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I bit the bullet and bought this rather expensive bracelet in November, but didn't have time to write about it. ebzen02 asked about it in another thread, so I decided to haul out a few photos I took during our brief time together. To be blunt, I was disappointed by the quality. For the price, I expected something more along the lines of of Yuki's 7206, and a bigger improvement over the rep 7836 that's been commonly available ever since the cartel overhauled its 1655. That bracelet, which sells for less than a quarter of the Yuki's price, looms constantly in the background. Let's start with the good: The clasp is noticeably better than the cartel's simple, angular, and short box. As on the gen, the profile is cut away beneath the holes. The coronet is better rendered, but the tines remain chubby, and there's some "ghosting" around the edges. Edges are softer all around, but the leading edge (above the coronet) is lumpy where it should be a smooth curve. The link connected to the clasp is probably the worst bit on the cartel 7836, as it makes the bracelet less flexible than it should be. You can see the simplified link in the background--a terrible example of cutting corners. The Yuki gets it right, and consequently fits much better. Alignment of the clasp engravings could be improved, but it's nothing to be exercised about. Endlinks looks clean, and 2mm bars will fit without issue. So what's the problem? There's my problem. Unlike the cartel bracelet, the endlinks are integrated on the Yuki, so what you get is what you get. Even worse is the lack of clearance between the endlink and the adjacent link. In practice, this means that there's almost no flexibility between those two links. You can even see the abrasion marks between them in the picture above. What ultimately sunk this bracelet was the fact that these '382' endlinks wouldn't properly fit on any of my Rolex or Tudor builds. Forget about using it on a DW 7032 or an MBW 5512. I could just about jam it between the lugs of a genuine Datejust 16203 case, but only with ugly, noticeable overhang at the corners. Good luck trying to mount it on a thinner Oyster case. As always, Yuki was very easy to deal with and offered a painless refund once I had decided (after 15 minutes) not to keep it. If Yuki would turn this into a detachable-endlink bracelet and cut the price in half, it would be a more compelling buy. In its current form, I don't know who I can recommend this to.

Best Case I've seen in the last decades!!! Better then WM9 and TW for shure. Bezel looks much better. Great work and fantastic look I hate u.

totally...why should i have to send it on at my expense? wheres my guarantee that the other buyer will send mine in return? why should two buyers have to sort out another persons mistake? if anything say "keep what you got and i'll send out the correct watches" and take the hit... sigh, its 10am in the uk, think i'll go off to the pub for a liquid breakfast...

FFS. Its not the QC pics that are the issue here! Its that they are posted on fora asking for all the world to comment on them. It's "Who has the best sub" all over again, but in 3D.... for all the Gen Y'ers to have someone else do their work for them. No wonder the dealers don't want the stuff up on the forum..they would end up waiting for a month until the survey of all the 'experts" on the buyers forum have had their input. Maybe someone can start a 20 question poll, on the QC pic of their $99.00 special. Now wouldn't THAT be special! If you have a QC pic supplied...LOOK at it....make your OWN DECISION about the watch....do your OWN HOMEWORK...amazingly you may actually learn something from this process and become a more knowledgeable watch person because of it...or not! Offshore.

Still rocking a 5512. Happy new one everyone! E