vandal.tbh Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Hey guys, Just got my QC pics today and everything looks good to me. I'm going to give the green light unless anyone sees anything of concern. Please let me know if you see anything. Thanks in advance!
vandal.tbh Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Posted February 4, 2012 I see a white mark on the bezel at the 33 position, but I'm almost positive that it's just lint. The pearl looks really good to me - very centered. Agree?
Adeodatus Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Looks good, don't see any issues. IMHO, you can give it a green light.
Vandal Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Looking good to me too, good luck namesake.
tgchrono2 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Well after Panerais the most popular rep watch is PO Omega !!! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Lovecraft Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Even better pearl placement than mine Looks very nice to me!
Adeodatus Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Even better pearl placement than mine Looks very nice to me! Yeah, somehow the orange ones have the pearl placed much much better. Really, I don't get it... :shrug:
the_rymeister Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Looks good buddy starting to really like the orange upo
vandal.tbh Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Posted February 4, 2012 Awesome, thanks everyone! I just sent the email.
cougar1 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Good stuff vandal, it's like the PO bonanza here lately!
maxman Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 It's probably just lint on the bezel...but just to be sure I would bring It to the dealers attention anyway. Just In case It's a small scratch... better safe than sorry. The pearls on these things are getting better and better...very nice PO Good luck. Mike
GooseRoo Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) I'd ask Andrew about that bezel mark first. One QC pic he sent me showed my wife's watch at -10s. I asked to have that fixed. Now runs, consistently, at +6s/24h. He'll take care if you, pretty certain. But, nice ticker. He asks not to share pics. Wonder why? Maybe I'll show my PAM177 in Vandal's 177 thread. Sheet, what's he gonna do? Watch is in the mail. Nice watch BTW. Very much so. Please keep us posted on results if that bezel Eagle Eye Vandal noted. Edited February 4, 2012 by GooseRoo
vandal.tbh Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Posted February 4, 2012 Yea, I'm not sure why he asks not to put up QC pics. He puts QC pics up right on the website listing and aside from the order number, which I blurred out, they're almost the exact same. I'll take the photos down tonight just to respect his wishes, but I wanted to get opinions from people who've been doing this longer than me. @Seeaye, yes it's the 42mm.
cougar1 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Posted February 4, 2012 Yep best to take the photos down after the job is done, but don't worry too much about putting them up in the first place. They simply don't like it because originally when they all started doing QC pics there was a monumental amount thrown onto all the forums and this started a week long teardown of every single square mm of the each pic on every watch ....and then some noob would come along and reject their one due to some microscopic flaw that you could barely see under lab conditions The dealers were doing their nut over this! Well this is a little exaggeration above but you can see their point
vandal.tbh Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Posted February 5, 2012 Strange, I deleted the photos off photobucket, which is where I linked them, but I still see them. Maybe it takes a little while?
vandal.tbh Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Posted February 5, 2012 Yep best to take the photos down after the job is done, but don't worry too much about putting them up in the first place. They simply don't like it because originally when they all started doing QC pics there was a monumental amount thrown onto all the forums and this started a week long teardown of every single square mm of the each pic on every watch ....and then some noob would come along and reject their one due to some microscopic flaw that you could barely see under lab conditions The dealers were doing their nut over this! Well this is a little exaggeration above but you can see their point Yea, it's funny how much more you can see in the photos than up close in person. When my DSSD photos came, I saw a small smudge near the pearl. Once it arrived I couldn't see it so I thought it had been wiped off. Then I was looking at it through some reading glasses right up next to a light, and there it was! I could barely see it at all and it was pretty evident in the pictures. Of course it was just a smudge and wiped right off. The other thing I noticed is that the steel of the case and band looks much more bland and washed out in the photos than it does in real life. I was so pleasantly surprised by how nice they looked when my watches arrived. But I can see how someone who hadn't received a rep before could nit-pick the photos with every little piece of dust. When I look at the photos, I just do a check for big things and make sure it's the watch I ordered. I know it must be a little frustrating for the dealers, but I really do appreciate the QC pictures. It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that everything's on track, and I think it adds a nice personal touch to the customer service. I know we're not paying thousands of dollars for each watch, but they're not exactly cheap either and it's nice to get that personal touch!
Lovecraft Posted February 5, 2012 Report Posted February 5, 2012 Yea, I'm not sure why he asks not to put up QC pics. He puts QC pics up right on the website listing and aside from the order number, which I blurred out, they're almost the exact same. I'll take the photos down tonight just to respect his wishes, but I wanted to get opinions from people who've been doing this longer than me. @Seeaye, yes it's the 42mm. I asked him before putting up my QC pics. He seemed okay with it. I think it depends on the forum. Either way, he certainly have nothing to be ashamed of looking at our QC pics. Both watches looked quite nice imo. I know I might sound like a broken records, but Andrew is incredibly willing to help and dealing with him is a pleasure.
cougar1 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Posted February 5, 2012 They don't like them put on any forum, it's more got to do with delays and time limits than anything, they don't want nitpicking and delaying for days, especially when it takes time to process qc in the first place. Hence the reason they say they will ship said watch within 24hrs without approval if you don't get back to them. Many forumites are divided on whether they should allowed or not, there was even a big discussion recently on the forum about it. I agree, QC pics are great, there was a time when none were offered, and it was really a bit of a lucky dip as to what you'd receive.
GooseRoo Posted February 5, 2012 Report Posted February 5, 2012 Hi Vandal.. Feel bad as I wasn't saying to take 'em down. Was wondering why we are asked not to post them. I tried to take mine down in the 177 thread, but I guess tapatalk doesn't let you mod/edit after a period of time. Sorry Vandal. I enjoyed your pics.
vandal.tbh Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Posted February 6, 2012 No big deal. I don't think they care all that much. They're down now and I never give anyone a hard time if that's the point. Just wanted some other opinions. They were what I expected anyway!
GooseRoo Posted February 6, 2012 Report Posted February 6, 2012 I appreciate the kindness. But I liked the pics and think others do too. It helps those new to collecting see how true to real the well made ones are. But I understand. Cheers...
vandal.tbh Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Posted February 6, 2012 Yea, I agree. I always like to look at the QC pics people post here too. I just also want to respect Andrew's request as much as possible. When my watch arrives, I will take many good photos for my next review. Looking forward to writing it!
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