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16610 case set from AliExpress

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If you are going to spend that much on a case set, you would be better off getting a Vietnam one if you are chasing best quality or as stated above getting the ARF and living with the slightly deep rehaut.
 

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That might just be the ARF sans movement.
 

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Little stumpy crown guards and mega chamfers, wtf is this meant to be??
It’s crap. Same as ARFs poor effort minus the bracelet and internals. ..maybe it is ARF.
 

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Looks like the JF LV/LN V2 cases.

Everybody sitting down? [mention]tripdog [/mention] might be right!!

Here are a few pics of a JF LV I had. I believe it was a v2.

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Looking at the 16 610 engraving it is either JF or ARF.
 

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Looking at the 16 610 engraving it is either JF or ARF.

The JF and ARF cases are very similar, probably from the same supplier.
 
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should we forget about getting a good 5 digit sub anytime soon? mabe better than the ARF available now. i think factories have lost interest in this model despite demand is here
 

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Okay I was thinking maybe this was higher quality than a complete ARF watch, apparently it's not! Thanks for the answers :) yes, finding a good 5 digits (my dream watch) seems complicated :-(
 

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Several Ali vendors are selling off parts from factories that are still closed. Prices are high on most. Even adding a bracelet and movement to the case from the cheaper vendor comes to like $438 total and still no hands and dial.
 
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Question for the experts please. How does this phong case set compare to ARF (only available option). And that price differenve is it justifiable?
 

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Question for the experts please. How does this phong case set compare to ARF (only available option). And that price differenve is it justifiable?

That depends on what you want to do with it. A Phong case is going to look like an over polished, well used 16610.

An ARF case doesn't look very convincing for a 16610 build using gen parts - and not because of the wrong radius on the outer curve of the lower CG section, or the angle of the upper rehaut quadrant. It looks like what it is, a mass produced, machine finished steel watch case.

The ARF case is better value, Phongs cases date back to a time when there were very few alternatives and are now vastly over priced, but the engraving work is nice quality, better than the Chinese.