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VSF Submariner 116610LN Review & Macros

YellowFin

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Here's another rep I received yesterday from YourWatch. QC was approved in November, the parcel was on the road for roughly 9 weeks. Brilliant rep, lives up to the high expectations I had after everyone praising it so highly. Movement runs fine out of the box ansd keeps time, all good.

As expected and seen on the VSF 126610LN before, the build quality is awesome down to the finest detailsl. Great bracelet feel wise, clasp opens and closes a little tighter than my 126610. Bezel rotation is spot on and the general workmanship on the metal parts is on a high level. The polished and brushed surfaces are great even at huge magnification. Dial print is sharp, datewheel print as well. Hands and markers are nicely finished with a scratch on the 12 triangle visible in macros only. Bezel numbers are paint/plated evenly with no visible grinding marks, even in the insane macro below. The bezel insert and datewheel are aligned, rehaut is OK with the known VSF rehaut engraving issue of the letters. SELs and SEL recess look good, clasp as well.

No idea how Noob and ARF want to keep up with VSF's pace at the moment. They're literally hitting it out of the park with all new releases. Here's a ton of pictures, also with the 126610LN in comparison at the end.




























































































 

sukwonee

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Beautiful pics! Congrats. I absolutely love mine as well

For some reason 116610 seems a bit taller (optically) around the bezel area compared to 126610. Maybe it's due to the case shape difference or the proportion.
 
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Glidelock

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Looks awesome. Thank you!

Which one do you prefer? The 116610 or the 126610? Which one will get more wrist time? :cool:
I'm about to purchase my first rep after CNY and can't decide whether I go for the 116610 or the 126610.
 
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Looks awesome. Thank you!

Which one do you prefer? The 116610 or the 126610? Which one will get more wrist time? :cool:
I'm about to purchase my first rep after CNY and can't decide whether I go for the 116610 or the 126610.

Good question, I'd say the 126610. It's a little more comfortable on the wrist in my opinion. I'll still keep and wear the 116610, I'll get it modded with gen hands and crystal.
 

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Great shots bro!

Comfort aside do you prefer the aesthetics of one over the other? Do you notice a difference in crystal AR, dial size or insert size between the two? (Not to compare to gen, just to understand fundamental differences between the two VSF reps)
 
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Great shots bro!

Comfort aside do you prefer the aesthetics of one over the other? Do you notice a difference in crystal AR, dial size or insert size between the two? (Not to compare to gen, just to understand fundamental differences between the two VSF reps)

One of the main differences that really caught my eye for some reason is the short and fat minute hand of the 116610. The one on the 12xx goes up right to the minute markers and (combined with the slimmer lugs) makes the face look more elegant if that makes sense. Regarding AR, you'll notice on the side-by-side shots that the 126610 crystal reflects the light a tiny bit less. Without a direct comparison the 12xx crystal looks just like the older one.
 
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VSF 116610 : sometimes under certain conditions, I feel that bezel markings are kinda excessively dark, do you feel that way too?
 

YellowFin

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VSF 116610 : sometimes under certain conditions, I feel that bezel markings are kinda excessively dark, do you feel that way too?

Haven't noticed that, but then again I also had an RXF Sub. Every bezel marker looks bright after that... ;)
 
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Great review and pics! I thought I thought I saw somewhere that VSF has fixed the rehaut alignment issues in recent batches. Anyone able to confirm that?
 

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Looking really sharp [mention]YellowFin [/mention] congrats!

Mine is on the way, also ordered a gen crystal and dw but judging on your pics a gen dw isn’t necessary at all. Let’s wait and see.


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Looking really sharp [mention]YellowFin [/mention] congrats!

Mine is on the way, also ordered a gen crystal and dw but judging on your pics a gen dw isn’t necessary at all. Let’s wait and see.


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When you swap out to gen crystal I’ll buy your vsf crystal :p
 
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A couple of awesome pieces. Fantastic pics. Thank you!