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Hyjynx

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jai04 said:
Wow, that was really fast [MENTION=72385]Hyjynx[/MENTION]. I remember when I sent one to China, it took me almost a month to get it back. Glad yours made a safe round trip round the world :D
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Thanks, but just to be clear, the round trip did take almost a month, all told. USPS shipping took a week (TD said not to use DHL or UPS) to get to China. It was another whole week before TD could have it released to him. The repair took about a week and half. From what I understand, the watch had to be sent back to the maker for the repair.
 
theREALgoat

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Hyjynx said:
My baby is back good as new! It does feel like getting a new watch. China to US in only 2 days. I can't get even Amazon to ship that fast! Kudos, Chazingtime/Ken! [emoji106]

(Last update on this saga, I promise.) [emoji1]
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Damn that looks good!
 
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Okay update time.

Here are my QC pics but included are QC pics from a white dial watch that Lucy took for another customer. She said in real life the dial looks a bit brighter than in the pics from the factory and from her pics, but its definitely darker than the white one. She also mentioned that the white dial had a "Pt950" on it. But, what I don't like about the white (and cream) dial is the gray outer ring outside of the hour markers. That is not on the genuine and it doesn't show up on the gray dial. I think I'm going to go for the gray dial. The only thing I'm seeing off is the 6 hour marker is crooked, anything else I should get fixed?

http://imgur.com/a/LVKLj
 
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majwilliams0308 said:
Okay update time.

Here are my QC pics but included are QC pics from a white dial watch that Lucy took for another customer. She said in real life the dial looks a bit brighter than in the pics from the factory and from her pics, but its definitely darker than the white one. She also mentioned that the white dial had a "Pt950" on it. But, what I don't like about the white (and cream) dial is the gray outer ring outside of the hour markers. That is not on the genuine and it doesn't show up on the gray dial. I think I'm going to go for the gray dial. The only thing I'm seeing off is the 6 hour marker is crooked, anything else I should get fixed?

http://imgur.com/a/LVKLj
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The seconds hand on the tourby should line up with the side of the VC maltese cross like so

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Kang_salavtore

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majwilliams0308 said:
Okay update time.

Here are my QC pics but included are QC pics from a white dial watch that Lucy took for another customer. She said in real life the dial looks a bit brighter than in the pics from the factory and from her pics, but its definitely darker than the white one. She also mentioned that the white dial had a "Pt950" on it. But, what I don't like about the white (and cream) dial is the gray outer ring outside of the hour markers. That is not on the genuine and it doesn't show up on the gray dial. I think I'm going to go for the gray dial. The only thing I'm seeing off is the 6 hour marker is crooked, anything else I should get fixed?

http://imgur.com/a/LVKLj
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Which TDs did you buy this watch from buddy ? Seem the QC look professional with high quality from different angle. I would deal with TD like this.


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majwilliams0308

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Kang_salavtore said:
Which TDs did you buy this watch from buddy ? Seem the QC look professional with high quality from different angle. I would deal with TD like this.


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They're from Lucy (truetime168). She's been literally the stuff of dreams - prompt and thorough communication and very flexible with me.
 
Eulise

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majwilliams0308 said:
Okay update time.

Here are my QC pics but included are QC pics from a white dial watch that Lucy took for another customer. She said in real life the dial looks a bit brighter than in the pics from the factory and from her pics, but its definitely darker than the white one. She also mentioned that the white dial had a "Pt950" on it. But, what I don't like about the white (and cream) dial is the gray outer ring outside of the hour markers. That is not on the genuine and it doesn't show up on the gray dial. I think I'm going to go for the gray dial. The only thing I'm seeing off is the 6 hour marker is crooked, anything else I should get fixed?

http://imgur.com/a/LVKLj
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From the pictures, it seems to be that the 'pt950' is on the gray dial instead of the white dial?
 
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jai04

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majwilliams0308 said:
Okay update time.

Here are my QC pics but included are QC pics from a white dial watch that Lucy took for another customer. She said in real life the dial looks a bit brighter than in the pics from the factory and from her pics, but its definitely darker than the white one. She also mentioned that the white dial had a "Pt950" on it. But, what I don't like about the white (and cream) dial is the gray outer ring outside of the hour markers. That is not on the genuine and it doesn't show up on the gray dial. I think I'm going to go for the gray dial. The only thing I'm seeing off is the 6 hour marker is crooked, anything else I should get fixed?

http://imgur.com/a/LVKLj
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Looks like the gray dial is not as dark as I thoughy. I'll go for the gray dial. As said above, the second hand of the tourby should align at the center as show in the pic posted by therealgoat.

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Is there any do's and don'ts for tourbillons? I've only read about not winding all the way, but nothing more specific. I may have missed something through my skimming of this thread.
 
Eulise

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Was working and suddenly noticed that the conditions were ripe for a great wristshot[emoji16]

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majwilliams0308 said:
So I requested those two things, and Lucy got me another watch. This one looks exactly like I wanted. I'm going to tell her this is the one!

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More QC pics here: http://imgur.com/a/NwLrd
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Hey man, mind letting me know the lug size and the deployant width when you get the watch? Considering buying this watch and whether it is able to take an old strap of mine is the only thing holding me back! [emoji23]
 
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Eulise said:
Hey man, mind letting me know the lug size and the deployant width when you get the watch? Considering buying this watch and whether it is able to take an old strap of mine is the only thing holding me back! [emoji23]
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yeah of course - Lucy said it is 22mm/18mm. I'm having difficulty finding the right blue croc strap myself.
 
Eulise

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majwilliams0308 said:
yeah of course - Lucy said it is 22mm/18mm. I'm having difficulty finding the right blue croc strap myself.
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Awwww, the strap I had is 20mm/18mm [emoji22]
Thanks for the response anyways, I'm probably going to wait a while to see if a new version is going to come out as it has been about 2 years since its release.

If you are looking for a blue croc strap, have you considered going the custom strap route? No worries about getting called out for a non-genuine strap as swapping it for a custom one is pretty common for gen watch owners too.
 
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jai04

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Eulise said:
Awwww, the strap I had is 20mm/18mm [emoji22]
Thanks for the response anyways, I'm probably going to wait a while to see if a new version is going to come out as it has been about 2 years since its release.

If you are looking for a blue croc strap, have you considered going the custom strap route? No worries about getting called out for a non-genuine strap as swapping it for a custom one is pretty common for gen watch owners too.
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Most likely, there will be no other version of this to come out in the future. The demand is just too low, for tourbys in general. I have not seen a tourby that has a v2 :D
 
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jai04 said:
Most likely, there will be no other version of this to come out in the future. The demand is just too low, for tourbys in general. I have not seen a tourby that has a v2 :D
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Come to think of it, yeah! Looks like my search for the next tourbillon watch continues. [emoji29]
I'm just hoping for a decent skeleton tourbillon to be released actually, that will be the day my collection is finally complete!
 
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