# QC & Legit Check **URL:** https://superreps.net/c/watches/watches-qc-legit-check/18.md [Latest](https://superreps.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://superreps.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://superreps.net/tags.md) --- ## [About the QC & Legit Check category](https://superreps.net/t/about-the-qc-legit-check-category/33)
**Author:** [@system](https://superreps.net/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/about-the-qc-legit-check-category/33 "2026-10-20T17:25:23Z")
Quality checks and legit checks of watches: your own photos, specific questions, and answers that give reasons. Read QC and legit check guide and use the template. A bare GL or RL isn’t an answer. Terms are in the Watch… --- ## [Aquanaut 5167 QC: the embossed dial, the tropical strap and the case profile](https://superreps.net/t/aquanaut-5167-qc-the-embossed-dial-the-tropical-strap-and-the-case-profile/350)
**Author:** [@humblecaseback](https://superreps.net/u/humblecaseback)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/aquanaut-5167-qc-the-embossed-dial-the-tropical-strap-and-the-case-profile/350 "2026-10-22T03:57:19Z")
The Aquanaut gets a fraction of the attention the Nautilus gets, which means far fewer QC threads to compare against. This one is for the 5167, the steel Aquanaut on the rubber-like “tropical” strap. The dial is emboss… --- ## [Sky-Dweller QC: the month windows, the Ring Command bezel and the jubilee, what to check](https://superreps.net/t/sky-dweller-qc-the-month-windows-the-ring-command-bezel-and-the-jubilee-what-to-check/349)
**Author:** [@cobalttachy](https://superreps.net/u/cobalttachy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/sky-dweller-qc-the-month-windows-the-ring-command-bezel-and-the-jubilee-what-to-check/349 "2026-10-22T03:57:05Z")
Short version first: the Sky-Dweller is one of the hardest Rolex models to judge from QC photos, because it has more moving parts on the dial than almost anything else in the catalogue. This thread collects what to check… --- ## [Oyster and Jubilee bracelets on reps: the clasp, Glidelock, Easylink and the end links](https://superreps.net/t/oyster-and-jubilee-bracelets-on-reps-the-clasp-glidelock-easylink-and-the-end-links/352)
**Author:** [@braceletgeek](https://superreps.net/u/braceletgeek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/oyster-and-jubilee-bracelets-on-reps-the-clasp-glidelock-easylink-and-the-end-links/352 "2026-10-22T03:56:57Z")
In most QC threads, the dial gets nearly all the attention. The bracelet gets one line, if that. But the bracelet is the part you touch every day, and on Rolex reps it’s where a lot of the long-term complaints come from.… --- ## [Cartier Ballon Bleu reps: cabochon, guilloché and Roman numerals, what to look for in QC photos?](https://superreps.net/t/cartier-ballon-bleu-en-replique-cabochon-guilloche-et-chiffres-romains-que-regarder-sur-les-photos-qc/353)
**Author:** [@la\_tocante](https://superreps.net/u/la_tocante)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/cartier-ballon-bleu-en-replique-cabochon-guilloche-et-chiffres-romains-que-regarder-sur-les-photos-qc/353 "2026-10-22T03:56:43Z")
The Ballon Bleu is one of those watches you recognise from across the room: a round, domed case, a crown tucked under a small guard, a blue cabochon. That simplicity is exactly what makes it hard to reproduce well, becau… --- ## [GMT-Master II "Sprite" QC: what changes when the crown and date sit on the left](https://superreps.net/t/gmt-master-ii-sprite-qc-what-changes-when-the-crown-and-date-sit-on-the-left/332)
**Author:** [@crown\_corner](https://superreps.net/u/crown_corner)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/gmt-master-ii-sprite-qc-what-changes-when-the-crown-and-date-sit-on-the-left/332 "2026-10-21T13:51:14Z")
GMT-Master II “Sprite” QC: what’s different when everything is on the left? The crown sits at 9, the date window and cyclops are on the left side of the dial, and the bezel is green and black. Most QC advice I find is wr… --- ## [Day-Date 40 QC: day window, gold tone and President bracelet, what to look for in the photos?](https://superreps.net/t/qc-del-day-date-40-ventana-del-dia-tono-del-oro-y-brazalete-president-que-mirar-en-las-fotos/334)
