I understand its just this is by far the most expensive rep i have ever bought. I purchased a gen santoni strap the whole watch will run me near 800$ so i just want to try to get is as good as possible out of box bec id rather not run around to watch smiths and hope it can be fixed..
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I understand its just this is by far the most expensive rep i have ever bought. I purchased a gen santoni strap the whole watch will run me near 800$ so i just want to try to get is as good as possible out of box bec id rather not run around to watch smiths and hope it can be fixed..
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The 1 at 10 clearly is crooked, visible with the naked eye but very obvious with the grid lines over it. For whatever reason the ZF assembly guys seem to be a real bunch of clowns, and personally I'd reject it. There is no excuse for keeping that shitty assembly despite of so many complaints already.
However indeed anything else seems to be ok, so it's a personal decision to have it fixed by a watchsmith, since any ZF watch has to be serviced by a watchsmith on arrival anyway.
Can I ask what is likely to be so wrong with it out of the box it needs servicing straight away?
I'm waiting on one of these now from the ZF factory and I'm interested in what I'd be asking a watchsmith to look at on a brand new watch.
What would they do? And what would one of these need?
Thanks. Are they likely to be that dirty? I'm new to buying reps so I'm a bit surprised this watch is likely to be arriving with dirty insides and needing a service.
Should I not be expecting much of a lifespan out of my IWC Portuguese 5007?
Likely dirty as the conditions of assembly. Some reported loose screw, Rotor not straight, not oiled properly, dust and dirt, etc.
However, reliability of movements / parts seems well and you can check out the teardown thread below from expert.
https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb...e-the-clone-A52010-movement-a-full-break-down
https://rwg.cc/topic/181911-part-12-and-final-thought-full-tear-down-iwc-a5001
Hope this helps.
However, reliability of movements / parts seems well and you can check out the teardown thread below from expert.
https://forum.replica-watch.info/vb...e-the-clone-A52010-movement-a-full-break-down
https://rwg.cc/topic/181911-part-12-and-final-thought-full-tear-down-iwc-a5001
Hope this helps.
Mine arrived today (very quick delivery) and it is gorgeous. It's funny, people all say the strap is crap and I thought "oh come on how crap can it be!?"
....you were all correct. It's pretty crap!
But on the whole after I add a decent croc strap this is a stunning watch.
....you were all correct. It's pretty crap!
But on the whole after I add a decent croc strap this is a stunning watch.
Mine arrived today (very quick delivery) and it is gorgeous. It's funny, people all say the strap is crap and I thought "oh come on how crap can it be!?"
....you were all correct. It's pretty crap!
But on the whole after I add a decent croc strap this is a stunning watch.
Id love to see some pics
Mine is one the way! Also they did a slight update to movement plates maybe u can post a pic of that too
Just received my watch it's beautiful im just vry frustrated that the numbers are crooked especially the 11 its hard to see from photos but quite obvious in person.. When I requested for a new watch the dealer told me i was crazy to say that it's crooked and he refused to get me a new one but it does still bother me. How easy is it to get the numbers straightened out?
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Ok thank you. I dont have a "professional" watch smith that i work with. Although theres a kiosk at a mall near me with watch repair that seems pretty decent. Its a its called jewelry docs and they service all brand name watches so i hope they can fix this too
Try it first at your preferred kiosk. I doubt this will need few tools to get it fix and a professional hands.
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My prediction is you'll be sorry. Or better outcome is that they tell you they can't make the numbers straighter and send you away. Either way, good luck.
Lol im afraid your right. Im just frustrated that I ordered a bunch of watches from this td and never gave him an issue with qc but when I requested a new one of this watch he got all upset and said he cant do it for me[emoji34]
Not sure what TD you used but Mine was a ZF factory and it didn't have a hologram sticker or the black "IWC" sticker on the back.
Mine had a ZF tag but I'd say one of us didn't get a ZF watch. My numbers look straighter too I'd say. Wonder if there are just differences in the way TD's ship ZF watches. But we must have bought on almost the same day.
Mine had a ZF tag but I'd say one of us didn't get a ZF watch. My numbers look straighter too I'd say. Wonder if there are just differences in the way TD's ship ZF watches. But we must have bought on almost the same day.
I got mine from intime there pretty reliable l. Mine also came with zf tag.. it's definitely not yfl factory bec quality of movement plates are much better... I think your td probably took off stickers before they shipped it to you thats all