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V7 will release Ingenieur!
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I've bought several watch straps from AliExpress. All fit terribly and are of terrible quality. I ended up modifying a "nylon" strap. The nylon is simply a wrap around a rubber interior. It works but is terrible in quality. However, I deal with the terrible quality since I find steel bracelets unbearably uncomfortable. I wish there were better options.
The end links to the straps are all the same no matter which seller from AliExpress. The end links are 0.5mm too small. They are also shaped incorrectly. When installed, the corners stick up vertically. This makes the watch look like there are pillars at the ends. I ended up removing the end links and using the end links from the steel bracelet. End link removed from nylon strap:
Here you can see the nylon strap attached to the end links that came with the steel bracelet. The end links that come with the steel bracelet do not stick up in the air when worn. The major problem was that the nylon strap was made with an end link that was 0.5mm too small. I had to pry the nylon strap wider to make it fit the end link from the steel bracelet. Photo of the strap attached to the end link and watch:
The strap is such poor quality. You can clearly see the nylon skin wrapped around the rubber interior. At certain spots, you can see where the wrap starts and ends like a sticker. It's especially noticeable around the screws:
However, the clasp isn't terrible and is quite comfortable:
No idea how they get started get started but happened a few times that there was noise about factory x being about to produce rep y way before it was confirmed by the factories
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- 25/9/22
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- 25/9/22
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Yes and it's hard to produce with an expensive price
I mean think about the hundreds and hundreds of replica models, what do we find? I can only think of 4 Titanium bracelet models off the top of my head, correct me if I'm wrong....
Only XF Pelagos, EWE/TW Titanium Yachtmaster 42, and the ZF 15202IP. VSF just released Titanium mesh NTTD v5. VS+ abandoned the Titanium bracelet after making it for a few months. 3 out of the 4 released within the last 2 years, XF Pelagos released a few years ago.
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swiss made print is symmetric... that's great!
how is the blue tone compared to gen? I'm not the best to judge
how is the blue tone compared to gen? I'm not the best to judge
Hard to say without a proper comparison with the gen next to the rep, light plays a big roleswiss made print is symmetric... that's great!
how is the blue tone compared to gen? I'm not the best to judge
Dial is s&?! the texture is not deep enough compared to gen... it's a deal braker.
Will stick with black one.
Assuming your concern has legs, texture is the same for all colors from the same factory.
I agree, black is the safe choice.
Rep factories rarely nail the blue tone.
Not sure, it's not that simple, how the dial catches the light has a big role.do you spot the difference? it's not deep enough compared to gen...other rep colors are with deep pattern almost like gen.
My question would be, are the rep black and aqua dials any better?
I would expect the same texture from V7F regardless of the color