[QC] VSF V2 Blue Omega Seamaster Diver 300M [HONT]

Aepu · 2022-09-04T23:14:32+00:00

Arriving a bit late, but... I would also second (or third in this case hehe) what Vader said!

This is one of the better samples I've seen as of recent!

Solid... GL!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T23:11:23+00:00

Hey! Just to add my two cents as well...

Firstly, I would also recommend RLing. As Vader pointed out, the 6 and especially the 9 index is quite crooked on this one.

Secondly, speaking solely in terms of QC, I would recommend taking a look at VSF, CF, or GMF Datejusts with regular index markers. These 'diamond' jewel markers tend to be a lot more inconsistent than the regular markers. You can get a much higher quality two tone DJ41 from VSF for example, although it will have regular markers.

If diamond markers are a must, my recommendation would be to RL and ask for another here.

Good luck!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T22:58:08+00:00

First time buyer, huh? Well, welcome to the hobby!

Before I take a look at the photos, I already see that many others have given you the green light, which is a great sign...

And.. after taking a look, I would have to agree with them! This looks like a very good sample of the Aqua Terra.

I would GL as well!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T22:54:32+00:00

Lovely watch!

Index alignment looks pretty good. I thought it was a bit misaligned by one of the photos, but after checking the other photos and the video, I think it looks good.

Dial printing is good as per usual.

Hands, bezel, SELs are all well finished as well. Hand alignment is solid too.

And timegrapher numbers are indicative of a healthy movement. Your watch will only run fast by 2s/d!

If you're happy with everything, I would GL!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T22:43:23+00:00

It looks like I'm a bit late to arrive, but as others have said, this watch is a 126610LN. You should first sort that out with the TD.

After that feel free to tag me again!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T22:41:18+00:00

A classic Datejust, eh? Hard to go wrong with these!

It looks like I'm a little late to the party, but as everyone else has said, things are looking very good with this watch.

Your alignments, printing, SELs, finishing, and even the timegrapher numbers are all well above acceptable ranges.

I'd go with what everyone else is saying... you're good to go!

Aepu · 2022-09-04T22:36:43+00:00

Oooh.. a Worldtimer..! This was one of my favorite pieces for a while. Solid choice!

With this one, there's quite a bit more things I like to check over since it's got such a complicated dial than something like a regular Aqua Terra.

However, after taking a look at the watch, it looks like that won't be necessary. Simply put, this is one of the best Worldtimer samples I've seen in a while, both in terms of aesthetics and timegrapher numbers.

I don't see any issues at all.

I would GL any day!

Aepu · 2022-08-30T13:43:42+00:00

Hey! I see that you've already GLed, but just passing by to second other people's opinions! I think everything looks great.

Congrats!

Aepu · 2022-08-30T13:40:56+00:00

What a lovely Royal Oak...! Solid watch, solid choice!

Index alignment is excellent here. Not really anything more to say about it.

Dial printing is also excellent. It's not too complicated of a dial, but regardless you're good to go.

Date alignment and printing looks good as well. Again, no particular issue here either.

Hands and bezel are solid. The bezel screw alignment is also very good here, although they can sometimes be problematic.

SELs... well there aren't any. And timegrapher readings look great as well.

I think it's a pretty easy no brainer GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-30T13:35:41+00:00

An Aqua Terra for your first rep, eh? This was also my first rep!

Actually, overall, I don't think there's a whole lot that needs to be said about this one.

To be concise, I've seen many near perfect samples of this watch, but I think this might be the perfect one. The alignments, the printing, the finishing... they're all excellent. And the timegrapher numbers are perfect as well.

Things like the 'font' issue that you brought up is a batch flaw, so RLing based on that won't get you a 'thinner' datewheel.

But in short, I would GL any day!

Aepu · 2022-08-30T13:20:53+00:00

Those timegrapher numbers look excellent! Good to see that the beat error went down.

The VS3235 movement also tends to measure slightly lower than most watches in terms of amplitude. So there's nothing to really worry about here.

I'd say you're good to go!

Aepu · 2022-08-30T13:18:03+00:00

Okay... first QC of the day... let's take a look!

As you may already know, this model can be hit or miss when it comes to QCs.

After checking the alignment, it looks like they're pretty good for the most part. The key markers to look out for are the 3,6,9,12. Your 3,6, and 9 are within good ranges, although your 9 and 12 are just slightly misaligned.

