• Tired of adverts on RWI? - Subscribe by clicking HERE and PMing Trailboss for instructions and they will magically go away!

[GREEN factory] 126610LV

JDM180

Banned member, the goat does not approve
Banned
3/9/13
1,212
244
0
Looks pretty decent first go , Hopefully get a vid from trusty soon
 

heska

Renowned Member
Supporter
29/11/17
648
362
63
First set of pictures is gen, at least the movement. Is Rolex using movement tab on the 126610?
 
  • Like
Reactions: derjenigewelcher

thinker1

Active Member
26/11/17
225
148
43
Still square lugs ... Why the hell is that taper so hard to do for the rep factories !!!!!!
 

Tobel

Put Some Respect On My Name
6/7/17
5,424
3,615
113
First attempt and these guys get a well aligned rehaut engraving. I don't understand why so many more established factories still screw that part up
 

Storm.

Mythical Poster
Supporter
Certified
14/2/20
7,062
9,840
113
First attempt and these guys get a well aligned rehaut engraving. I don't understand why so many more established factories still screw that part up

Because it's a solid round piece that gets lasered from the top, whereas rolex has a laser that comes up in the middle and lasers it round and from level position.

Still square lugs ... Why the hell is that taper so hard to do for the rep factories !!!!!!
Because it's a machine that does it, not a watchmakers hand.
 
  • Like
Reactions: derjenigewelcher

Tobel

Put Some Respect On My Name
6/7/17
5,424
3,615
113
Because it's a solid round piece that gets lasered from the top, whereas rolex has a laser that comes up in the middle and lasers it round and from level position

I'm sure you're right but that doesn't explain why ZF and green factory can do it right on their 1st attempt while noob and ARF used to get it right but don't anymore.
 

thinker1

Active Member
26/11/17
225
148
43
Because it's a solid round piece that gets lasered from the top, whereas rolex has a laser that comes up in the middle and lasers it round and from level position.


Because it's a machine that does it, not a watchmakers hand.

No it’s moulded then cnc’ed and polished. Same process for gen case and btw gen case isn’t hand made.
 
Last edited:

Doglover

You're Saying I Can Sell?
17/4/20
99
21
8
Saw these from a seller on fb
cf41ee51db94eeb9675378cdf672ce6b.jpg

7592a82d4f74a9e1f969800a2bd7e424.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Storm.

Mythical Poster
Supporter
Certified
14/2/20
7,062
9,840
113
No it’s moulded then cnc’ed and polished. Same process for gen case and btw gen case isn’t hand made.

No it's not handmade but it's refined by hand and polished by hand. This is a process that is never going to be reproduced.
 

JordanEleven

Renowned Member
Supporter
Certified
12/5/20
896
401
63
Another factory (ROF) new submariner 2020 with 2824
af8ee491df8c8bd05a032190b162420f.jpg
68aed5dd7e1ec26445ab4859908b1618.jpg
9ab87ac7b6e30ee5932af2e5f2613b96.jpg
6671752bce6eb2195ecb130ba3d42a52.jpg
8200b71c7bd5a79dfe2266d61f266e6f.jpg
c163842528193a7490bbd6d225c32c18.jpg
93a6da448642980f8ab506f839d2782c.jpg


Inviato dal mio MI 8 utilizzando Tapatalk
 

mnkoshka

I'm Pretty Popular
Supporter
Certified
28/12/09
1,608
727
113
First set of pictures is gen, at least the movement. Is Rolex using movement tab on the 126610?

Rolex seem To be using tabs to hold the 3235 movement in the datejust and others as the the main plate where the screw mount holes seems to be a smaller diameter to the dial size. This creates a large gap between the case and the mounting point so a tab is required. You can see the difference here

https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/rolex-caliber-3135-vs-caliber-3235.html


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
  • Like
Reactions: Thrasher and heska