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ARF 116506 Ice Blue
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BIONONE
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Sorry, I reformulated my post after seeing the pics on Puretime: how exactly are the SEL wrong? I understand they are supposed to be different from the steel model, but how exactly?
They should protrude and stick out over the lugs.
Sure - see circled in red on these. Like the original rolesium yachtmaster , the SEL on the platinum daytona protrude out past the lugs. The SS /Gold bracelets do not.
It looks like ARF here has used the regular SS model endlinks, as they are sitting nice and snug entirely inside the lugs
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That has something to do with the shape of the lugs mate. And if you look closely you can see the SEL sticking out - but I'm fairly no RLX connoisseur... So please excuse my lack of understanding hehe
The middle part, sure, but that's normal. I'm talking about the sides - take a look at that picture vs the ones I posted. On these endlinks, the side pieces are raised up (they are much close to being as high as the polished center piece, which makes them protrude out past the lugs) - on the normal SS endlink, the 2 side pieces are dropped down significantly from the center , and sit entirely within the lugs
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The middle part, sure, but that's normal. I'm talking about the sides - take a look at that picture vs the ones I posted. On these endlinks, the side pieces are raised up (they are much close to being as high as the polished center piece, which makes them protrude out past the lugs) - on the normal SS endlink, the 2 side pieces are dropped down significantly from the center , and sit entirely within the lugs
now i got you. Sorry again
No worries! This is a bugaboo of mine, because all these factories used to make the 16622 YM with these endlinks, but they keep churning out reps of this daytona and not getting it right for some reason.
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This is the model I wish somebody would rep. Love the ice blue, hate the brown. Ice blue with ICE!
given that it is SS and how the endlinks are, why is the rep not labelled 116520 (instead of 116506)?
https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/dayt...tch-ice-blue-dial-brown-insert--id7528854.htm
https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/dayt...tch-ice-blue-dial-brown-insert--id7528854.htm
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The 116520's are SS models with SS bezels. Rolex never made them like the one you linked. That's a custom dial and bezel, like this one
https://wannabuyawatch.com/product/rolex-daytona-ref-116520-custom-dial-ceramic-bezel/
The dial on the one you linked is bad, the color is off and the subdials dont have their own sunbursts like the gen has.
KJ2020 thanks for the clarification mate! very helpful
so the new arf rep is a 116520 with a custom dial and bezel
Is PureTime finally coming to the realization that they really don't need six thousand watermarks obscuring the entire watch? I mean, the actual product pictures still seem to have a billion, but in those previous pics, you can actually see most of the watch!
ahhhh, so refreshing.....
Yes, even that single watermark is completely oversized and still obscures detail, but at least you can see most of the photo now.
ahhhh, so refreshing.....
Yes, even that single watermark is completely oversized and still obscures detail, but at least you can see most of the photo now.
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This is the model I wish somebody would rep. Love the ice blue, hate the brown. Ice blue with ICE!
Agreed. I hate the brown - it's the colour of a 1970's dinnerware set / bathroom suite.
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