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ARF Batman GMT 116710 BLNR photo review

srhoque

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Must have been a VRF crystal bro. My ROF crystal is good.

It has a gen crystal now, so all is good. The ROF samples did have a lot of variations. My bezel was pretty bad while many other had good ones.
 
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johnwatch

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Just picked this ARF from a member today. Here is what I sent him.

"Uhr70

Holy shit. This is the BLNR I have been chasing since I sold my gen. The bezel is insane Good! Even the hands are well finished. I'm wearing her proudly and would say to anyone out of the box hands down the best.

I will change the crystal. And put in a gen datewheel as I'm OCD ha. Can't thank you enough. I'll shoot you some pix when I'm done. "


As for flaws in ARF mentioned. To me everything starts and ends with the bezel insert. As I said above I've been chasing the best BLNR rep for some time. I always sold due to bezel. This one is better than SpongeBob real platinum mod. Reason Spongbob has to start with a bezel and scrape all the paint out the mod. In the end not perfect.

As for the movement I have had two sh3185 in the past both ran fine. I was super careful and only changed the date when the time said 12 noon. In some cases I would put her down and wait for the date to come back around. ( I have quite a few watches)...

As for the lume. Yes it's bright but it looks amazing. The gen is more of a milky color as said here. But unless you really focus on that it's not a deal breaker. Picture outdoors next to my gen Sub.

On the crowngaurds. No getting around it. They are wrong for this model. On the wrist just keep drooling over the bezel perfection and you won't see it ha. No easy fix for that at this point unless you buy three watches and have an awesome Modder to do the work.

I have messed up way too many bezels and bezel gaskets switching from one case to another.

So again if you are looking for the best (in my opinion) out of the box. ARF. Gets my vote.

If the movement craps out. $158 from puretime VR/3186. Add $25 for form fitted hands.




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mrsullivan

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I agree with the above. Of course we're talking replicas and there are always a few details one can upgrade but ARF really nailed it.

I know it's a Batman thread, but as an example it's the same satisfaction with my 116710LN below (equiped with a VR3186), overall speaking.
Yes lume is quite white in outdoor conditions and CG are a tad thin, but once on the wrist the feeling is great and the bezel/insert stunning.
I had a VRF with gen insert and it did'nt feel so sharp.
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Mark1937

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I agree with the above. Of course we're talking replicas and there are always a few details one can upgrade but ARF really nailed it.

I know it's a Batman thread, but as an example it's the same satisfaction with my 116710LN below (equiped with a VR3186), overall speaking.
Yes lume is quite white in outdoor conditions and CG are a tad thin, but once on the wrist the feeling is great and the bezel/insert stunning.
I had a VRF with gen insert and it did'nt feel so sharp.
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ARF CG is correct for 116710 LN 2008-2010 not for Batman
 
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mrsullivan

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ARF CG is correct for 116710 LN 2008-2010 not for Batman

I always thought there was a tiny difference, barely noticeable IRL.
Well thank you for pointing this, makes me even happier lol.

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johnwatch

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Does the rep always look better than the Gen when it comes to Rolex?

The gen crystal only has single AR on the inside. So you might think the Gen looks worse due to the clarity of the rep dial. But it's not gen like.
 

Tobel

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The gen crystal only has single AR on the inside. So you might think the Gen looks worse due to the clarity of the rep dial. But it's not gen like.

Gen Rolex crystals do not have AR except for the cyclop. This is the same for the rep, unless you mounted a 2xAR from prof or similar
 

Tobel

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Thank you and I stand humbly corrected.

Aha no worries mate :) This is the very reason for the Black hole effect on Rolex xtals with Cyclops: the xtal reflects light but the cyclop doesn't, which creates the impression that it absorbs light like a black hole
 

greenpip

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Such beautiful watch. Definitely thinking about getting this one as well
 

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Just approved my QC!
Thank you to the contributors of this thread for your tips.