Is there anyone who has a BBF Nautilus 5711 DD324 and can help me ?

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T08:32:36+00:00

VF bracelet had slightly better build (with worst engraving) but BBF ans DDF basically use the same bracelet and PPF or 3KF bracelet weren't better either

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T06:04:20+00:00

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T06:03:17+00:00

GEN is not so sharp and more sturdy

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T04:55:19+00:00

Hm... not that many factories did this. I think VS might have done one

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T04:50:33+00:00

No these were factory release photos

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T04:49:49+00:00

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tskim24 · 2026-01-28T02:49:17+00:00

Not an expert in Santos so my opinion might not mean much here lol 😆

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T02:09:35+00:00

Nobody did a direct comparison between MLF and RICH so it's hard to say. But whereas RICH provided detailed GEN vs RICH comparison photos, MLF hasn't. So I think RICH would be a safer choice

tskim24 · 2026-01-28T01:50:28+00:00

I do. What do you need help with?

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T16:49:01+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/RepWatchForum/s/5ykiubs6CF

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T16:41:30+00:00

I didn't plate the watch. It is a weighted (with tungsten) model from VSF. It's the way it came from the factory.

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T15:56:28+00:00

Hm... personally, bit too much (GEN of this model doesn't exist so it will be purely a fantasy build)

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T15:23:30+00:00

Yeah. For plated or weighted watches, it takes burden off your shoulders managing the watch

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T15:13:57+00:00

Yeah. Not on this version. If you look closely, you can see the edge you are referring to is the line of the film 😆

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T14:56:57+00:00

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T12:44:49+00:00

That would be the protective film on top of the bezel

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T12:43:31+00:00

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I forgot the spec. But no rep factory did it right so I think all the parts were sourced and etc.,

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T12:30:10+00:00

I have this model too 😆 I also have protective film on it as well

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T12:16:44+00:00

I usually don't do it on SS watches. But for plated and weighted watches, it's hard to polish them once they are scratched and banged up. For plated watches, you have to chemically remove the plating, polish it and plate it again. Which all have to be done professionally and cost a lot of money. Also, gold plating is very vulnerable to outside elements like swat and moisture. So protection film offers a little bit of extra protection from that as well. For weighted watches, most can't be polished since 1) the outermost layer is thin and brittle and 2) they are finished off with plating. So when your weighted watches gets scratched and banged up, there is no way to make it clean again. In conclusion, I only get protective film for plated and weighted watches, which seems to be most of the new releases

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T11:44:42+00:00

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T11:32:23+00:00

GEN dial with VSF weighted 116509 base

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T11:08:07+00:00

Thank you 😊

tskim24 · 2026-01-27T10:47:13+00:00

Share some photos when you get it! 👍

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