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VSF Next Release of the 126619LB Blue Bezel Submariner

rcom440

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Looks pretty sweet! If not white gold issue I would buy it.
 
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rcom440

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What is the issue? Besides not being white gold..

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White gold has different hue compared to stainless steel - highly polished 904l.
White gold looks different when light hits it.
 
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But I'm pretty sure you won't called out because of that. Only very few will know that the blue one is only made in white gold and even less will be able to see the difference between 904L and white gold without a direct comparison. The slightly warmer hue is not that easy to see. Looks good, but I'm not a fan of the polished center links, it already annoys me on my Daytona, it's just a fingerprint and scratch magnet. That's why I somehow prefer the Batman on the Jubilee.
 
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Only very few will know that the blue one is only made in white gold and even less will be able to see the difference between 904L and white gold without a direct comparison.



this is the right way of tought, real life isn't the rwi forum with 10x static pictures.

I agree

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White gold has different hue compared to stainless steel - highly polished 904l.
White gold looks different when light hits it.
I see... This issue is given, is nothing the factories can do as is not a flaw but a different metal finish. I guess you can get it plated in WG

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QC approved:

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White Gold coating is more difficult to plate than the Yellow Gold or Rose Gold colours as the metal almost always comes in the form of an alloy and as a standard process, it shall have a rhodium coating on the top of that alloy. Maybe someone can do a rhodium coating on the top of SS and do a side by side photoshoot to understand the subtle differences in the hue.


I see... This issue is given, is nothing the factories can do as is not a flaw but a different metal finish. I guess you can get it plated in WG

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philwongnz

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White Gold coating is more difficult to plate than the Yellow Gold or Rose Gold colours as the metal almost always comes in the form of an alloy and as a standard process, it shall have a rhodium coating on the top of that alloy. Maybe someone can do a rhodium coating on the top of SS and do a side by side photoshoot to understand the subtle differences in the hue.
We might have a solution

https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...-plating/9774128-ap-screws-white-gold-plating

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Stunning piece, absolutely nailed by VSF. Those guys are crazy!
So sad that I dont like Submariners with polished bracelet :( (or may I say lucky for my wallet)
 

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Looks good, but I'm not a fan of the polished center links, it already annoys me on my Daytona, it's just a fingerprint and scratch magnet. That's why I somehow prefer the Batman on the Jubilee.

This is exactly how I feel.
Thought I was the only one this crazy.
 

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Just received my QC ant it seems the well date indicador is not correctly aligned, to me seems to be a little bit down, don’t you think?
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Is the bezel insert color the same as the discontinued "smurf" (on gen) ? or is it another blue ?
 

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Just received my QC ant it seems the well date indicador is not correctly aligned, to me seems to be a little bit down, don’t you think?
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Your date is sitting low and it's not an angle of view issue. With even cyclops borders around the dial date window, a properly centered date will look centered.

Ask to see some more dates

Are my eyes deceiving me?
 
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KJ2020

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Stunning piece, absolutely nailed by VSF. Those guys are crazy!
So sad that I dont like Submariners with polished bracelet :( (or may I say lucky for my wallet)

You can always do a homemade or even just swap out the bracelet for a non-PCL Blueberry.

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