Hi gang,
I am a bit OCD for my bracelets when it comes to my builds. I recently had a chance to purchase a portion of the new 97JB00 bracelet from Chrono24 and I thought it may be useful to do a direct comparison with the VSF 97JB00. Gen is always going to be gen. Even TC bracelets were close... but not that close! Obviously for the common rep owner - if they can't see it they won't be concerned and rightly so. But what I've noticed with gen bracelets vs rep bracelets is the feel and the finishing - edges, markings, etc - all obvious I know. But just thought I'd lay this out before I get going with my comparison.
However, my first impressions when doing this comparison suggest that for this VSF 126 series, I think it's basically 90% identical to gen - brushing, look, feel, weight.
There are however some notable differences once you start looking properly.
1. the SELs are slightly different sizes - the gen differences are marked.
2. the engravings are richer on gen - always the case - nothing new here
3. the spring bar hole is smaller on gen
The middle SEL is more pronounced on gen and is cut sharper, the ridge is slightly taller. On the VSF SELs, the middle part is flatter and has a slightly different brushing texture which makes it duller in appearance and color.
Besides that, I will leave it to all of you to decipher and pick out any differences/similarities you can see. These were quick observations that I made today. I'm excited for 97JB00 bracelets to start making their way into the M2M forum sales on RWI and elsewhere next year as ADs are able to order directly for customers. So, I'm sure one or two will pop up for sale.
Hope this is useful and helpful.
G
I am a bit OCD for my bracelets when it comes to my builds. I recently had a chance to purchase a portion of the new 97JB00 bracelet from Chrono24 and I thought it may be useful to do a direct comparison with the VSF 97JB00. Gen is always going to be gen. Even TC bracelets were close... but not that close! Obviously for the common rep owner - if they can't see it they won't be concerned and rightly so. But what I've noticed with gen bracelets vs rep bracelets is the feel and the finishing - edges, markings, etc - all obvious I know. But just thought I'd lay this out before I get going with my comparison.
However, my first impressions when doing this comparison suggest that for this VSF 126 series, I think it's basically 90% identical to gen - brushing, look, feel, weight.
There are however some notable differences once you start looking properly.
1. the SELs are slightly different sizes - the gen differences are marked.
2. the engravings are richer on gen - always the case - nothing new here
3. the spring bar hole is smaller on gen
The middle SEL is more pronounced on gen and is cut sharper, the ridge is slightly taller. On the VSF SELs, the middle part is flatter and has a slightly different brushing texture which makes it duller in appearance and color.
Besides that, I will leave it to all of you to decipher and pick out any differences/similarities you can see. These were quick observations that I made today. I'm excited for 97JB00 bracelets to start making their way into the M2M forum sales on RWI and elsewhere next year as ADs are able to order directly for customers. So, I'm sure one or two will pop up for sale.
Hope this is useful and helpful.
G