Not much of a fan.
It's supposed to have an updated rehaut and clasp.
1. The price is borderline insane for a clone eta rep. We all know rep prices saw a steady increase over the past years and that is due to our purchasing behavior. It has almost nothing to do with manufacturing cost. Buying a Chinese Eta rep for over 500 bucks is a signal for the factories and dealers to keep raising prices. They used to sell for around 280 to 330 bucks... But us idiots keep buying, regardless of the price.
2. How is this V3 an update? Updated rehaut? What a joke! What piece of junk is that!? lol
3. The clasp looks good when closed, but the engravings still suck. As
hurk pointed out, even the font is garbage.
I don't see how this supposedly "V3" is an upgrade over the "V1", except for the fucking date wheel (took them long enough to correct a simple font everyone was complaining about)!
Before I end this rant, I want to remind everyone that we are their cash cows, and only we can influence the market development. Think about how Noob has literally been playing with us sheep since their V3 (!) Submariner - going back and forth while increasing prices with every release, but hardly adding any value, if any. The current V9 Noob Sub is hardly better than the V3 sub, with the exception of the bezel insert and (*sarcastic cheering*) 904L steel, at almost twice the price.
I see similar structures with JF / ARF going on. Seriously, how is this a $ 508 rep?
Cheap Chinese eta clone movement + the watch (that isn't any more expensive to manufacture than any other dive watch replica) should cost around 300-350 USD. The rest ARF is putting on top is simple profit margin. We idiots keep buying, they keep laughing at us.
Remember when ARF was the new kid on the block and everyone was happy that Noob factory finally has some competition? While prices should have DECREASED a bit since then, they INCREASED massively! I suspect price arrangement going on between the big players, but that's a topic for itself.
I should create a blog about replica conspiracies... lol