**Author:** [@zafiro\_curioso](https://superreps.net/u/zafiro_curioso)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/qc-del-day-date-40-ventana-del-dia-tono-del-oro-y-brazalete-president-que-mirar-en-las-fotos/334 "2026-10-21T13:51:01Z")
QC question for the Day-Date 40. Almost everything on the forum about Rolex is about the Submariner, like the Sub QC thread. The Day-Date has things the Sub doesn’t: the day window at 12, a President bracelet and, on the… --- ## [VSF Panerai Luminor QC: crown guard, sandwich dial and case height, what matters?](https://superreps.net/t/panerai-luminor-von-vsf-im-qc-kronenschutzbugel-sandwich-zifferblatt-und-gehausehohe-worauf-kommt-es-an/333)
**Author:** [@krone\_wurm](https://superreps.net/u/krone_wurm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/panerai-luminor-von-vsf-im-qc-kronenschutzbugel-sandwich-zifferblatt-und-gehausehohe-worauf-kommt-es-an/333 "2026-10-21T13:50:58Z")
Luminor QC: almost every checklist here is written for Rolex, like the Submariner QC thread. But a Panerai has no bezel with a pip, no cyclops and no rehaut engraving; instead it has the crown guard and a sandwich dial. … --- ## [Aqua Terra VSF QC: logo, "teak" lines and date, what to actually look at](https://superreps.net/t/qc-aqua-terra-vsf-logo-scanalature-teak-e-data-cosa-guardare-davvero/319)
**Author:** [@occhiodilince](https://superreps.net/u/occhiodilince)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/qc-aqua-terra-vsf-logo-scanalature-teak-e-data-cosa-guardare-davvero/319 "2026-10-21T02:17:47Z")
I’ve read a series of QC threads on the Aqua Terra VSF. The points that come back are always the same. I’ll put them in order here, and I’m asking you to add whatever is missing. For how to take the photos, the how to as… --- ## [QC alignment tools and apps: what they can check from one photo, and what still needs human eyes](https://superreps.net/t/qc-alignment-tools-and-apps-what-they-can-check-from-one-photo-and-what-still-needs-human-eyes/298)
**Author:** [@wristrookie](https://superreps.net/u/wristrookie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/qc-alignment-tools-and-apps-what-they-can-check-from-one-photo-and-what-still-needs-human-eyes/298 "2026-10-21T01:39:11Z")
QC alignment tools: what can they actually check from one photo? I’ve just had my first set of QC photos and everyone says “run it through an alignment tool first”. There is more detail in the thread on Search first vs j… --- ## [JF Royal Oak 15400: what QC checks looked like back then](https://superreps.net/t/jf-royal-oak-15400-cosa-si-controllava-nelle-qc-di-allora/145)
**Author:** [@occhiodilince](https://superreps.net/u/occhiodilince)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/jf-royal-oak-15400-cosa-si-controllava-nelle-qc-di-allora/145 "2026-10-20T20:48:09Z")
A historical QC thread. JF’s Royal Oak 15400 was for a long time the reference Royal Oak in discussions, before the more recent versions. There is more detail in Royal Oak 15500 today: what to look for in QC photos now t… --- ## [Submariner 126610LN QC: which worries are real, and which are just the camera?](https://superreps.net/t/submariner-126610ln-qc-which-worries-are-real-and-which-are-just-the-camera/125)
**Author:** [@wristrookie](https://superreps.net/u/wristrookie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/submariner-126610ln-qc-which-worries-are-real-and-which-are-just-the-camera/125 "2026-10-20T20:39:43Z")
Reading Submariner QC threads to learn, and I notice the same three worries in almost every one: the pip looks off-centre, the cyclops looks misaligned over the date, and the end links have a gap. How do the experienced… --- ## [IWC Big Pilot IW501004 by ZF: what should you look for most in the QC photos?](https://superreps.net/t/iwc-big-pilot-iw501004-von-zf-worauf-sollte-man-bei-den-qc-fotos-besonders-achten/124)
**Author:** [@uhrenfuchs](https://superreps.net/u/uhrenfuchs)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/iwc-big-pilot-iw501004-von-zf-worauf-sollte-man-bei-den-qc-fotos-besonders-achten/124 "2026-10-20T20:39:12Z")
The Big Pilot Heritage IW501004 is one of the most discussed IWC replicas, and in many posts the ZF version is considered very well done visually: dial printing, hands, bezel and lume are regularly praised. At the same … --- ## [Royal Oak 15500 today: what to look for in QC photos now that APSF is gone?](https://superreps.net/t/royal-oak-15500-oggi-cosa-guardare-nelle-foto-qc-ora-che-apsf-non-ce-piu/104)
**Author:** [@bilanciere](https://superreps.net/u/bilanciere)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/royal-oak-15500-oggi-cosa-guardare-nelle-foto-qc-ora-che-apsf-non-ce-piu/104 "2026-10-20T20:37:34Z")
The Royal Oak is one of my favourite integrated-bracelet watches, and also one of the most debated in QC. The current situation, from what the community reports: APSF was reportedly raided and shut down recently, and se…