Overall feel of this 904L rep is great. It feels gen in every aspect. The case shape is accurate, crown guards are beautifully made, lugs shape is correct too, crown is correct but unscrewing the crown is slightly rough, it doesn’t feel like gen. This is a 37mm version, case thickness is 11.5mm (which is correct), lug to lug 45mm, lug width is 17mm. It is suitable for small and medium wrists, it doesn’t wear that small as you could expect. Many say that it is a great unisex watch, but the design is not very feminine – long story short – if you are looking for a watch to gift your wife, get her a Datejust.
Bezel is very close, it should be slightly lighter but you can see that only in really specific lighting conditions, so there is not a VISUAL tell here. Bezel action is horrible on this rep (at least on my piece), it feels nothing like gen and it needs modification.
Dial color is correct, it is so close to gen, you can only tell the difference when it comes to direct comparison in specific lighting conditions. You can’t see the difference “in the wild” even when a guy with gen sits next to you in a restaurant. The structure of the rhodium dial is same as gen. Dial printings are correct, “superlative chronometer officially certified” font is correct, it appears to be slightly thicker on 37mm version in comparison with 40mm. “YACHT MASTER” font is correct too. Blue color on seconds hand and font is correct. Indices are beautifully made, nothing wrong here. Lume is alright, color of the lume is correct. Hands are fine, not like gen, but you can only tell when you preform really close observation, 3D effect on hands could be better and the cut of the hands should be more “crisp”. Rehaut is misaligned (see pics), otherwise it is pretty good.
Crystal is the best I’ve ever seen on rep. It is as close to gen as possible. The reflection of the cyclops is really almost the same as gen. Gen crystal is obviously better, but this is really incredibly close and it is not a tell until you do a direct thorough comparison! Date font is really close, some numbers are correct.
Bracelet is standard ARF quality, so it is absolutely outstanding, clasp is beautifully made, everything is correct and you can’t tell a difference here, even if you hold it. Movement is standard Asian 2824 28,800 VPH, winding feels good, nothing special here.
SUMMARY:
Obvious tells: rehaut misalignment, bezel action.
Tells: some date numbers (you need direct comparison here).
What is really good: everything else, especially the crystal and cyclops is nothing like we are used to on standard reps. Overall quality of this rep is so good and the watch feels the same as gen. For me it is absolutely NWBIG (if you are too fussy, wait for ARF solving the rehaut).
Bezel is very close, it should be slightly lighter but you can see that only in really specific lighting conditions, so there is not a VISUAL tell here. Bezel action is horrible on this rep (at least on my piece), it feels nothing like gen and it needs modification.
Dial color is correct, it is so close to gen, you can only tell the difference when it comes to direct comparison in specific lighting conditions. You can’t see the difference “in the wild” even when a guy with gen sits next to you in a restaurant. The structure of the rhodium dial is same as gen. Dial printings are correct, “superlative chronometer officially certified” font is correct, it appears to be slightly thicker on 37mm version in comparison with 40mm. “YACHT MASTER” font is correct too. Blue color on seconds hand and font is correct. Indices are beautifully made, nothing wrong here. Lume is alright, color of the lume is correct. Hands are fine, not like gen, but you can only tell when you preform really close observation, 3D effect on hands could be better and the cut of the hands should be more “crisp”. Rehaut is misaligned (see pics), otherwise it is pretty good.
Crystal is the best I’ve ever seen on rep. It is as close to gen as possible. The reflection of the cyclops is really almost the same as gen. Gen crystal is obviously better, but this is really incredibly close and it is not a tell until you do a direct thorough comparison! Date font is really close, some numbers are correct.
Bracelet is standard ARF quality, so it is absolutely outstanding, clasp is beautifully made, everything is correct and you can’t tell a difference here, even if you hold it. Movement is standard Asian 2824 28,800 VPH, winding feels good, nothing special here.
SUMMARY:
Obvious tells: rehaut misalignment, bezel action.
Tells: some date numbers (you need direct comparison here).
What is really good: everything else, especially the crystal and cyclops is nothing like we are used to on standard reps. Overall quality of this rep is so good and the watch feels the same as gen. For me it is absolutely NWBIG (if you are too fussy, wait for ARF solving the rehaut).
