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I just got my ARF 40MM with blue dial and all I can say is WOW.
It took me almost a month to receive, intime's visa option wasnt functional and puretime tried to tell me I charged back on an item which was absolutely not the case. After
sending tons of bank statements and pictures they only gave me a moneygram or bitcoin option... and after a week of visa issues intime let me purchase through paypal!!! so thanks to ryan for that.
Now to the watch,
I've dabbled through the thread for a while, I know everyones a big fan on the noobs OTB but I wanted to give ARF a try in general, they seem to have great watches... and am I glad I did.
Most photos i've seen do not do the watch justice... so lets start my own personal breakdown.
(please excuse my shit photography)
https://picr.me/image/Vev9o8
https://picr.me/image/VevsmU
https://picr.me/image/VevoW3
https://picr.me/image/Vevf7b
https://picr.me/image/VevNR2
THE Bezel:
This is probably my favorite part of the watch, some may say noob is more accurate but it seriously has a nice platinum shine / grainy texture to it and it gives it a BIG POP, this really makes the watch stand out for me.
The Bracelet:
The 904L and polished middle links are super nice and crisp, the clasp feels good... the only thing im disappointed in is the middle links near the top of the bracelet. There's actually
a decent amount of spacing between each link... not super tight like my noob explorer and 116610. So Im not sure how to feel about this TBH...
https://picr.me/image/Vevimd
Here is alook at the spacing in between the links... Its just not as good as on some other watches so someone with some info please let me know if this is fixable?
Is this the craft of the bracelet... is this how its supposed to be or is this fixable with better pins??? Just looking for some education on this!!!
Any help or insite would be great
The Dial:
It changes drastically based on the light for sure... most photos dont have proper lighting so it makes it look darker than it actually is... its quiet beautiful and really shines in the light and is it ever stunning... it does get dark when there isnt much light on it though but thats what I really like about this watch... it's contrast between environment make it like a batman and bruce wayne type feeling. Each lighting has a unique look... all different but its still looks amazing in either contrast.
SELs:
were clean and almost perfect actually... but for being a rep the standards we hold them too are very high anyway but on this wathc in particular they have definitely come through
as far as the 3135 It felt good winding and setting, as far as reliability though only time will tell!!! It feels great and clean and accurate though. The timegraph showed -2 seconds a day so
Im pretty happy with that!
DW:
the datewheel is definitely pretty bold but it is way more subtler on the wrist. People make a massive deal about the BOLD DW and some say ARF have fixed them in some batches
as ive seen ones with better DW's but overall very minuscule criticism of the watch and for everything they do right including a FANTASTIC CRYSTAL
Overall this watch is A1, for anyone sitting on the fence... dont!!! Pull the trigger as this thing is just an absolute beauty of a piece and im so happy to add it to my collection.
It took me almost a month to receive, intime's visa option wasnt functional and puretime tried to tell me I charged back on an item which was absolutely not the case. After
sending tons of bank statements and pictures they only gave me a moneygram or bitcoin option... and after a week of visa issues intime let me purchase through paypal!!! so thanks to ryan for that.
Now to the watch,
I've dabbled through the thread for a while, I know everyones a big fan on the noobs OTB but I wanted to give ARF a try in general, they seem to have great watches... and am I glad I did.
Most photos i've seen do not do the watch justice... so lets start my own personal breakdown.
(please excuse my shit photography)
https://picr.me/image/Vev9o8
https://picr.me/image/VevsmU
https://picr.me/image/VevoW3
https://picr.me/image/Vevf7b
https://picr.me/image/VevNR2
THE Bezel:
This is probably my favorite part of the watch, some may say noob is more accurate but it seriously has a nice platinum shine / grainy texture to it and it gives it a BIG POP, this really makes the watch stand out for me.
The Bracelet:
The 904L and polished middle links are super nice and crisp, the clasp feels good... the only thing im disappointed in is the middle links near the top of the bracelet. There's actually
a decent amount of spacing between each link... not super tight like my noob explorer and 116610. So Im not sure how to feel about this TBH...
https://picr.me/image/Vevimd
Here is alook at the spacing in between the links... Its just not as good as on some other watches so someone with some info please let me know if this is fixable?
Is this the craft of the bracelet... is this how its supposed to be or is this fixable with better pins??? Just looking for some education on this!!!
Any help or insite would be great
The Dial:
It changes drastically based on the light for sure... most photos dont have proper lighting so it makes it look darker than it actually is... its quiet beautiful and really shines in the light and is it ever stunning... it does get dark when there isnt much light on it though but thats what I really like about this watch... it's contrast between environment make it like a batman and bruce wayne type feeling. Each lighting has a unique look... all different but its still looks amazing in either contrast.
SELs:
were clean and almost perfect actually... but for being a rep the standards we hold them too are very high anyway but on this wathc in particular they have definitely come through
as far as the 3135 It felt good winding and setting, as far as reliability though only time will tell!!! It feels great and clean and accurate though. The timegraph showed -2 seconds a day so
Im pretty happy with that!
DW:
the datewheel is definitely pretty bold but it is way more subtler on the wrist. People make a massive deal about the BOLD DW and some say ARF have fixed them in some batches
as ive seen ones with better DW's but overall very minuscule criticism of the watch and for everything they do right including a FANTASTIC CRYSTAL
Overall this watch is A1, for anyone sitting on the fence... dont!!! Pull the trigger as this thing is just an absolute beauty of a piece and im so happy to add it to my collection.
