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Yacht-Master 37mm 268622 ARF

The Rod

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Dear forum members,

what do you think of this offering from ARF:

https://www.intime02.co/rollie/4586-...let-a2824.html

This particular rep was released by Puretime shortly before CNY but still had several clear flaws (e.g. Crown on Rehaut not aligned with 12 hour marker), thus making it likely it was still a prototype. Finally today it popped up also on InTime and it appears as if most flaws have been taken care of.

To my untrained eye (at least for what concerns Rolex) it looks fine: I had the chance to handle the gen a couple of weeks ago and I cannot detect anything which would put me off buying it.

What's your knowledgeable opinion?

Thank you in advance!
 
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Insert looks a lot better - would be interesting to see if Tomrep's platinum plating is a thing of the past now.
 

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On RWG someone posted this link: https://imgur.com/a/83ijc

They are apparently the first QC pics available for this watch. I would post them here for everyone to see as to better assess the quality of this rep.
 

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On RWG someone posted this link: https://imgur.com/a/83ijc

They are apparently the first QC pics available for this watch. I would post them here for everyone to see as to better assess the quality of this rep.

That was me, before they shot down my QC pics. :p

I'm still debating whether I reject it or not. I'm not sure about the less "crisp" than expected bezel numbers and the engraved rehaut letters not lining up with minute pip dial markers in some pics.

What do you think?
 

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I think the bezel numbers are fine (comparing intimes images with gen). The rehaut letters are ever so slightly misaligned. Overall the watch looks very good to me. Better than the bigger size noob.
 
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That was me, before they shot down my QC pics. :p

I'm still debating whether I reject it or not. I'm not sure about the less "crisp" than expected bezel numbers and the engraved rehaut letters not lining up with minute pip dial markers in some pics.

What do you think?

I would accept it, rehaut letters are just slightly misaligned and the in the next one you might get a much worse SEL fit and that would be a much bigger tell...
 
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I would accept it, rehaut letters are just slightly misaligned and the in the next one you might get a much worse SEL fit and that would be a much bigger tell...

Yeah, I asked PT for better pics of the rehaut letters and dial marker alignment but I’ll probably accept either way.

Crazy thing is that in some of the intime pics, the rehaut letters DO look aligned with the dial markers and others they do not... See my post below:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...ions-arf-268622-37mm-ym?p=6605993#post6605993

Am I crazy?
 

The Rod

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Yeah, I asked PT for better pics of the rehaut letters and dial marker alignment but I’ll probably accept either way.

Crazy thing is that in some of the intime pics, the rehaut letters DO look aligned with the dial markers and others they do not... See my post below:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...ions-arf-268622-37mm-ym?p=6605993#post6605993

Am I crazy?

No you are not, I see what you mean...but even if that slight misalignment was real you'd hardly notice that in real life outside of macro shots...
 
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alot of girlfriends/wifes will be happy... Now, release the 40 and we have a nice wristcombo with our missus.
 
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Welp, I didn’t receive a response to my request of better rehaut/dial pics. Instead I received a shipping notice.

Stay tuned! When I get it I’ll post more pics including wrist shots.
 

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Welp, I didn’t receive a response to my request of better rehaut/dial pics. Instead I received a shipping notice.

Stay tuned! When I get it I’ll post more pics including wrist shots.

QC looks good for me. Enjoy your new watch. I will order one for my wife soon... I will post my QC asap.
 

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Welp, I didn’t receive a response to my request of better rehaut/dial pics. Instead I received a shipping notice.

Stay tuned! When I get it I’ll post more pics including wrist shots.

From which TD did you order? Some of them have a 24 hours "silence means consent" policy
 

diggdugg2009

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From which TD did you order? Some of them have a 24 hours "silence means consent" policy

I ordered from PT and they have this policy. However, I replied to their QC email well within the 24 hour timeframe...
 

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Got it a day early, and took a few wrist shots this morning. So far, so good! I'm glad I didn't reject. It's so pretty, I think it may get more wrist time than my red grape JF 114300, which I already thought was perfection...

I do plan to have it serviced and waterproofed. Hopefully they can do something about the slight rehaut engraving misalignment then, but you really can't notice it well with the naked eye.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/108314.../shares/U6jj3N

Edit: In case it helps anyone with sizing, I have a skinny ~6" wrist.
 
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