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k4jun

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My JF v2 has an inner polished clasp and a code of Y8C . It is definitely a JF v2.


Which looking a RWI threads in the newer clasp on the V2 it also has the corrected EXPLORER font .

Perfect, 4PU is noob, K2R is BP, tho I am not sure was there only one version from BP?
 

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Here are photos of the clasp:

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TD admitted there is something off with the dial and offered sending a new dial.

What do you guys think? Should I ask for a new bracelet as well and finish this or should I do something else ?

Thanks a lot !



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Perfect, 4PU is noob, K2R is BP, tho I am not sure was there only one version from BP?

Just checked a couple of TD sites who still list the JF v2 ( though i don't think they can source them ) with macro shots = polished like gen , dark Rolex logo like gen , Y8C clasp code.
 
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Lol, 7CD is ARF Daytona :)
 
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Factories use whatever parts they have on hand to put watches together. Your bracelet fits beautifully onto the case I wouldn't give the clasp code a second thought, I've seen plenty that deviate from the usual. On a completely brushed bracelet, not one person in five could tell 316L from 904L. It doesn't look or feel any different. I would take the free dial, have it put in and put all this behind you.

Which of these bracelets is the 904L one?

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Hint: I no longer know or care.
 
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Is it some kind of crazy mish mash???

Do you think it’s 904L?

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Sure as hell doesn’t feel like it ...


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There nothing wrong with that chap there's no feel difference between 904 and 316 when it is brushed . What 904 watches do you have and have you ever handle a genuine explorer 1 ?
 
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Is it some kind of crazy mish mash???

Do you think it’s 904L?


Sure as hell doesn’t feel like it ...


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For me JF/ARF dial was always one and the same dial, no matter which v was is it called.
I think this is ARF case because of the engraving, ARF engraving is superior over other factories.

What do you mean "doesn’t feel like it" ? You cannot "feel" whether a metal is 316 or 904.
 

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For me JF/ARF dial was always one and the same dial, no matter which v was is it called.
I think this is ARF case because of the engraving, ARF engraving is superior over other factories.

What do you mean "doesn’t feel like it" ? You cannot "feel" whether a metal is 316 or 904.

JF fixed the E X PLORE R spacing issue on their dials from V1 to V2. ARF dials never had that issue.
 

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I would take KJ 2020's sage advice !! That bracelet looks great by the way . Now you have given more pictures you have an ARF IMO opinion with a dial you are not happy about and a fubarred rehaut . The TD is giving you a new dial when you have it fitted straight up that rehaut and Bob's your uncle and Fannies your aunt job done .
 
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There nothing wrong with that chap there's no feel difference between 904 and 316 when it is brushed . What 904 watches do you have and have you ever handle a genuine explorer 1 ?

My comparison on the bracelet is with the gen bracelet yes and it feels heavier significantly and way better quality..

Overall watch feels light btw


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My comparison on the bracelet is with the gen bracelet yes and it feels heavier significantly and way better quality..

Overall watch feels light btw


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You know you have purchased a rep ??? What does the rep weigh ?
 

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bill33 mate, many clasp codes inside this thread^^^.

77200 - Explorer - SEL Stainless Steel Oyster with Easylink:
 
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My comparison on the bracelet is with the gen bracelet yes and it feels heavier significantly and way better quality..

Overall watch feels light btw


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Exp is a light watch.
Do you compare it to gen exp bracelet or i.e. gen sub bracelet?
 

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bill33 mate, many clasp codes inside this thread^^^.

77200 - Explorer - SEL Stainless Steel Oyster with Easylink:

Cheers mate. I can’t edit the thread anymore to update. I’ll make a new thread when I get a day spare with all the latest updates.
 

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Exp is a light watch.
Do you compare it to gen exp bracelet or i.e. gen sub bracelet?

That's why i asked him then gen only weighs 136g with all its links . If i remember rightly without running to my watch box my JF v2 weighed 141g but it did fit my chunky wrist straight out of the cardboard box it came in .:D
 
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You're always so insulting to people. Peek out the window once in a while and stop being such a miserable fuck.

Are you following me around the site needle dick ? You maybe trying to flirt but we are not having sex sweet cheeks .
 
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