tonysoprano211 0 Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Hi guys! I was ready to wait for another week but look what surprised me @ home! Ordered some 2 weeks ago, received today. Thanks toro!!!! I did my best to capture the first impressions. What I noticed so far (= in the past 60 minutes): -Looks good, feels good. -The edges are a bit too sharp -The bracelet is a bit stiff -the crown on the glass (tried to make a pic of it )is almost invisible -the lume is not as blue as on the pics. a bit blueish-greenish -the 12:00 crown on the rehault is MAYBE 1/5mm off to the left. definetely hard to spot -the pearl is well centered Lookig forward to your comments. Also critical comments (on improvements, tells and imperfections) most welcome! As a noob in this hobby I need to learn :-) Edited September 30, 2014 by tonysoprano211 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevoWution 3 Posted September 30, 2014 Congrats on the new watch!! Looks great!! I will agree, in most circumstances, the lume is more of a green-blue. When it's fully charged however, it's a blue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daywatch 4 Posted September 30, 2014 Looks really good. Congrats and wear it well some cheap solutions: Bracelet: take it off and soak it 24 hrs. in Baby Oil (Johnssons ), clean with warm water & toothbrush/paste Sharp edges: in Pafumeries they sell special Nail polish files with 4 different layers from coarse to ultrafine - get one and work over the sharp edges, also good to polish tiny scratches 1/5mm off: something for later once You have some fine screwdrivers, bluetac and an o-ring-greaser; You just open the backcase (ducttape), loosen (not unscrew) the 2 movement holder screws and give it a tiny, tiny move without forcing the stem with a toothpick - grease the backcase o-ring - put it all together - should be waterproof as well for swimming:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Thank you!!!! As our neighbours from the dark side aksed me - a pic update. With a better resolution this time. Thank you for the advice, daywatch. Is there any step by step tutorial for that? PS: Just checked the time keeping: +3-4s in 18h. Ok, I guess... Edited September 30, 2014 by tonysoprano211 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted September 30, 2014 How about the AR? Is that ok. Shall I have it AR-ed? The lens has a slight purple hue. Does not disturb me a lot but if there is an easy way to get rid of it, I'd do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC1221 44 Posted September 30, 2014 the crystal shouldnt have AR rolex doesnt use AR. the only part of a crystal that should have AR is under the cyclop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevoWution 3 Posted October 1, 2014 Looks really good. Congrats and wear it well some cheap solutions: Bracelet: take it off and soak it 24 hrs. in Baby Oil (Johnssons ), clean with warm water & toothbrush/paste Sharp edges: in Pafumeries they sell special Nail polish files with 4 different layers from coarse to ultrafine - get one and work over the sharp edges, also good to polish tiny scratches 1/5mm off: something for later once You have some fine screwdrivers, bluetac and an o-ring-greaser; You just open the backcase (ducttape), loosen (not unscrew) the 2 movement holder screws and give it a tiny, tiny move without forcing the stem with a toothpick - grease the backcase o-ring - put it all together - should be waterproof as well for swimming:) Haha Daywatch, I've noticed you're like RWG's resident Macgyver. You seem to have a quick and easy solution to everything with common household items!! Appreciate the advice I'll be trying the baby oil trick on my BK Sub-C, as one or two of my links squeak a bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daywatch 4 Posted October 1, 2014 Looks really good. Congrats and wear it well some cheap solutions: Bracelet: take it off and soak it 24 hrs. in Baby Oil (Johnssons ), clean with warm water & toothbrush/paste Sharp edges: in Pafumeries they sell special Nail polish files with 4 different layers from coarse to ultrafine - get one and work over the sharp edges, also good to polish tiny scratches 1/5mm off: something for later once You have some fine screwdrivers, bluetac and an o-ring-greaser; You just open the backcase (ducttape), loosen (not unscrew) the 2 movement holder screws and give it a tiny, tiny move without forcing the stem with a toothpick - grease the backcase o-ring - put it all together - should be waterproof as well for swimming:) Haha Daywatch, I've noticed you're like RWG's resident Macgyver. You seem to have a quick and easy solution to everything with common household items!! Appreciate the advice I'll be trying the baby oil trick on my BK Sub-C, as one or two of my links squeak a bit Thanks Revo always try to look through cheap and mainly "available without ordering and