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SeikoFan

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Here is the QC. Am I beeing too picky or is the 12 o’clock marker something to reject the watch for?

https://postimg.cc/image/7qvutibld/

Just speaking for myself, that would drive me nuts and it would have to be fixed before I wore the watch. Whether or not I could find someone to fix it (or fix it myself) and how it would look after I fixed it, would probably be unknowns that would be too great for me to accept.

Also, sorry for deviating from your specific question, but are you happy with the LEC?
 

pengo

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SEL seems the same, this is the new batch that TD received just now.. as I said will change almost everything so now waiting to see the SEL pics and decide..
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sorry mate, SELs not good enough for ur project on the whole batch. better wait 4 next batch. :(
 
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everthings ok. its the actual v9 batch(nearly flush SELs), but as u saw already there is little lume out of place.
wear it for some days/weeks and check it out. if it bothers you have it done by a watchmaker or DIY.
but: this flaw is very very tiny, maybe hard DIY?! u need a big magnifier and a steady hand. ;)
and if DIY -> do your reading good before(especially how to get the stem out without fu..ing up the keyless).

pengo Thank you for your input, much appreciated.
 
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efthimis

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sorry mate, SELs not good enough for ur project on the whole batch. better wait 4 next batch. :(
Exactly right! I rejected it even he is being a bit upset saying that all V9s are like this (indeed they are!!).. anyway he got my cash so he shouldn’t be worried, he said he got 5 pieces this time.. let’s see!!!


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ach na ja mein lieber, jetzt gehts aber los. :)

this DW is good enough.

Yes DW is good, maybe he objected being not center etc... The only rep I have/had that has perfectly centered dates is my TC V7x and seems I am a bit lucky as I have seen some not being centered here and there


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It seems insane but I approved just so I can get the watch and stick it on m2m and be rid of this whole subc circus. I'm in the same boat as many, got a load of gen parts waiting but this bollocks has gone on too long I'll just clear the lot and someone else can enjoy it.


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Yes DW is good, maybe he objected being not center etc... The only rep I have/had that has perfectly centered dates is my TC V7x and seems I am a bit lucky as I have seen some not being centered here and there


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No it looks terrible like my 150 € regmariner the numbers are way to bold and not gen like.
 

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It seems insane but I approved just so I can get the watch and stick it on m2m and be rid of this whole subc circus. I'm in the same boat as many, got a load of gen parts waiting but this bollocks has gone on too long I'll just clear the lot and someone else can enjoy it.


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no mate, keep ur gen parts for the v10!
or build ur v9 with ur gen-parts and arf-bracelet/clasp.->that should be fine.
 

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hey friends, got PM for QC that looks promising on SELs.
i know i could be wrong, but the reflections looking good.
maybe a new lot("batch" :p )?!
i asked for more pics on arrival.

vRZ2dge.jpg
 

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Just to clarify the rehaut alignment issue a lot of people are complaining about. Here is a gen 114060 posted on the rolex forums and you can clearly see that rolex doesn't even care about getting these perfect. Not a big deal on a rep, but I agree if I paid 8 grand for a watch it would be a little frustrating to hear "that's not something Rolex cares about".

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=611600
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Rolex may have been perfect, but after replica factories started trying to catch on to perfection, they stopped investing the time and saving time on them. Flaws on Gen are more common nowadays and harder to ID what’s Gen unless you go deep in the movement the heart of the watch.
 

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hey friends, got PM for QC that looks promising on SELs.
i know i could be wrong, but the reflections looking good.
maybe a new lot("batch" :p )?!
i asked for more pics on arrival.

vRZ2dge.jpg

This is from Chazing (Identified by the nail:)) and it looks to be from the same batch as mine(waiting for it by the letter box atm). Haven't got in my hand to check the SEL but I'll take a chance and say that almost flush SEL V9 is from Ryan's current batch and Ken still got better SEL placement V9s
 
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Rolex may have been perfect, but after replica factories started trying to catch on to perfection, they stopped investing the time and saving time on them. Flaws on Gen are more common nowadays and harder to ID what’s Gen unless you go deep in the movement the heart of the watch.

its rolex what do you expect? Almost every new Gen i saw had flaws they even just "print" the dial and not use the cool "3D" look anymore (where the print is raised on the dial which looks then like a 3D effect) how much does this cost in production? 3 cents? Rolex dont care because a lot of brainwashed idiots buy the watches anyway hell i even now respect Hublot more than Rolex and Hublot is pumping out watches like shit :D

Don't get me wrong i like the Submariner design BUT i would NEVER buy a Gen from Rolex because they cut down the Submariner costs so hard to maximize the profit its just ridiclious.

And i don't care if the Rolex fans are now jumping on me :D its just my opinion. I don't even speak about the "typical" Rolex Submariner buying guy :D
 
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its rolex what do you expect? Almost every new Gen i saw had flaws they even just "print" the dial and not use the cool "3D" look anymore (where the print is raised on the dial which looks then like a 3D effect) how much does this cost in production? 3 cents? Rolex dont care because a lot of brainwashed idiots buy the watches anyway hell i even now respect Hublot more than Rolex and Hublot is pumping out watches like shit :D

Don't get me wrong i like the Submariner design BUT i would NEVER buy a Gen from Rolex because they cut down the Submariner costs so hard to maximize the profit its just ridiclious.

And i don't care if the Rolex fans are now jumping on me :D its just my opinion. I don't even speak about the "typical" Rolex Submariner buying guy :D

I hear you brotha. Hublot is a fine tuned perfected machine at the moment. I am a fan of workmanship.
 
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The latest batch looks good. Pretty flush lugs, but at least even. Anyone get QC pics from Intime for a V9 lately? I turned down a watch for QC issues 3 weeks ago, and it was supposed to be 5-7 days until they got more, but no joy so far.
 

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efthimis even if the v9 sel would be recessed it will still look wrong cause it doesn't have the right shape.

Please compare your 11613lb sel with your v7 hulk one (same as v9) . You'll see what i mean, it doesn't have the same angle and it makes the watch wear bigger.
 
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pengo i'd reject that one. The gaps are big even for an Arf to sel to correct.

I'll order the new batch v9 today and the ARF just for fun :)


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magnification is slightly more to the right. Not sure if you would care about.
SEL gap on the right is quite big...