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ZF's Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
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Sadly it is an on and off thing between the FF and me. Had every good version out there but as soon as i put it on my wrist, i feel more comfy with all my Pams. So ibsold all of them very quickly to get back as much cash as possible due to the high demand at the time.
Had the chance to look under a stereo microscope.
Apart from the bezel which I can turn 1-2degree to the right, the hour hands and hour makers are badly scratched too. At certain angles when viewing normally, I can see them as smudges.
Crooked 12, which is not so obvious when viewed normally.
Scratched hour hand:
Scratched hour marker:
Not sure what is that at 3 o clock marker:
Of course this can't be seen during QC due to the not so good quality of TD's camera. But I hope that zf can improve on this or use tweezers to avoid the scratches? Not sure.
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Apart from the bezel which I can turn 1-2degree to the right, the hour hands and hour makers are badly scratched too. At certain angles when viewing normally, I can see them as smudges.
Crooked 12, which is not so obvious when viewed normally.
Scratched hour hand:
Scratched hour marker:
Not sure what is that at 3 o clock marker:
Of course this can't be seen during QC due to the not so good quality of TD's camera. But I hope that zf can improve on this or use tweezers to avoid the scratches? Not sure.
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Had the chance to look under a stereo microscope.
Apart from the bezel which I can turn 1-2degree to the right, the hour hands and hour makers are badly scratched too. At certain angles when viewing normally, I can see them as smudges.
Crooked 12, which is not so obvious when viewed normally.
Scratched hour hand:
Scratched hour marker:
Not sure what is that at 3 o clock marker:
Of course this can't be seen during QC due to the not so good quality of TD's camera. But I hope that zf can improve on this or use tweezers to avoid the scratches? Not sure.
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Why are you causing yourself this much grief? Granted, ZF quality control is notoriously iffy at best, but these "stereo" magnifications go beyond the pale of what's reasonable. You will never see those smudges/scratches with unaided eyes. But now that you have, they'll never be unseen.
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Any macro shots in any lighting conditions from the dial markers on a ZF FF would now be highly appreciated guys. 
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Looked at my ZF BPFF using a 10x and hands and numbers all look clean, the 2 in the 12 is very very slightly crooked. I rejected my first one which had a horribly crooked 2 and the TD but they said its a known issue and a lot of them are like that. My bezel will also rock back a sec or so. All in all I'm very happy with it except for the straps, which as usual for me and my ridiculous wrist, don't even come close to fitting. It's currently on a 5 ring OD nato
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Angus announced toro have Gen or replicated from Gen Ask any TD Here
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Had the chance to look under a stereo microscope.
Apart from the bezel which I can turn 1-2degree to the right, the hour hands and hour makers are badly scratched too. At certain angles when viewing normally, I can see them as smudges.
Crooked 12, which is not so obvious when viewed normally.
Scratched hour hand:
Scratched hour marker:
Not sure what is that at 3 o clock marker:
Of course this can't be seen during QC due to the not so good quality of TD's camera. But I hope that zf can improve on this or use tweezers to avoid the scratches? Not sure.
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Just took this photo of Gen at similar mag. None of this detail could be seen without big mag.
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