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ARF Batman 3186 final sample
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mari115
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Here are the qc pictures for those interesed! I don't ask for any QC from you guys. It's just to help you get more angle of the watch
Great, I was undecided about the purchase, but I think I buy it.
Here are the qc pictures for those interesed! I don't ask for any QC from you guys. It's just to help you get more angle of the watch
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Honestly I was a bit unsure when I bought it but those QC picture made me proud of my purchase. Now just need to sell my old KSF BLNR haha!
Vitor747
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Tobel
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- 6/7/17
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Why? Dont leave us hanging
Numbers are smaller in the black area than in the blue one, transition point at 18 is incorrect, misaligned rehaut, plus the 2 other issues with ARF not on the pics: incorrect crystal to dial height leading to magnification issues if you change the crystal as well as sh3186 which is not super reliable (though not as bad as the former timebomb thankfully)
On the plus side there's no speed bumps and the blue colour may be the most accurate so far - though only real life pics will tell
the movement at +13sec/d is also too much for me. i would pass.
and its all about the bezel. the skinny 2 vs the fat 2s. but 13 seconds a day gain is too much.
and its all about the bezel. the skinny 2 vs the fat 2s. but 13 seconds a day gain is too much.
Not sure if I'm seeing things but is that a line at 6 on the bezel?
And the bezel fonts seems bigger on the blue side of the bezel, just as KJ2020 pointed out.
And the bezel fonts seems bigger on the blue side of the bezel, just as KJ2020 pointed out.
I agree those are all flaws. I bought this watch knowing all of this but I agree with all of the above!
You'll probably have to swap it out for a VR3185 anyways lol because the SH will crap out!
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Basically the gasket height is wrong, resulting in the crystal being too far away from the dial. Thus making the magnification wrong.
Basically, the crystal magnification and height is different on ARF (3x mag) so when switch to a gen crystal(2.5x), it makes the magnification look off.
- 12/3/18
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The apparent sizes of both the black and the blue background insert markers do change depending on the angle of view and the light. Here is a side by side of two different QC pics of the same watch.
So the 2's can look pretty similarly sized in the right light.
Unfortunately the apparent sizes of the two sets of markers go in opposite directions with viewing angle and lighting changes. The blue background markers appear larger, and the black background ones appear smaller, leading to what will probably be a frequent apparent size mismatch in normal use viewing.
+1 to all of the previously stated flaws. There is a visible slight speed bump at both join lines, it should not be a significant issue IMO.
So the 2's can look pretty similarly sized in the right light.
Unfortunately the apparent sizes of the two sets of markers go in opposite directions with viewing angle and lighting changes. The blue background markers appear larger, and the black background ones appear smaller, leading to what will probably be a frequent apparent size mismatch in normal use viewing.
+1 to all of the previously stated flaws. There is a visible slight speed bump at both join lines, it should not be a significant issue IMO.
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