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ARF GMT 116710 SH3186 photo review
- Thread starter m5smg2
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I've been watching this with interest and it's played out exactly the way I expected.
Idiots like me would have bought the noob because I don't like the ARF rehaut and the VRF because I don't like the SH based movements once upon a time. We are being played for idiots, it's the daytona and sub sagas all over again.
6 years I've been buying reps and today I have 9, possibly ten watches with modders, one sat in the watchbox with a grey note from Royal Mail asking for me to pay £20 duty on a set of gen hands I already paid a fortune for. Funnily enough the only watches that don't drink money are my gens!
Think I may be done with this game.
BTW - anyone know if there's a Pepsi on way?!
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Idiots like me would have bought the noob because I don't like the ARF rehaut and the VRF because I don't like the SH based movements once upon a time. We are being played for idiots, it's the daytona and sub sagas all over again.
6 years I've been buying reps and today I have 9, possibly ten watches with modders, one sat in the watchbox with a grey note from Royal Mail asking for me to pay £20 duty on a set of gen hands I already paid a fortune for. Funnily enough the only watches that don't drink money are my gens!
Think I may be done with this game.
BTW - anyone know if there's a Pepsi on way?!
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Probably vrf case and movement, arf bezel and insert, arf hands, vrf dial, gen datewheel and gen crystal and finished off with arf bracelet. Purely based on pics as I’ve not handled them but had the gen a couple of times for sale so know which combo would feel right.
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Nokia_3310
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Nokia_3310
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Would def be a gamechanger with another DW on ARF. Hopefully they are here and watching. Everyone choose VRF because of the case and Frank with ARF bracelett. ARF does really steps their game up If they fix their bold DW. Actually Dont Really understand how it is possible to make so bold DW all these years without any improvements, more and less. If they fix DW this one would without doubt be the one. A super rep. Waiting for stock and more reviews to see how movement is.
d3s19n
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From pictures ARF bezel teeth look gen quality but shape wise I think VRF teeth have the more wide cut, high gen gmt shape. But I have a feeling bezel/insert/case probably can’t be mixed up between the two without modding.
Definitely VRF dial > ARF dial.
ARF hands > VRF
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Don't worry mate, I'll be able to fund another pointless franken expedition again after I sell my ten daytonas
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I’m in a similar situation, 3 frankens out of action with various issues. I was excited for these releases but I know for a fact I won’t be happy with either and I’ll want to combine the best parts from the 2 and I’ll end up with another watch or 2 out of action. The only watch I have working at the moment is a stock vsf seamaster 300M
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I went through that phase, looking for perfection and all that. After some thousand pounds spent on that, I realised I was just chasing a unicorn. Now I just buy watches that are good out of the box, with "flaws" I can live with, and try to stay under $400.
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You hit it on the nail bud, flaws you can live with. What we forget is no one cares. Our issues are in our head.
thediesel17
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Undisputed truth. And remember we anally stick to flaws on reps to achieve a close-to-perfect tuned up watch, while we don't see the ones that may appear on gens. Worse, we even pardon them sometimes...
This crazy hobby makes us being overpicky with 400$ watches, and loose with the 10k$ ones.
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Right! Lol, although Personally I admit it deepened my passion for watches and increased my awareness on flaws for gens.
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I got a question, iam about to order the new art gmt watch.
when I will get the qc pictures...and hold it in my hand.
how I can be sure its the one with the right movement ?
can someone provide picture compare or points to get sure on it?
when I will get the qc pictures...and hold it in my hand.
how I can be sure its the one with the right movement ?
can someone provide picture compare or points to get sure on it?
mari115
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if you order through the TDs of the forum you will definitely receive what you paid for and what was shown in your QC.
At the same time you are the buyer and you have to know what you are buying, so, if there is some error regarding your watch, you are the one that has to identify it when the QC pictures are sent to you.
you better be able to know what you are buying, so you better study
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Gents trying to crack the case back to take some pics of the movt for you but it’s super tight. It won’t budge even with a Burgeon sticky ball.
Dissemination
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In fact, when you tell someone what’s wrong with your fake watch they think you’re double mad. 1. for buying a fake, 2. for caring so much about the details of your fake. Lol
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