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The 4500V Reps are here and they are good! What to look for in your QC.

rockdaytona

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Update time, installed the silver dial now:

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^^ Gen on right. Gen always on right in following pics.
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^^ZF dial lacks deep black of the blackened white gold indices on gen. They look almost gray at most angles.
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^^ Gen indices darker, cross has better bevels on gen
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^^ gen is darker again
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^^ gen is darker. However overall conclusion is that gen dial isn't NEEDED but is a wonderful upgrade.
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^^ sanded dial feet down :(
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^^ Rotor has a sticker on top, as with most Miyota 9015 reps. I remove it when working on the watch as it doesn't put unnecessary pressure on the rotor that can sometimes be sloppily pressed in.
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^^ some people use glue, I like dial stickers
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^^ Hour hand hits the indices as a default. I had to slightly bend the collar so the hour hand barely cleared all indices. I noticed it had difficulty at the bigger indices of 12, 6 and 9. As a result the other 3 hands had to be adjusted to accommodate as well.
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All ready to go
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STUNNING
 
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germanynrw

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Hello sir,
I have a gen dial on my watch, but it was glued, because otherwise it was not possible to use it. And the rotor was removed because it was to loud, and now I see my watch loose till 15-20 seconds per day, how I can regulate it? Did you mean itc can be because of the rotor?

Thank you very much🙏

 

germanynrw

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Hello sir,
I have a gen dial on my watch, but it was glued, because otherwise it was not possible to use it. And the rotor was removed because it was to loud, and now I see my watch loose till 15-20 seconds per day, how I can regulate it? Did you mean itc can be because of the rotor?

Thank you very much🙏

 

locvs

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ZF dial looks great compared to gen. The differences are so minimal considering the price point.
 

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Do 8F have seminar quality problems as ZF bracelets, Date disk alignment, dial VC cross issues and movement problems and low amps?
 

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I have 2 x Overseas in order over at PT but still no QCs. Are both 8F and ZF out of stock ?
 
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Richyv

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Not really a fan of RG but that is beautiful. How does the blue dial look in person ... online it looks black? Thanks
 

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Not really a fan of RG but that is beautiful. How does the blue dial look in person ... online it looks black? Thanks
RG is basically the same watch as the SS but only plated. The blue dial pops like crazy. In the wrist in sunlight this is lit AF.
 
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Richyv

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How's the durability of the plating. I'm not hard on my watches but RG would make me nervous.
 

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I have 2 x Overseas in order over at PT but still no QCs. Are both 8F and ZF out of stock ?
On your QC photos the gold unit looks good with bezel aligned and the cross under 12 marker aligned. The silver unit not so good - bezel and cross are misaligned. Are they both ZF ?
 

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On your QC photos the gold unit looks good with bezel aligned and the cross under 12 marker aligned. The silver unit not so good - bezel and cross are misaligned. Are they both ZF ?
Both 8F