Comparison Photos of Gen versus Rep 15400 Blue Dials

[aprolexlover]

V1 logo seems to be quite seamless like gen compared to V2

 

[slaughterer62]

V1 white/silver dial is very good. Many people will not be able to tell the difference between it and gen.

 

[gamba66]

Blue 15400 Franken finished.

Absolutely sick!! Looks so amazing, that was really worth it!!! Who did the build?

Also what happened to the black dial? You are building that into another franken?

I would also love to have an royal oak franken but the 15400 just looks too large on my wimpy arm. And unfortunately there aren't any good replicas of the smaller 14790 afaik.

I got this blue genuine rolex daydate super luminova dial that will be installed in my second franken project though

Spoiler: Genuine Blue Rolex Daydate Dial

 

[slaughterer62]

Nice Rolex dial. I have been building Royal Oak Frankens myself. I prefer the 15300 for its classic size of 39mm. Just those extra 2mm on the 15400 do make it a bit too chunky for many.

 

[Robb]

Anyone know anything about the V3 updated Blue Dial ?

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[aprolexlover]

Anyone know anything about the V3 updated Blue Dial ?

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No update yet.

 

[slaughterer62]

You guys are waiting in vain. The Chinese dial makers can only achieve so much.

 

[aprolexlover]

You guys are waiting in vain. The Chinese dial makers can only achieve so much.

Its the waiting game, just like Rolex Subs 3-4 years ago from Noob, wasnt perfect at all. Today even with V7 which is nearly flawless yet people are unsatisfied. I say, if JF is invested in 15400s, give it a couple of years. Maybe in year 2020 we will only see a true 1:1 copy, since technology and hardware is getting more accessible to china manufacturers, they will keep up in no time soon.

 

[cranium]

Comparing side-by-side just demonstrates how close the rep dials are to gen. Nearly everything is spot-on, and that's with the luxury of analyzing a hi-res static photo! That being said, nothing seems to compare to the intangibles of a GEN.

Thanks @slaughterer62 for taking the time to share photos!

 

[rockstan]

The "AP" @12 is completely different to me....did i miss anything?

 

[Repworld]

Great source thnx


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[Repworld]

Both look really close but the AP logo is pretty different. Although you would need to have them side by side to know.

Old Gen AP logo , 2017 model Become Fat


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[thumbsarehandy]

Many thanks for putting this together @slaughterer62!

Very helpful in deciding which dial to choose.

 

[Repworld]

2017 model http://www.chrono24.com/audemarspiguet/royal-oak--id6396317.htm


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[Tigerdragon]

2015/2016 was also fat logo

 

[THXuk]

Great write up, interesting to see and read, :yoda:

 

[Garuda]

@slaughterer62 after you build the 3 franken do you recommend 2xAR with gen dial or happy with JF-AR

 

[N0tail_]

Wait so someone correct me if I'm wrong:

V1 15400 had the fat logo, then V2 also had the fat logo but got an update to the slim logo (referred to as new v2 dial) but gen 2017 (And also 2015/2016) have a fat logo?

Just trying to brush up on some AP know how ha.

 

[Tigerdragon]

No the V1 was slim the V2 is fat

 

[slaughterer62]

@slaughterer62 after you build the 3 franken do you recommend 2xAR with gen dial or happy with JF-AR

I personally prefer the Prof 2AR with gen dial, but I can understand people who keep the JF crystal stock.