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Clean 126500 Daytona review

Wowsc

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I believe this is the first time I read of a CF 126500 that fails QC. CF has done an amazing job with this model. But there is a first time for everything...
Even Clean isn't free of errors. I had an QC with a big SEL's gap. But the next one was very good.

 
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Sorry, trying to work too fast and made a complete mess of what I meant to say! The 6 marker is crooked, not 12
 

m5smg2

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Sorry, trying to work too fast and made a complete mess of what I meant to say! The 6 marker is crooked, not 12
Friend 6 marker is just a hair off. I would have GL it. Describing it “extremely crooked” is well…extreme lol
 
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Really appreciate your thoughts as a really valued and frequent contributor. Maybe it’s just me but as soon as I looked through the images it just stood out at me.
 
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Actually the Coronet does look older. Now I’m wondering if maybe it’s VS Daytona?
@Mancster
 

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Errr don’t say that! I’m going to post some other pictures of the replacement watch that I received for QC today…..
 

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I have just recieved my 126500 panda with gen crystal from @germanynrw. Nice piece, but I would say that CF crystal is 99,9% close to gen crystal. It is impossible (and I mean impossible) to see the difference IRL.

So my conclusion is: Deep crystal is very far from gen. CF crystal is very close to gen. Do not change crystal as I think there is no difference. Gen to the left, CF to the right.


 

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I have just recieved my 126500 panda with gen crystal from @germanynrw. Nice piece, but I would say that CF crystal is 99,9% close to gen crystal. It is impossible (and I mean impossible) to see the difference IRL.

So my conclusion is: Deep crystal is very far from gen. CF crystal is very close to gen. Do not change crystal as I think there is no difference. Gen to the left, CF to the right.


Finally some true comparison with gen, clean crystal is top top, hue of the dial is a hair off but thats nothing big as i can see , thanks man
 

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I have just recieved my 126500 panda with gen crystal from @germanynrw. Nice piece, but I would say that CF crystal is 99,9% close to gen crystal. It is impossible (and I mean impossible) to see the difference IRL.

So my conclusion is: Deep crystal is very far from gen. CF crystal is very close to gen. Do not change crystal as I think there is no difference. Gen to the left, CF to the right.


Yes, thanks for this Side by side. Finally shows how close this new Clean crystal is to gen 👍
 

Sakul12349

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Finally some true comparison with gen, clean crystal is top top, hue of the dial is a hair off but thats nothing big as i can see , thanks man
The difference in color temperature in the pictures can be due to the way the camera captures colors and reflections.

In real life, dial colors and crystals are 99,9% the same (I would say 100%, but I do not have a microscope).

It is the best rep crystal I have ever seen (including VSF) as edges, clariry, cloudiness, reflections, color etc. are 99,9% similar to gen. I think cameras could be the reson for the rumors abort clean crystals being more blueish :)
 
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Sakul12349

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The difference in color temperature in the pictures can be due to the way the camera captures colors and reflections.

In real life, dial colors and crystals are 99,9% the same (I would say 100%, but I do not have a microscope).

It is the best rep crystal I have ever seen (including VSF) as edges, clariry, cloudiness, reflections, color etc. are 99,9% similar to gen. I think cameras could be the reson for the rumors abort clean crystals being more blueish :)
And also that many rep owners compare CF crystals to BTF or Deep and not gens. My Deep is way way way too clear and nonreflective compared to the gen :)
 
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And also that many rep owners compare CF crystals to BTF or Deep and not gens. My Deep is way way way too clear and nonreflective compared to the gen :)
since you have both gen and clean IRL, can you comment on what other major differences do you see?