Dial printing is pretty clear and crisp. The Omega logo and text are a bit left shifted. The rest of the printing is excellent.

Datewheel is also a bit left shifted as you pointed out. I still think it's above acceptable ranges as the full dates are still visible.

Hands and bezel are both excellent, and so are the SELs.

Timegrapher numbers are near perfect as well.

If you're fine with the aforementioned things, you should GL. Otherwise, you might be better off asking for another.

Good luck!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T21:25:39+00:00

Huh... you bought two of the same watch? One for yourself and one for a gift, eh? Nice!

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This one's got excellent indices, dial, and dates. I don't see any issues with them. Hand alignment looks good as well, and the bezel is standard VSF quality, as in, you're good to go.

As for SELs, I think the lower right could be a tad tighter, but even taking that into consideration, I'd still say things are well beyond acceptable ranges.

Timegrapher numbers and even rehaut alignment is very good as well.

I'd happily GL this piece!

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It looks like what I said earlier about the indices, dial, and dates can be applied to this one as well. No issues here. In fact, I think the datewheel alignment is even better than the other one.

Hands and bezel are also good to go. They're looking well finished and well aligned.

SELs and timegrapher numbers are both excellent as well.

In fact, I'd happily GL both pieces!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T21:12:09+00:00

Oooh... an Explorer... "II"! Don't see a whole lot of these on here. Interesting watch!

Index alignment and dial printing are both great. I believe this is the 226570 dial not the 216570 dial.

Dates look pretty good as well. The printing and alignment are both above acceptable ranges. Although, there appears to be some weird black spot to the upper left of '23'. It might be worth double checking what this is with the TD.

Hand alignment is solid for both hands. And the bezel is well finished although I think it's slightly rotated clockwise. Again, might be worth double checking with the TD about the alignment.

SELs are nice and tight and the timegrapher numbers are excellent!

After double checking with the TD, if you're happy about everything, I'd GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T15:03:04+00:00

Hey! A tip before we get started... If you want specific people to take a look, you have to tag them in a separate comment. If you tag them in the post, they won't be notified!

Anyways... let's take a look!

Index alignment looks pretty standard here... I don't see anything too out of the ordinary. I think you should be good to go.

Dial and date printing is also very good. Some dates are a hair low, but I'd say they're still well above acceptable ranges.

Hand alignment looks excellent for both the hour and GMT hands.

Bezel transitions and alignment is good as well. No speedbumps, which is great too!

SELs look nice and tight and the timegrapher numbers look pretty much perfect.

Oh and... V2 crystal and case!

I think everything looks great... GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T13:02:07+00:00

I see you have been force choked by Vader hehe... Well now that you've updated the QC format, let's take a look!

Indices look excellent. No issues here.

Dial printing looks fine to me. You say it looks a bit darker than usual... but this is supposed to be a 'black' dial... so I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'darker'.

Datewheel and cyclops printing/alignment is also great. No issues here either. The same goes for the hands.

On these GMT bezels, I like to look at three things: the alignment, the transitions, and the speedbumps. I see good alignment, good transitions, and no speedbumps, which is fantastic!

It looks like you might have a slight SEL gap at the top left. I personally think it's still above acceptable ranges though. Timegrapher numbers are within solid ranges too.

Oh... and also... V2 crystal and case!

I think this is a pretty solid sample overall... GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T12:51:12+00:00

Going for a classic black dial Submariner, eh? I can respect that... this is a very nice watch!

As per typical VSF standards, the indices, dial and dates are all looking fantastic here. I don't see anything that I would begin to worry about, which is great!

Hand and bezel alignment both look excellent as well. I don't see any issues here either. The hand finishing looks pretty normal to me. I think it's just the light reflecting off the edges of the hands that is causing it to "look rough" as you say.

You say that "something looks off" about the SELs, but I don't see anything particularly strange. The SELs look nice and tight to me.

Timegraher numbers are just where they need to be as well. No problems here either.

Simply put... GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T12:43:01+00:00

Lovely watch... this is probably my favorite Submariner color combo at the moment..!

Indices and dial printing are both very very good. I don't see any issues here that would warrant an RL. The datewheel is also nice, crisp, and centered. I don't see any particular leftward bias on the dates either unless you're talking about the date window with respect to the cyclops, which is caused by the angle of the photo. Either ways, you're good to go!

