TS watches 6542 - review and comparison
There has been a lot of talk around this release from TS watch lately, so I finally managed to get my hands on one.
Since I accidentaly also have a complete vietnam case set on hand I thought it would have been interesting to see how they compare.
The following pics have been taken at my desk under a strong light I use for working. I had to take a huge number of pics, excuse some dust and fingerprints I did not have the time to remove.
THE WATCH
First and foremost it's interesting to see how the assembled watch looks like.
The goods
At first sight it's a nicely made rep.
Bezel has nice shades of red and blue, numbers have that special 3d effect due to the plexiglas bezel.
Dial has a deep glossy black finish, prints are sharp and all in all the gold graphics look good. Pity for that Serpico y Laino inscription though...
Datewheel is roulette (alternated red and black) like gen with nice fonts.
Lume application is not perfect as sometimes it covers the golden contour, lume texture is very grainy too. At least it looks applied by hand and has nice colour.
Hands shape is good, and the small GMT hand is a very welcome feature. An aftermarket one will be quite expensive even at rafflestime. Sorry I cut the tip of the hand out of the pic
Engravings between the lugs and inside the case back are very nice, they're punched and not laser-etched like your usual cartel /JKF reps.
Movement is a solid and reliable asian 2836 clone with GMT complication. Check the thick brass movement holder.
The flaws
The worst feature of the watch has to be the bracelet.
It looks like your usual cartel riveted bracelet, but I have to warn you guys: tighten up your screws!
Bracelet literally tore itself to pieces on me while wearing it, watch almost fell off my wrist. Two different links detached at the same time. It never happened to me.
Crown tube hadn't been completely screwed in, that's another thing that needs to be checked. Tube lacks an inner o-ring and crown is wobbly anyway. Not a big issue but worth to mention.
Lugs... They are slightly too long (compared to the vietnam case this watch is around 1 mm longer), more than this the lug holes are placed incorrectly and this leads to the bracelet end-links having a ridicolous fit.
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There has been a lot of talk around this release from TS watch lately, so I finally managed to get my hands on one.
Since I accidentaly also have a complete vietnam case set on hand I thought it would have been interesting to see how they compare.
The following pics have been taken at my desk under a strong light I use for working. I had to take a huge number of pics, excuse some dust and fingerprints I did not have the time to remove.
THE WATCH
First and foremost it's interesting to see how the assembled watch looks like.
The goods
At first sight it's a nicely made rep.
Bezel has nice shades of red and blue, numbers have that special 3d effect due to the plexiglas bezel.
Dial has a deep glossy black finish, prints are sharp and all in all the gold graphics look good. Pity for that Serpico y Laino inscription though...
Datewheel is roulette (alternated red and black) like gen with nice fonts.
Lume application is not perfect as sometimes it covers the golden contour, lume texture is very grainy too. At least it looks applied by hand and has nice colour.
Hands shape is good, and the small GMT hand is a very welcome feature. An aftermarket one will be quite expensive even at rafflestime. Sorry I cut the tip of the hand out of the pic
Engravings between the lugs and inside the case back are very nice, they're punched and not laser-etched like your usual cartel /JKF reps.
Movement is a solid and reliable asian 2836 clone with GMT complication. Check the thick brass movement holder.
The flaws
The worst feature of the watch has to be the bracelet.
It looks like your usual cartel riveted bracelet, but I have to warn you guys: tighten up your screws!
Bracelet literally tore itself to pieces on me while wearing it, watch almost fell off my wrist. Two different links detached at the same time. It never happened to me.
Crown tube hadn't been completely screwed in, that's another thing that needs to be checked. Tube lacks an inner o-ring and crown is wobbly anyway. Not a big issue but worth to mention.
Lugs... They are slightly too long (compared to the vietnam case this watch is around 1 mm longer), more than this the lug holes are placed incorrectly and this leads to the bracelet end-links having a ridicolous fit.
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