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VSF PAM88
- Thread starter Blshh
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- 18/12/15
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BTW, I tried capecodding brushed metal before and while it didn't ruin the metal, it didn't quite..... get polished lol. I am usually very bad at these things so maybe it will work better for you.
There are guides on this in the repair section. In short, it will not be possible to recreate the factory polish by hand. But you can make it "shiny".
Of course, this depends on many factors, and most importantly, the surface area.
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- 18/12/15
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After dwelling on it a bit I’m afraid to get a half ass result. I.e I might just go with the brushed CG until I find a replacement on eBay.
Well usually polishing with cape cod is reserved for buffing out scratches on polished surfaces. Although one can think of a brushed surface as having many uniformly done scratches, it would be very difficult if not impossible to replicate factory polishing with only cape cod and some elbow grease.
Yes, of course, it depends, first of all, on the depth and thickness of the satin "scratches". Also, of course, capecode seems to be not the best way, not invented for this, but nevertheless, it is quite common material. I polished the fully satinized case with a goi-paste baby cloth, but the result was mediocre. The watch was polished, but a lot of effort was spent and the polishing was little cloudy.
However, I am sure that, as I said, in the corresponding section there is clearly enough more complete topics for those wishing to try, but I would call this situation a choice between good satin finish and bad polish, in which of two evils, I would choose the former.
seafoam
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Ok really disappointed about the movement situation! I emailed Trusty to see if i can return the watch. I should have known. The movement looks nothing like a 7750! WTF VSF????!!!!
Just share my experience. I had pam531 which GMT function also like Pam88 12 hours instead of 24 hours . Returned to tb Trust dealer and exchange to pam441 ceramic. Top up the remaining balance.
Was very excited about this release. then 12hr GMT kills it for me. Oh well at least 1313 is still a good release
If you can find a rep-friendly watchsmith who can do the polishing, it can probably be done at the cost of 2 cape cod. There was one near me and although I did not experience it first hand, a friend got his scratched up watch re-polished and it looked good as new for $20. He could probably turn a brushed finish polished for the same price although 1) i don't have a watch that I want to turn from brushed to polished and 2) either the smith is closed because of the pandemic or he closed up permanently.
If not and only the CG is the concern, cheaper to buy an aftermarket polished CG.
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Crystal:
Vsf crystal clarity is very good. Almost disappears at some angles. Noob is very milky.
Caseback:
Noob engravings are deeper and more crisp. Vsf engravings look lower quality
CG side profile:
VSF (Satin brushed):
Noob: high polish
Overall:
SDs
Vsf crystal clarity is very good. Almost disappears at some angles. Noob is very milky.
Caseback:
Noob engravings are deeper and more crisp. Vsf engravings look lower quality
CG side profile:
VSF (Satin brushed):
Noob: high polish
Overall:
SDs
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The watch looks really nice and your pics are great bud but the watch is a joke and takes the the piss out of us with a 24hr hand that doesn’t function correctly. Not seen nonsense like this for over 15 years! Sorry!
They don’t deserve to sell any but there are lots of mugs out there with a desperate need to empty their pockets lol.
Rant over. Might have to buy one haha!
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They don’t deserve to sell any but there are lots of mugs out there with a desperate need to empty their pockets lol.
Rant over. Might have to buy one haha!
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The cg and the 12hr GMT are not the only flaws. In my opinion the surface of the subdial is also false. The gen is chequered (?). See pics:
The topic of second sub-dials and their concentric circles is well covered in ALE PAM GUIDE.
Well, the old Noob polished CG was pretty bad on this example as well when it comes to the lever, polishing is off.
Of course that does not take the VSF's new version flaws off, but tells us we don't have any properly good version as today.
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Of course that does not take the VSF's new version flaws off, but tells us we don't have any properly good version as today.
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