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OXF and Navitimer slide rule Bezels

Slanglican

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I don’t understand how the OXF factory can get the bezel markings right by stretching all the way to the dial on these TWA editions but so wrong on the new “B” logo navitimers or their older winged logo navitimers... Is it as simple as when they were released or what??
 

tkingjr

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Slanglican I think the factories use different suppliers for most of the parts. I am in the process of checking on my theory that the factory subcontracts most of the parts and perform the assembly when all the parts arrive. If they made all the parts they would not be able to hide a factory of that size. I am basing my thinking on what happens when there is a major blunder such as the crown made of steel going on a Titanium blackbird V1. We had to wait for months for the new crowns to arrive.
 

KJ2020

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Slanglican I think the factories use different suppliers for most of the parts. I am in the process of checking on my theory that the factory subcontracts most of the parts and perform the assembly when all the parts arrive. If they made all the parts they would not be able to hide a factory of that size. I am basing my thinking on what happens when there is a major blunder such as the crown made of steel going on a Titanium blackbird V1. We had to wait for months for the new crowns to arrive.

You are right bro

https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...nics-within-the-replica-watch-industry-part-1