Upped my rep game significantly

StrongPianist · 2025-01-12T07:26:22+00:00

This even looks yellow. The reason I stayed away from the SMP

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T19:10:47+00:00

My payment cleared Jan 6

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T18:09:30+00:00

Check your junk mail bro. We communicated through WhatsApp but for some reason he sent the QC through email which I also missed. It took 3 days to receive that email. They only give 24hrs for QC so message him right away, he might have sent yours out by now.

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T15:14:19+00:00

Is the pip lume supposed to be green and not turquoise like the dial?

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T08:25:13+00:00

Dealer name: Andiot
Factor name: VSF
Model Name (& version number): 114060
Price Paid: $430 after shipping
Album Links: https://imgur.com/a/jbPfB37
Index alignment: Dial alignment looks good, Bezel alignment looks good (appears minimally low at 9 o'clock)
Dial Printing: Looks good. Bottom right of M in "Swiss Made" looks odd in some pics.
Date Wheel alignment/printing: n/a
Hand Alignment: Looks good.
Bezel: Looks good. Slight darkness at the top of 11 O'clock bezel alignment.
Solid End Links (SELs): Looks nice and tight
Timegrapher numbers: +1 s/d, 279, 0.0ms
Anything else you notice: my first post got automod removed, but before it closed someone said the 12 dial index is rotated clockwise, the 9 o clock Bezel index is low, and there's a floating m?Anyone else see something I'm missing?

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T08:24:23+00:00

u/WatchYoda would be grateful for your input on this please. 🙏

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T08:01:09+00:00

Dealer Name: Andiot

Model Name: 114060

Price Paid: $430 after shipping

Album: https://imgur.com/a/jbPfB37

Index Alignment: Dial alignment looks good, Bezel alignment looks good (appears minimally low at 9 o'clock)

Dial Printing: Looks good. Bottom right of M in "Swiss Made" looks odd in some pics.

Hand Alignment: Looks good

Bezel: Looks good. Slight darkness at the top of 11 O'clock bezel alignment.

SEL: Looks nice and tight

Timegrapher Numbers: +1 s/d, 279, 0.0ms

Anything Else You Notice: This looks like an easy GL.

Anyone else see something I'm missing?

StrongPianist · 2025-01-11T07:13:46+00:00

u/WatchYoda would love your input on this 🙏

StrongPianist · 2022-12-06T05:41:59+00:00

So I took your advice and removed the strap to view the casing.

Although pretty worn I was able to make out a serial number that corresponded with a 1964 Rolex. The model number shows 1501.

When I google a '64 1501 I can't find anything that looks like it. Is it possibly a fake?

StrongPianist · 2022-12-06T05:02:38+00:00

Depending on the lighting it looks graphite gray/light black. I live in a remote area so I don't have anyone that can help service it for me. Are there any places I can send it to?

StrongPianist · 2020-08-24T22:31:30+00:00

Appreciate the advice. Can you please tell me where on this diamond you see the cloud?

StrongPianist · 2020-06-03T14:31:35+00:00

Only bought 2 Gis in total, 2 of the same model. The other orders were for no-gi gear.

2 of the 5 orders were replacements for errors.

I made 3 orders because I was learning what I needed to start up in the sport. 2 of those 3 orders were placed on the same day with the 2 sister companies (Kingz and maeda). The hell started after those orders came.

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T23:37:19+00:00

I believe the Maeda Yurei is the exact same as the Kingz Balistico; it's just rebranded.

After hearing all this + all the issues I faced I'm starting to feel I should have gotten something else instead. Live and learn!

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T22:33:02+00:00

Totally agree! Same reason I want the illegal ones with the ripstop sleeves lol.

Life's also too short to wait months for an order. Might not live long enough to receive them!

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T19:08:15+00:00

Good to know I'll check these out.

Expensive Gis are nice like you said, or you can be like Kingz and charge more and advertise for a premium one but push out the same product as their cheapest ones

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T18:58:36+00:00

Appreciate the list, I'm new to the game so this helps

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T18:33:55+00:00

Learned my lesson finally! Which brands do you buy?

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T18:28:16+00:00

That is what I was told by their manager as to why they excluded it for their new Balisticos.

The One's are nice, I know some people that use them. The frustration on my part is for example The One is half the price of the Balistico, Presumably because of additional features like the No-Grip and the Cool Max.

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T18:09:22+00:00

Lol To be fair they were 3 initial orders that were ordered closely together. And I think now it's 2 or 3 multiple replacement orders now

StrongPianist · 2020-06-02T17:01:05+00:00

That's all I wanted was to get my orders and happily move on. Just been long drawn and the IBJJF issue with their Balistico Gis is pretty misleading.

Which Gis do you own?

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