ARF SD43 904L 126600 review (many pics)

[rayz20]

I juste receive my QC and i have a little question :

First, seems the bezel teeth are very good

Second, the date font seems too bold compared to previous batch no ?

Third , the 10 number of the bezel seems too close of the inner no ?? limit cutted


Also, the amplitude on the timegrapher is about 352 , it's not too much ??

The font & teeth is perfect

 

[Sharki06]

Thanks !

I'm just a little bit worried of this too high amplitude now, when i see that normally it should be between 270-310 ...

 

[m5smg2]

I juste receive my QC and i have a little question :

First, seems the bezel teeth are very good

Second, the date font seems too bold compared to previous batch no ?

Third , the 10 number of the bezel seems too close of the inner no ?? limit cutted


Also, the amplitude on the timegrapher is about 352 , it's not too much ??

It looks great but in that pic the 10 does look too close to the crystal. May be the angle or lighting. You should ask for another angle pic to see the 10

 

[jcher]

By the pool today w/ this beast (greased and sealed, it passed +10 ATM)

 

[Drifter]

Anyone who has received sd43 recently please could you post some pics of different dates.

I'd like to know if the DW has been improved as few months ago DW or crystal was showing over magnification

 

[RBB224]

Anyone believe what this fellow say? he said it was his EU watchsmith friend built this and it's SWISS MADE replica that sells for £500-£1500, i talked to him through email and he told me it was professionally polished and modded by his EU watchsmith friend and it much better than those chinese version irl LOL. More like OOTB ARF.

 

[rayz20]

Anyone believe what this fellow say? he said it was his EU watchsmith friend built this and it's SWISS MADE replica that sells for £500-£1500, i talked to him through email and he told me it was professionally polished and modded by his EU watchsmith friend and it much better than those chinese version irl LOL. More like OOTB ARF.

hands still flat haha

 

[RBB224]

hands still flat haha

Yes its flat haha! Btw after chatting with this "seller" i find him trying very hard to persuade people to get it from him for £500-£1500, as its "SWISS MADE and SWISS ASSEMBLE" by his EU Watchsmith friend lol~ he is trying really hard to scam, this 126600 SD43 look exactly like ARF factory and the if it's the perfect one (no such thing) why is the hands still flat and rehaut still not align haha!

 

[Fujinabe]

Just got this SD43 yesterday. Mad respect for Ryan who got this beauty.

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[peterpl]

^ Post some more pictures please showing different dates please? Did they finally print new DW's or using the shitty ones they have been for the last 12 months?

 

[Fujinabe]

^ Post some more pictures please showing different dates please? Did they finally print new DW's or using the shitty ones they have been for the last 12 months?

Hi peterpl, better pic of the date. In my perspective this ARF v2 is fantastic. Let me know if you want more pics. On a separate note can someone advise me on the manual winding of this? It’s nearly impossible to wind. A lot of resistance. Afraid of breaking the movement.

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[rayz20]

Yes its flat haha! Btw after chatting with this "seller" i find him trying very hard to persuade people to get it from him for £500-£1500, as its "SWISS MADE and SWISS ASSEMBLE" by his EU Watchsmith friend lol~ he is trying really hard to scam, this 126600 SD43 look exactly like ARF factory and the if it's the perfect one (no such thing) why is the hands still flat and rehaut still not align haha!

It's sad that ARF fixed the flat hands on the Sub but not on the SD43.

 

[peterpl]

Hi peterpl, better pic of the date. In my perspective this ARF v2 is fantastic. Let me know if you want more pics. On a separate note can someone advise me on the manual winding of this? It’s nearly impossible to wind. A lot of resistance. Afraid of breaking the movement.

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Thanks - it looks slightly better. Do you mind taking some more pics of other dates?

 

[peterpl]

Hi peterpl, better pic of the date. In my perspective this ARF v2 is fantastic. Let me know if you want more pics. On a separate note can someone advise me on the manual winding of this? It’s nearly impossible to wind. A lot of resistance. Afraid of breaking the movement.

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Thanks - it looks slightly better. Do you mind taking some more pics of other dates? 1, 8, 25, 31 ??

 

[Fujinabe]

Thanks - it looks slightly better. Do you mind taking some more pics of other dates? 1, 8, 25, 31 ??

Here you go

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[peterpl]

Thankyou. It looks much better now.

 

[Fujinabe]

Hi, are there any fellow SD43 ARF V2 users out there who are also on the A2824 movement who can shed some light on the manual winding of the movement? I've searched on RWI but there seems to be a lack of information on this. Thanks in advance & if there was any of this topic where it was started, if someone could link me up, really appreciate that. Thanks in advance!

 

[zoabrigo]

Nice


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[m5smg2]

Hi, are there any fellow SD43 ARF V2 users out there who are also on the A2824 movement who can shed some light on the manual winding of the movement? I've searched on RWI but there seems to be a lack of information on this. Thanks in advance & if there was any of this topic where it was started, if someone could link me up, really appreciate that. Thanks in advance!

2824 winds like other auto movements: wind crown clockwise 20 turns or so to start running. It will stay charged if worn daily

 

[RBB224]

It's sad that ARF fixed the flat hands on the Sub but not on the SD43.

Really wow that something unexpected? when was the update? i'm sorry i didn't follow the ARF sub thread, would you might link me?