qc pics for instance had the bezel insert so misaligned that I had to reject it. Everything else looked fine from what I can see. Thankfully the second batch of qc pics I received yesterday had a better aligned bezel and no other problems aesthetics wise.

​​​​​​This was how poorly misaligned the insert was....

 

[kryp29]

Yeah luck of the draw.. but my SMP ceramic titanium QC has problems with alignments..twice now.

 

[jamiex]

It’s always the same regardless of the model so you would have thought they would have learnt by now.

 

[AllanUSC]

Looks like Andrew has a number of the watches in stock now because I got QCs too.

I noticed a couple of problems right away. What do you think?

1. On the bezel, at about the 53 minute position, there appears to be a chip or crack in the metal (circled).

2. There appears to be discoloration around the "pearl." Is this just dirt?

3. The time grapher also says the watch is running "-9s/d" would you say that's acceptable? Most of the others appear to be running +-2 s/d.

A closer look:

 

[imranbecks]

Looks like Andrew has a number of the watches in stock now because I got QCs too.

I noticed a couple of problems right away. What do you think?

1. On the bezel, at about the 53 minute position, there appears to be a chip or crack in the metal (circled).

2. There appears to be discoloration around the "pearl." Is this just dirt?

3. The time grapher also says the watch is running "-9s/d" would you say that's acceptable? Most of the others appear to be running +-2 s/d.
















































A closer look:

Not too sure if you're allowed to show your qc pic here if it hasn't been approved yet. Anyway the bezel alignment looks perfect on yours. The one at the pearl looks like dirt from a microfiber cloth. Not too sure abt the one on the metal at 53. Mine on the time grapher was -4s/d.

 

[AllanUSC]

Not too sure abt the one on the metal at 53. Mine on the time grapher was -4s/d.

My understanding of the rules is that we can post them if we have specific concerns we can point out and not just "what do you think" in general.

The chip or nick at 53 would bug me and it's visible at multiple angles so I've asked for additional pics to verify there's nothing there.

 

[Thrasher]

Just got the QC pics for mine and all looks good, I’ve given Andrew the green light.

Yea your 12 markers are 100X better than what I rejected, Congratulations

 

[DonnyDB10]

How many versions of a replica do they usually put out? Could we potentially see a V3 or V4 even?

 

[KSwatches]

How many versions of a replica do they usually put out? Could we potentially see a V3 or V4 even?

VSF usually don’t put out more than 1-2 versions.

It seems the v1 was actually a prototype, so technically you could say the v2 is essentially a v1.


They also recently updated the spectre watch (after 4 years or whatever). This just seems like a money making ploy on the back of NTTD interest as they Typically don’t release multiple versions (unlike the Rolex and AP makers).

 

[imranbecks]

VSF usually don’t put out more than 1-2 versions.

It seems the v1 was actually a prototype, so technically you could say the v2 is essentially a v1.


They also recently updated the spectre watch (after 4 years or whatever). This just seems like a money making ploy on the back of NTTD interest as they Typically don’t release multiple versions (unlike the Rolex and AP makers).

There were quite a few variations of the Spectre Seamaster, I remember coz i followed that thread here very closely and was pretty active there. https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/omega-replicas/245466-seamaster-300-spectre-spc300

I'm confused as to why the most latest one is called the V2 when there were many variations made since the V1. There was the V1 with miyota, the thin bezel ring and wrong 5 font on the bezel. They fixed it in a later release but the bezel ring was still thin and still using the miyota movement. I remembered they came out with another version later on with a NATO strap that looked more accurate to the gen nato strap. But still has the thin inner bezel ring and miyota. It was only later on did they replace the miyota with the clone movement. I lost track after that and only recently came across the latest "V2" which to me is close to perfection, and that's coming from me who has the gen SM300.

 

[pippo]

Check out your 6 o clock marker, seems off to me

Looks like Andrew has a number of the watches in stock now because I got QCs too.

I noticed a couple of problems right away. What do you think?

1. On the bezel, at about the 53 minute position, there appears to be a chip or crack in the metal (circled).

2. There appears to be discoloration around the "pearl." Is this just dirt?

3. The time grapher also says the watch is running "-9s/d" would you say that's acceptable? Most of the others appear to be running +-2 s/d.

A closer look:

 

[imranbecks]

By the way i just noticed one more thing. The serial numbers for the watch aren't random. They are the same depending on V1 or V2.

V1 - 89236388

V2 - 82186396

A good way to tell them apart and also how to spot a rep with the real one.

 

[jamiex]

Check out your 6 o clock marker, seems off to me

The white bits around the pearl could be fluff from the cotton gloves, the marker could look off due to the watch being held at a slight angle. Tbh it looks pretty good to me and don’t forget you can’t see it that close up with just the human eye.

 

[KSwatches]

Some pics in daylight for reference.

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[KSwatches]

But still has the thin inner bezel ring and miyota. It was only later on did they replace the miyota with the clone movement. I lost track after that and only recently came across the latest "V2" .

The Miyota version Spectre was from a different maker (V6 not VSF). Not comparable releases.

The VSF spectre version we compared to gen non-spectre. Was good but the dial was not as grainy as gen.

The VSF prototype had thin bezel. Which they fixed in V1. Now many years later they release v2 with updates dial to get more sales on the back of NTTD interest.

 

[botsyboy]

if it is the deco a2824 thats in the 2018 VSF SMP then it shouldnt be a problem. In the origianl 2018 SMP thread a member swapped in a Sellita SW200. Even if it has the deco, it doesnt matter, just drop in an ETA2824 or SW200 without swapping the deco. No one will notice with the solid caseback

Retro fitting an eta 2824 is pretty easy on these. I’ve done it in my cer/ti version. Needs to be regulated before fitting the plates though as you can’t get to it once deco fitted. If you don’t fit the deco plates you will have to make a movement holder as it all forms part of it.


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[pippo]

The white bits around the pearl could be fluff from the cotton gloves, the marker could look off due to the watch being held at a slight angle. Tbh it looks pretty good to me and don’t forget you can’t see it that close up with just the human eye.

Right, could be the angle but I would double check with the dealer.

 

[imranbecks]

Some pics in daylight for reference.




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​​​​​​That looks so good.