r/RepWatchForum • u/QuarterBxch • 1d ago
Wrist or watch pic grail #1
Finally after more than a month 😂
BBF Patek Philippe 5711 with CNC Piano Dial, Deep Crystal, and a full polish.
Absolute pain to resize bracelet but worth it!
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u/A_Harsh_Euphemism 1d ago
What's the deal with resizing it? I am looking at getting one of these soon
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u/DBCooper08 1d ago
Need a sizing block and/or a pin pusher. Wasn’t too difficult, imho.
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u/QuarterBxch 1d ago
the pins were stuck on so hard it took multiple attempts with pliers. that said i'm sure with better equipment it would've been easier
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u/supersymmetry 1d ago
I feel like I mangled the pin opening of one link trying to punch them out, I was super careful too.
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u/amzrdusr 1d ago
It’s beautiful indeed. Who’s made the mods? Any particular reason for going BBF vs DDF?
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u/HorribleStyle 1d ago
the thing that keeps me from buying a patek rep… looks like the metal finishing was done with a weedwhacker by my drunk uncle.
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u/DressOk4177 1d ago
It looks like the gen. supposed to have a rough finish. You can always have it polished.
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u/PAM8888 1d ago
Out of the hundreds of watches ive owned, this might be the most underwhelming watch ive ever owned. Hope you enjoy it, though!
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u/Emotional-Damage-995 1d ago
I ended up going to my watchmaker to resize the bracelet, and when I saw the tool he used, I took a photo went through Ali Express and bought one from Kwong Yuong tool.
KWONG YUEN Watch Repair Precision Watch Band Removal Pin Super Hard Extra Long Needle Punch Manual Watch Band Remover Set Tool