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Which Santos XL accepts gen dial?

willthewristmaster99

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Bought this dial on eBay, wanna have a cheap little build like the one in the pic (non installed is BVF dial)

My question is, can other factory XL accept gen dial? 3KF? What is regarded as the best? I believe the NWBIG list says BVF is the best as a super clone. Is 3KF better? Dial is not a factor obviously!

Thanks in advance!
 

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Gen bezel and glass fit flawlessly on my BVF (and clasp). But I can still only give an assumption as to the dial. I’ve actually been holding out on doing the dial swap myself until I’ve heard a success story 😅.
 
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I've got a gen dial on order for the WSSA0037 grey dial model. I couldn't live with the lack of dial lume 😂. I'll keep you guys updated when it arrives.
 

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I've got a gen dial on order for the WSSA0037 grey dial model. I couldn't live with the lack of dial lume 😂. I'll keep you guys updated when it arrives.
Please do as I’m holding off a gen dial and a base watch in which to install it until someone can give us insight one way or the other!
 
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Did some reading, one of the gen dial feet needs snipping but one of the gen dial feet matches up with the BVF, among other potential build complications. This build has been discussed on Reddit by a couple of people.

I’ve paid for a blue dial 40mm with a non TD today and shall see how it does with the factory dial before I commit to mod word.
 
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Did some reading, one of the gen dial feet needs snipping but one of the gen dial feet matches up with the BVF, among other potential build complications. This build has been discussed on Reddit by a couple of people.

I’ve paid for a blue dial 40mm with a non TD today and shall see how it does with the factory dial before I commit to mod word.
Race is on to get the gen dial installed into a BVF santos first.
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