I had PVD coating on my gen submariner and it doesn't show a single scratch in 10 years, the idea of someone replating it sounds like destroying the watch imo
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How does this differ from Electronickel plating like whats being done on some of the g43x 15rd mags?Yeah, that's not surprising at all. A common application is to make material that's intended for repeated, high-friction, metal-on-metal contact even more durable and resistant to wear/corrosion. The coating is practically indestructible sans specific chemical or laser stripping processes.
Anyone who likes to get all flamboyant with their firearm parts also knows about the method well. It's used for the same application as above, but also just to make things look cool and customized.
The key for this particular application is to match Rolex's particular gold tone, which who knows if VSF will manage to do so or, instead, go right back to cheddar cheese.
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Electroplating can be done in your bathroom sink, as a notorious Reddit-based rep plater is notorious for doing. PVD requires a very expensive industrial setup. The economics of the matter can topsy-turvy when talking about production at scale, however, as is often the case.
PVD has only been used industrially since the 70s/80s, and only started being used in firearm parts in the last 20 years or so, replacing older and inferior methods such as electroplating or nitriding without a PVD surface layer. Thus, it's "new" relatively speaking and these things take time to make their way through industries where time-tested application is everything.
In the latest Glock generation (Gen 5), Glock is now actually using PVD (nDLC), and we're starting to this evolution more and more as that "time tested" factor starts to materialize (e.g. it's only the last few years that we're starting to see PVD replacing hard chrome for aerospace applications with Airbus, Boeing, etc.).
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All TDs would tell me these are WG plated by VS. When I asked to send me pics side by side with a steel Daytona or Sub or whatever is not "plated" they all went silent. Now Susan has such pics: https://www.susanreviews.com finally we can see clearly that those VSF V2s are either not plated or not well plated when it comes to WG. Bummer.
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First time huh?
Like I said earlier take all TD statement with some grain of salt.... this comes from experience
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BTW: Susan compares gen WG with VS V2. However I know I am not the only one who can clearly see the difference between WG and Steel in real life 
Why would factories like VS or Clean not offer decent WG plating? I understand it's more difficult to get the WG color tone compared to YG - but still: wouldn't that be a nice challenge? I guess it's because even if they got it right it would be difficult to prove it on photo (except side by side like on Susan's pics - and she focuses on dial and other details but doesn't even write anything about plating). Or what?
Why would factories like VS or Clean not offer decent WG plating? I understand it's more difficult to get the WG color tone compared to YG - but still: wouldn't that be a nice challenge? I guess it's because even if they got it right it would be difficult to prove it on photo (except side by side like on Susan's pics - and she focuses on dial and other details but doesn't even write anything about plating). Or what?
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Not profitable for factories to do WG plating. Increase cost of replica means less people buy them.BTW: Susan compares gen WG with VS V2. However I know I am not the only one who can clearly see the difference between WG and Steel in real life
For you and me maybe an extra $200 is nothing but remeber replicas are sold elsewhere, primarily China and Asia, $200 can be half a month or more salary for some areas of China.
Anyways they let the after market modding community handle that slice of the pie.
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Picked this v2 vsf ghost up yesterday M2M. I’m no expert but WG seems decent for stock, esp when comparing it to my panda.
Is there a color case difference against your Panda? White gold should have a yellowish hue in some light conditions.
Picked this v2 vsf ghost up yesterday M2M. I’m no expert but WG seems decent for stock, esp when comparing it to my panda.
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Yes def a colour difference, I will take some pics later to compare.
Colour difference is subtle but noticeable esp in hand
Colour difference is subtle but noticeable esp in hand
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Took this earlier, shows warm tone of the plating. Again I’m no expert but it seems decent to me.
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Nah. Sorry but Susan Reviews dispelled this. VS vs Gen here. It's clear as day there's no warm tone.
VS Factory Replica Rolex Daytona 126519 V2 Weighted Version
VS Factory Replica Rolex Daytona 126519 V2 Weighted Version
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Well I must be seeing things wrong as in hand there is a slight difference in colour, not massive. Still a nice watch imo, not bonded with it yet as find the oyster flex doesn’t fit my wrist that well
Can you do a clasp comparison mate? I read susanreviews and was under impression it wasn’t plated either, although I think I saw someone in M2M recently claim it was
What do you spot that’s off?
I was going to get the black dial so keen to hear some opinions and things to look out for