Need help. LN GMT bezel - Which one is gen?

[Hazing]

I mixed these up and I just want t confirm. I am about 90% sure k know which one is genuine and which one is off an arf but I want to be 100% sure when I post it.

I know many of the experts here can help.

Thank you.

For ease of identifying, I put one on blue and one on black. Any pics with them one on top of the other has the blue on top.

If you need any more pics let me know. I uploaded full size images for clarity’s sake.

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[Fisherman1980]

You know how good these replicas have come if you are having this problem

 

[p0pperini]

KJ2020 surely must be the right man to answer this one!

All I can add is the indents of the teeth look just slightly larger, and the edges of the indents slightly crisper, on the bottom (black) bezel, in the pic where they're stacked.

 

[Hazing]

KJ2020 surely must be the right man to answer this one!

All I can add is the indents of the teeth look just slightly larger, and the edges of the indents slightly crisper, on the bottom (black) bezel, in the pic where they're stacked.

Thank you. I was going to tag him and trip in the op but it wouldn’t let me include ats.


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[KJ2020]

The one on the blue background is the gen bro. The ARF has deeper and wider scallops, nearly touching the inner bezel rim. Also the gen scallops are more finely machined, which you can clearly see in one of your pics. On the bottom of the bezel, the slight recesses for the click pins are cleaner cut on the gen.

Also the gen bezel well is deeper, the ARF insert is really thin.

 

[Lord_Smegma]

Would have helped if you had both pics of same quality lol


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[jiro]

Well, the master KJ2020 has spoken.

Case Closed! lol

 

[Hazing]

Awesome KJ2020. Thank you. The blue was the one I thought was gen but I just wanted to be sure as I have mixed them up recently and got turned around.

I appreciate your help.


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[Hazing]

Would have helped if you had both pics of same quality lol


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Who me? They’re all the same quality and most are actually the same pic. I uploaded all high quality. The lighting is the same for all, the only difference is the background color.


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[Lord_Smegma]

Who me? They’re all the same quality and most are actually the same pic. I uploaded all high quality. The lighting is the same for all, the only difference is the background color.


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KJ2020 pics


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[p0pperini]

Would have helped if you had both pics of same quality lol

KJ2020 pics

Dick.

 

[Lord_Smegma]

Dick.

Hey cmon guy … don’t be callin ppl names now you bully


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[Lord_Smegma]

Dick.

My younger brother is one of the mods . I’m going to get you banned for your profanity


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[APjumbo]

My younger brother is one of the mods . I’m going to get you banned for your profanity


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For years I have been meaning to make a list of people not to transact with. I’m finally going to start today, congrats, you get the #1 spot.

 

[Mark1937]

I bought 2 gen bezels and compared them with ARF. One is definitely gen the other "???" I have serious doubts! I can not understand

...this is GEN for sure!

 

[KJ2020]

That top bezel looks gen to me bro, though it's a little worse for wear.

If you start with two copies of the same pic in a split screen, you can get both to the same scale. Then just slide one pic up or down to compare two bezels. The top one and the middle gen line up perfectly. The ARF does not line up well with the gen. Its beveled base is not as tall, it's easy to see.

That top bezel could be made to look almost new in about 30 minutes. Some fine grit sandpaper on the tops of the teeth followed by some Cape Cod. Then swipe roll the brushed edge on 600 grit sandpaper on a bench about 3 or 4 passes all the way around.