waiting" household&supermarket stuff first: for removing the bracelet I use a double cardboard box, lined with a window cleaning leather: the leather secures the watch well without scratching it, all loose pieces are clear and safe in the box even if You get interrupted - and it helps in catching flying lugbars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enzo260 0 Posted October 1, 2014 It looks Very good. As an owner of several Gen Subs including a 2014 I am amazed by how nice some of these watches look! I must be terrible at this because I can't find anything wrong with this watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemist 0 Posted October 1, 2014 GOt the same one not long ago. Very nice watch my friend. How does the DWO look? is it centered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevoWution 3 Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks Revo always try to look through cheap and mainly "available without ordering and waiting" household&supermarket stuff first: for removing the bracelet I use a double cardboard box, lined with a window cleaning leather: the leather secures the watch well without scratching it, all loose pieces are clear and safe in the box even if You get interrupted - and it helps in catching flying lugbars That's a great idea actually. I spent 15 minutes sprawled on the carpet, looking for the lug bar end off my VC Jubilee 1755 the other weekend. It ricocheted off my desk lamp and onto the carpet when I was putting the bracelet back on LOL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gacko 0 Posted October 1, 2014 Beautiful watch and details. Great job, by the way, which version have you choose? Tnx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 1, 2014 Thank you for your commenst and ideas! I will try the "greasing" this weekend. What's better babyoil or WD40? @ Gacko. I went for an asian 2836. @ tkhiem: the DWO seems to be well centered. Just interested - what does an uncentered DWO look like? BTW: I just discovered another feature - the date changes at exactly 12:00PM :-) PS: It's the noob v4 version from toro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemist 0 Posted October 1, 2014 This is what an uncentered DWo looks like: As you can see the number is more pushed down on the bottom, leaving more space on top than on bottom. It's more visible with two digit number on. Modder can fix it but i just ignore it and leave it there for the time being Yes and the time does change at exactly midnight too ;-). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 1, 2014 This is mine. Guess the centering is ok... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemist 0 Posted October 1, 2014 This is mine. Guess the centering is ok... Its def better than mine bro. Wear it well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks, bro. How about the time keeping? I just realized that my watch is ~ 10-12 sec fast within 24h. Is it worth, trying to regulate it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n of 1 0 Posted October 1, 2014 nice watch! I'm a first poster here but have participated on lots of other forums. At 10-12 sec fast in 24 hrs I'd leave it alone. Assuming you have a rotation you'll probably be switching off to another watch long before you have to make an adjustment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rusty peters 0 Posted October 1, 2014 I would leave the time keeping alone for now. Let it settle in for the next month. 10 sec/day is just fine. Keep in mind these are reps. Slight sharpness on the bracelet is to be expected. If you need perfection, it costs $8000 at your Rolex dealer. It looks like you got a great example of the v4 sub! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks! I will follow your advice and let it settle in :-) The only thing I really want to do is having it pressure checked. I'll do that next time I pick up my other watches which are being repaired right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DR3M3L 4 Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks, bro. How about the time keeping? I just realized that my watch is ~ 10-12 sec fast within 24h. Is it worth, trying to regulate it? Without a timegrapher, no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemist 0 Posted October 2, 2014 Yea i would just leave it man . Too much hassle for a 10 seconds variable . Maybe send it to KenNy for some magic blue illumination so he can regulate it at the same time too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 2, 2014 Sounds good. But Kenny is CONUS located, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jingo.smile 0 Posted October 2, 2014 Kenny is in the EU. Btw, great watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonysoprano211 0 Posted October 2, 2014 I just realized that he is in Slovakia. That's good. PM sent ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