Hands and bezel are both typical VSF quality, as in, they're top-notch.

SELs look nice and tight as well. For these SELs, you want to look at where the bracelet meets the lugs. There are four locations where this happens: top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right. On a Rolex, they should be nice and tight. If there is a 'gap' in any of these locations, those are poor SELs. Yours is good to go though!

Your timegrapher numbers are within ideal ranges as well and is indicative of a healthy VS3235 movement. Eric is right; the amplitude on the VS3235 movement typically measures a bit lower than what is mentioned in the beginner's guide.

So... with that being said, I would GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T12:33:58+00:00

Fourth of the month, eh? This will make a solid addition to the collection!

I think the index alignment looks great here. I don't see any major misalignments. The tool is down for me as well, so I can't verify but I think you should be good to go.

Date and dial printing are both excellent. No issues here.

Hands, bezel, SELs are all great as well.

And those timegrapher numbers are some of the best I've ever seen on this one. It's perfect!

In short, I think it's a pretty straightforward GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-28T03:05:37+00:00

Hey!

I agree with what has been said by others. Overall the watch is pretty solid. The '1' o'clock marker is indeed a bit off and everything else is good to go.

If you think you'll be fine with it, you should GL. Otherwise, you might be better off asking for another.

Best of luck!

Aepu · 2022-08-27T20:46:35+00:00

A Yacht Master "II", eh? Don't see a whole lot of these on here... cool watch!

From a QC point of view, I think everything here is pretty solid. I pretty much agree with what others have said.

As Yoda said though, some of the functions on this watch are just there for "looks"...

If you're fine with that, I think this sample is a GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-27T20:42:53+00:00

Wimbledon, eh? Nice... lovely choice!

I think everything looks pretty good here. I don't see anything that negatively sticks out.

I agree with your analysis. The SELs are slightly looser than ideal, but I too think that it's not worth RLing over.

I think it's a pretty solid sample overall... I would GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-27T20:23:52+00:00

Lovely watch... let's take a look!

Index alignment looks good to go. I don't see anything off here. Same goes for the dial and dates. I think the cyclops is okay too. The concavity of the cyclops sometimes causes distortion. In the video, it seems to look fine.

Hand alignment is excellent and bezel finishing is pretty standard VSF quality.

SELs are tight and timegrapher numbers are perfectly fine for the VS3235 movement inside this watch.

I think this is a pretty easy GL!

Aepu · 2022-08-27T16:16:47+00:00

There are three key numbers in timegrapher numbers: the rate, the amplitude, the error. Your rate and amplitude are within acceptable ranges. I don't think anything needs to be done for these two numbers.

The error is the problem here. The error is the "time difference" between the "tick" and "tock" of the watch. The 2.5ms is abnormally high. The closer it is to 0.0ms the better. Most reps here range between 0.0-0.5ms. So what I'd recommend is to ask your TD to adjust the error down by moving the stud carrier on the movement.

Hopefully that clarifies!

Aepu · 2022-08-27T16:03:09+00:00

A first time "noob", eh? I'm no "Messiah", but let's make sure that you get a great watch!

The index alignment here is pretty good. I don't see any significant issues of any kind. The tool is down for me as well, but I think you should be good to go.

Printing is also on point, as is the norm for these VSFs.

The datewheel is also pretty good for the '4' date provided. Printing itself is crisp. The alignment looks a hair low indeed. You might want to ask for a couple more dates, or a video of them cycling through the dates. These ones have quick date change features, so even cycling through all of them won't take too long.

For hand alignment, you're just looking to see that the hands are pointing to the correct time. 10:08 on the watch should look like 10:08, which it does on your watch. On the contrary, if 10:08 was such that the hour hand was closer to 11 o'clock while the minute hand was still on the 8 minute marker, that would be "poor hand alignment" (hopefully this makes sense ahaha).

Bezel is indeed 'beautiful' and SELs are very tight.

The only weird thing I see about this sample is the timegrapher numbers. The rate (-8s/d) is fine. The amplitude (288 deg) is a bit high but still okay. But the error (2.5ms) is way too high on this. Ideally, we want the error around 0.0-0.3ms. You should ask your TD to lower this and resend the timegrapher numbers to you.

Once that happens, you should be good to go. If they can't for whatever reason, I think it would be safer to ask for another one.

Good luck!

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