ZF 15400 - First pictures

[RonP]

Tigerdragon What TD did you use?

You seem to have gotten a great watch with the sunburst effect which is not seen on most of the videos for this watch.

 

[Tigerdragon]

KSwatches was my TD and it's the last batch.

It could be just the lighting because on other lights I have zero sunburst effect.

 

[Tigerdragon]

Daylight video:

 

[Mildeepsea]

I received my second ZF QC pics from a new watch and again the rubber of the gasket is sticking out this time in a different place... Is it bad luck or can you guys check if your ZF gasket is aligned correctly? Thank you!

 

[Tigerdragon]

I saw something interesting, all the videos ive posted have a "Z+" tag around the clasp, mine has a "ZF" tag? Is there really a difference between "Z+" and "ZF" i thought its the same? That could explain why some people have different dials.

Look here:

You can clearly see "Z+" mine says "ZF" iam so confused. So Z+ is NOT ZF factory? also mine has a ZF sticker the other ones has a black Z+ sticker.

My tag:

Look Black "Z+" Sticker on the crystal + "Z+" tag:

Mine has a different sticker + "ZF" tag:

Also look at the picture from Blackcalf

Also ZF Sticker, the puretime ones was first.

"ZF" maybe second batch with different dial?

 

[Rolemars]

Thank you very much for all the detailed videos and pictures Tigerdragon .
ZF and Z+f are the same thing. Probably a rebrand to escape authorities. Chinese stuff

 

[Tigerdragon]

Iam actually not sure about that because my dial really looks different than the "mate" dials, also the new Jtime QCs from today (reddit) has the Z+ tag and mate dial. Very strange.

KSwatches and idea? Did ZF make two different blue dials?

I was surprised myself because everyone says the dial has no sunburst effect etc but mine clearly has. So strange.

 

[Kitaro]

Iam actually not sure about that because my dial really looks different than the "mate" dials, also the new Jtime QCs from today (reddit) has the Z+ tag and mate dial. Very strange.

KSwatches and idea? Did ZF make two different blue dials?

I was surprised myself because everyone says the dial has no sunburst effect etc but mine clearly has. So strange.

Mine is also came without a sticker but a black Z+ badge...and no sunburst...probably is the same company but different batch....


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[Tigerdragon]

Its very interesting because all the videos ive saw had very dark blue (mate), except one video which had an sunburst effect. My watch has a more lighter blue with dark as sunburst effect. Its hard to make videos from it because it reflects the lights completely different. It really looks amazing.

Kitaro

With a black sticker or with a normal one like in the picture? To be clear the "mate" dial has no effect at all? So its just dark blue without anything?

 

[Jasonp]

Thanks for sharing TigerDragon,,
looks great on your wrist and the ZandFs more deeper ,,,richer , blue looks identical to the present gen blue dial imho,,,,JF blue more like the gen from a few years ago,,,,

 

[TTAW1]

Tigerdragon I think your right. My blue dial came with the black Z+ Tag. The dial seems lighter and more Matte than yours. Here’s a picture of mine under bright store lights. Mine was purchased from Intime.
I also have a loud rotor and floppy logo on the bracelet which doesn’t affect the clasp security

 

[Dr Fun Socks]

The plot thickens...

 

[Kitaro]

Its very interesting because all the videos ive saw had very dark blue (mate), except one video which had an sunburst effect. My watch has a more lighter blue with dark as sunburst effect. Its hard to make videos from it because it reflects the lights completely different. It really looks amazing.

Kitaro

With a black sticker or with a normal one like in the picture? To be clear the "mate" dial has no effect at all? So its just dark blue without anything?

The color is like yours and there is a sunburs but not as vivid as yours , I don’t know could be the light. I never hold the real one so can’t say what is real what not, hopefully some of the guys here who has the gen can comment


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[Kitaro]

Tigerdragon I think your right. My blue dial came with the black Z+ Tag. The dial seems lighter and more Matte than yours. Here’s a picture of mine under bright store lights. Mine was purchased from Intime

Ok, after seeing your pics, mine looks the same and also came with black Z+.
What’s going on here. I got mine from puretime


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[KSwatches]

Iam actually not sure about that because my dial really looks different than the "mate" dials, also the new Jtime QCs from today (reddit) has the Z+ tag and mate dial. Very strange.

KSwatches and idea? Did ZF make two different blue dials?

I was surprised myself because everyone says the dial has no sunburst effect etc but mine clearly has. So strange.

Not sure about ZF and ZF+.

All ours have the ZF sticker and I have yet to see a bad one.


Ps. Glad you liked your one. Looks great on you mate


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[KSwatches]

I have x3 at home. Blue and gray.

Will make a comparison on Friday and maybe you guys could comment on whether you can see sunburst or not (ZF vs ZF+)

They all look the same to me lol.

 

[Tigerdragon]

Yeah sure i like mine the problem is its so hard to capture it on camera because the dial is vivid as hell, sometimes its to dark sometimes its very bright (depends on the light) but i can get the same color as the pictures from @TTAW its a little confusing.

Maybe its really a batch thing? Z+ = old batch and ZF = new batch?

 

[stufuse]

Didn’t I Read Z+F were a Taiwanese factory, they released an iwc mark xvii, I’m sure Kobe posted it earlier in the year


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[Tigerdragon]

So they are the same? Because everything is the same except the dial? When iam looking on the other pictures even the printing is the same

 

[Tigerdragon]

New photos tried to capture same shades of the blue:

also new video:

Also they used a "J" Series Gen Sample, "K" Series is from 2018/2019, so this here must be 2017 or something.

https://www.watchpatrol.net/listing/733349/

Looks pretty spot on.