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Roger dubuis excalibur tourbillon by BBR - Full review
- Thread starter Dr Fun Socks
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Good question. I think for now I will stick to the poor rep strap as I bought this piece to wear at special occasions only as I do not really trust the RG plating. But might change my mind depending on how I actually end up using it
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Mine is on the way to orloff. Really excited to see the result in some weekGot to have a special strap for special occasions
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The v3 has? Maybe it just needs a bit of wearing in. Sharp edges on the teeth or something? Im still waiting for my strap so cant take it out yet!
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Yes V3. When I first got the watch it was a real bitch to wind. The crown is quite small and the the resistance on winding was stiff as f#$k. It used to hurt my fingers to wind the watch. But after winding it everyday for the last month it has loosened up considerably.
Are you fitting it with real croc straps?
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Good to know, my main complaint is the winding is terrible but ive only wound it up twice. Hopefully it gets a bit more free with time. Just worries me if any of the burr on the gears gets loose in the movement... yeah im getting a real croc made by orloff. Heres an example of an rd strap he made before:
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Good to know, my main complaint is the winding is terrible but ive only wound it up twice. Hopefully it gets a bit more free with time. Just worries me if any of the burr on the gears gets loose in the movement... yeah im getting a real croc made by orloff. Heres an example of an rd strap he made before:
Very nice mate.
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Yes, would you mind telling us how this is all done? Making a croc strap that is.
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Yeah just drop him an email (ill pm you his email). Send him your strap to take the plastic inserts out, and he’ll make whatever you want. He has a large catalogue of hides, pick what you like, its as easy as that!
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Can somebody tell me, or show a picture from the "night vision" of this watch. Does it have any lume?
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Gentlemen, I went to a Roger Dubuis boutique today to verify a long-held suspicion. I can confirm that BBR has indeed got the size of the watch in question wrong. The gen watch measures 42mm from bezel to bezel. The BBR however measures 42mm on the case but 44mm bezel to bezel. After having had the BBR for a couple of months, the moment I saw the gen, it was apparent that the gen watch is smaller.
Here is the gen next to my ROO (42mm)
Here is the same ROO with the BBR
It's not really obvious from the photos but believe me when you see it in person its a world of a difference. The other difference you can immediately spot is that the bridges on the gen are thinner than the BBR.
Here is the gen next to my ROO (42mm)
Here is the same ROO with the BBR
It's not really obvious from the photos but believe me when you see it in person its a world of a difference. The other difference you can immediately spot is that the bridges on the gen are thinner than the BBR.
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Anadrol5 nice research mate! For the money its still a decent watch. I mean we’re comparing a $700 rep to a £125k gen. Its never going to be perfect, but for what your spending its pretty good. Its not like a submariner the factory can easily buy, take apart and rep. And still mess up... Nice roo though!