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JF 15400 v3

stufuse

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I’ve been looking through pics and the brushing seems more course for sure on mine and a bit finer on others. I didn’t notice the difference as I’ve never studied it before buying one, it was legend and mech the two guys with the Gen who spotted the brushing. It’s definitely more so the case and bezel. And I can now see what you mean about the brushing angle looking s little off.



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Tigerdragon

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yeah seems like its different from case to case. I hope they do not fuck up the 15202 :D
 

mech500

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Can anyone tell whether the hands have been updated? Maybe it’s just me but the strip of lume on the hands looks thinner (Closer to gen spec)....but maybe the hands have always been like this and i just don’t remember.

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Can anyone tell whether the hands have been updated? Maybe it’s just me but the strip of lume on the hands looks thinner (Closer to gen spec)....but maybe the hands have always been like this and i just don’t remember


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Checked with my V2J and it appears to be slightly thinner on your updated V3 but in the end it was the lighting on the mirror polished edged that played tricks... kinda optical illusion i guess.

But a different hand supplier could also mean a refinement - side by side with identical lighting would be helpful in this thing even if it is very minor just like the seconds hand pinion which got a cap on the gen :)...
 
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mech500

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As soon as i looked at this watch, the hand lume strips seemed thinner. I am reasonably sure that the hands are updated (different supplier). They look great now!

But can’t be sure.

I’ll take daylight pics in the morning

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BIONONE

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As soon as i looked at this watch, the hand lume strips seemed thinner. I am reasonably sure that the hands are updated (different supplier). They look great now!

But can’t be sure.

I’ll take daylight pics in the morning

now it is much more visible - definitely updated, yes. Sorry for the confusion.
 
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stufuse

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the date font is great on yours Mech think my hands are the same?


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Can anyone tell whether the hands have been updated? Maybe it’s just me but the strip of lume on the hands looks thinner (Closer to gen spec)....but maybe the hands have always been like this and i just don’t remember.

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Best choice black Dial..


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mech500

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the date font is great on yours Mech think my hands are the same?


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Yep. Yours look the same as mine. The thicker lume strips on the previous released looked really off. This is a big aesthetic change IMO. I am rubbish at comparing pictures but in real life my eyes instantly noticed the improved hands.

Ps. Looks great on you mate




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mech500

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Let’s talk about gen vs rep thickness:

Gen (left) vs rep:

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The thicker rep caseback sinks into the skin and essentially the watch looks gen thinness on wrist:
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My advise, don’t pay $300 or whatever to get your rep thinned and definitely don’t thin the bezel...the chamfers will look wrong.


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