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ZF AP 15500
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Hublot1704
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yeah, if it was a blue dial one I would keep it instead 
the blue one will definitely find its way in my collection this year
the blue one will definitely find its way in my collection this year Ordered for a friend, QC is already approved
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Hi mate, nice one but the screw s on the bezel does not look good, some are sunken and some are not. Or am i wrong
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Ordered for a friend, QC is already approved
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Hi mate, nice one but the screws on the bezel does not look good, some are sunken and some are not. Or am i wrong
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Hublot1704 if your friend refuses the watch because of that screw, consider me first in line to take it off your/his hands
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And 11mm on others (ie Trusty)... maybe someone with one and a caliper could help?
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Gen bezel screws for the modern AP ROOs and ROs are mostly flushed with the case. Ask me how I know.
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Hublot1704 if your friend refuses the watch because of that screw, consider me first in line to take it off your/his hands
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Haha I would say because everything else is correct on this one it would be stupid to reject it
maybe the screw on the caseback just needs to be tightened and then it is fixed, otherwise I don't think that it will be super visible on the wrist
Ok good question actually.
In the older generations ROOs and ROs, the screws can sometimes (but not always) be observed to be slightly sunken against the bezel surface. They were sometimes flush with the bezel surface. So they were NOT always sunken either.
In the modern ROOs and more recent ROs, the screws are mostly flushed with the bezel and I’ve barely seen even one sunken screw among the 10+ APs I own as well as the ones I’ve seen which belong to my fellow collectors.
Sunken screws aren’t a feature of AP watches for me and could be a matter of assembly variance rather than signature feature. If you search through pics on the internet you will be surprised also to see screws of varying heights on the same watch. Same goes for misaligned dates and crooked logos.
Guys here are far more picky on reps than the gen owners are in general. I find it ridiculous to superimpose grids on QC pics and reject a watch because something is imperceptibly off in alignment. Such members need to hand assemble their own watches instead of buying them from anywhere.
It’s a $500 watch which will look like a $500 watch even if everything is 100% micro-aligned.
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Interesting, I guess it could make a difference on a ROO, but on a RO the screws are so tiny it is difficult to notice the screws are even sunken.
Ok I mean if you’re spending time to mod an RO, then it makes sense to spend a little more additional time and effort to align and polish and sink the screws evenly as a “by the way” thing.
But to draw grid lines on QC pics is plain ridiculous and ignorant.
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So I just measured mine, I make it 10.67mm at thickest point which is xtal to xtal, case back to bezel is 10.35mm
Amazing thank you!
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