This thread is about the appreciation of horology, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine watch, clock, or other timepiece.
>There often a reason the original owner wanted rid of a watch and sells it to WF at a loss. So they got rid of it because of the printing?
>I've seen many of those Cellini models irl and none had that lettering problem. You wouldn't see this kind of dodgy printing with the naked eye unless you were looking for it.
>high precision application like checking whether my freight train in remote Siberia or the Rockies is running according to timetable >lol I'll just use my phone as backup for the GPS
oh sorry I was unaware that user was a remote freight train driver
Robert Sanchez
No, user is a faggot LARPer who thinks mechanicals are railroad spec in 2018.
Ryder Bell
I'm sure you'll be fine taking pictures, how the fuck else are you meant to compare different models and how they wear?
Eli Ward
Bracelet. What's the deal with this watch anyway? It's not a fake but it's not a real model, is it just assembled from rejected parts?
Brayden Gutierrez
>it's cherry picked! >it's a replica! >it's a cheap Rolex! >it's second hand, so the lettering rubbed off! >Watchfinder got the watch cheap because of the faulty lettering, and Watchfinder put the faulty lettering on display on their Youtube channel even though they're trying to sell the watch for profit
Not coping well.
Noah Robinson
Idk, but it keeps good time and is built well, the finishing is about on par for Seiko too Nice bracelet too with solid end links Not sure what this movement is It looks similar to the 4R35 but it clearly isn't
man I'm so bad with finances. How much should I have in savings before buying a $5500 watch? Fuck knows but I want to
Dominic Jones
my theory is they get spare parts or excess production from the Seiko factories, ship them off elsewhere, then assemble them as a complete watch using a generic movement purchased somewhere else quality control is probably lower (considering the last one I had and returned has a misaligned bezel) but its not bad
Thomas Anderson
It's clearly 4R36, isn't that used in turtle?
Liam Mitchell
You know the co-axial escapement can be replaced right? Might need to replace it every 15 years or so...
Nicholas Hill
it has a different rotor though and the text on the rotor look different
Nolan Green
Honestly no idea why people are getting so triggered, it's accepted that Grand Seikos have god tier finishing and attention to detail. Even then a macro image like that is always going to highlight flaws. Like the dust on the "S" in the Grand Seiko. So for there to be small gaps where the lettering was printed on and the paint didn't spread evenly, so what? Still got crisp lines. Won't even notice considering just how tiny the "swiss made" tags are.
Will say however that the one in the WF video is an especially poor example from Rolex, and some people probably would notice those faults.
Henry Evans
>last a lifetime >if you replace everything every fifteen years You seriously can't be this stupid.
Adam Bailey
Early revision maybe? It says 4R36A, is turtle also A?
Joshua Reed
I should say right one is the certified legit version
Dylan Miller
I think its possibly an NH36
Jordan Butler
>Will say however that the one in the WF video is an especially poor example from Rolex As a whole, Rolex was never very loupe-friendly. Most of their iconic pieces were always intended as rugged tool watches. Even the famous flashy fluted bezels were created as a gripping surface for tightening the threaded case to make it watertight.
Jose Torres
It's merely one subsystem of this watch. From lots of reading I can hardly find any examples of it going wrong. Peopel are speculating that Omega are replacing them as part of the routine service but surely that's a good thing and they're not even charging for it. Do you have citation that it's a bad movement?
Jayden Gray
This has to be bait.
Josiah Adams
Probably an NH36 with a custom rotor. NH36 is the 4r36's name when sold to other companies.
Gavin Cook
>So for there to be small gaps where the lettering was printed on and the paint didn't spread evenly, so what? When you're paying more than $5000 for a watch, you don't want defects.
yea that's what I assume like I said probably extra seiko parts re-assembled outside the plant then fitted with a separately purchased movement if only it had a black day-date wheel it would be perfect