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WWF Sky-Dweller
- Thread starter XLR8R
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I wonder if the WWF refers to the factory with those initials or something different. Those watches pictured are not Chinese reps but custom luxury watches by Designa Individual Watches (DiW). They are gen Skydwellers, customized in the same vein as Blaken and Bamford.
https://designa-individual.com/en/watches/world-timer
https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/sky-dweller-custom---world-timer-2-by-diw--id12180867.htm#gref
https://designa-individual.com/en/watches/world-timer
https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/sky-dweller-custom---world-timer-2-by-diw--id12180867.htm#gref
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N9 Factory rep version linked below has the same crappy datewheel as other rep Skydwellers. They use a DG2813 variant called the Mingzhu DG 5833. The datewheels are hard to improve on because the date window is too narrow to use any existing better font versions. I've been working off and on toward a custom one for quite a while now.
https://perfectarw.net/item.php?item_id=5753
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Mingzhu...-/322898140461
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https://perfectarw.net/item.php?item_id=5753
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Mingzhu...-/322898140461
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KJ2020
Looking at the magnification of the cyclops makes me think that using a better crystal one that has better magnification and AR coating might give that date the illusion of being better. I’m sure it’s already being looked at and worked on by Prof if not maybe get him involved
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Looking at the magnification of the cyclops makes me think that using a better crystal one that has better magnification and AR coating might give that date the illusion of being better. I’m sure it’s already being looked at and worked on by Prof if not maybe get him involved
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KJ2020
Looking at the magnification of the cyclops makes me think that using a better crystal one that has better magnification and AR coating might give that date the illusion of being better. I’m sure it’s already being looked at and worked on by Prof if not maybe get him involved
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Already have that block checked bro. 2xAR crystal is a nice improvement but it only serves to make the DW stand out as the glaring eyesore that it is. I think I can do better, with the help of some friends!
BTW I made a mod that allows for a manual change of the month indicator. It really chafes my ass that I can't put this all together for so long but the DW issue is a dealbreaker til it can be improved. We just need to make the print bleed a little less so it isn't so bold.
Pad printing is the solution, but it's $800 to create a cliche (stencil) and $200 for a minimum order run. Hmmm, for a $148 rep? Ouch.
https://www.ts-stations.cn/mobile/products.php?CateId=567
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Already have that block checked bro. 2xAR crystal is a nice improvement but it only serves to make the DW stand out as the glaring eyesore that it is. I think I can do better, with the help of some friends!
BTW I made a mod that allows for a manual change of the month indicator. It really chafes my ass that I can't put this all together for so long but the DW issue is a dealbreaker til it can be improved.
Figured you’d be all over it
well done bro Thanks for all you do stay safe
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Do those movements even work close to the right way? Datewheel aesthetics aside, seems like a complex watch to rep.
Looks like they used an ETA datewheel overlay on a DG movement with A narrow date window dial. Just don't look too much at the date when there are two digits showing, lol.
That looks really horrible
On the picture at the beginning of the threat the date looks much better and all visible. Also the sel looks awesome
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That isn't a datewheel, it's a second time zone hour wheel. The watch is a rep of a custom luxury watch by Designa Individual Watches (DiW). They are gen Skydwellers, customized in the same vein as Blaken and Bamford.
https://designa-individual.com/en/watches/world-timer
- 12/3/18
- 35,634
- 71,173
- 113
- 12/3/18
- 35,634
- 71,173
- 113
Those watches pictured are not Chinese reps but custom luxury watches by Designa Individual Watches (DiW). They are gen Skydwellers, customized in the same vein as Blaken and Bamford.
https://designa-individual.com/en/watches/world-timer