Deepsea Blue ARF v2 vs Gen 116660 comparison

[chocolito]

I wonder how hard it would be to shave down the ring.

I hear it hurts like hell at the time , and stings for quite a while after as well .

 

[mnkoshka]

I hear it hurts like hell at the time , and stings for quite a while after as well .

Bahahaha :lol:

 

[prawnboy]

prawnboy hows the Rolex engravings on the rehaut? Do they line up with the minute markers now? This was a big flaw on the v1

does not line up

 

[mnkoshka]

does not line up

They did advertised they fixed the rehaut, obviously not... I don’t know why they can’t get this right, my noobs are all fine. The last three ARFs I’ve got have the engraving way off alignment. QC after QC can’t get a good one including seadweller, sub and Daytona. I really hope they fix this

 

[xartan]

The wrong dark color of “DEEPSEA” is a pretty obvious flaw for me

 

[Callone55]

Would say the left is the gen!

 

[xartan]

Would say the left is the gen!

Yeah. It’s pretty obvious to me now after studying the details.

 

[maxracingshox]

Beautiful! Thanks for the comparison

 

[KSwatches]

Thanks for sharing.

What I hate most about Rolex reps is the finish on the hands and hour marker surrounds.

We don’t have this level of poor finish on vsf omega reps (for example).

Generally speaking, when I compare gen and rep Rolex, it’s the gen hands and hour marker surrounds that “pop” more than rep.

This is the biggest aesthetic difference to my eyes across the Rolex SD and Sub models. Everything else is almost irrelevant IMO.


Rep (left), gen(right)

 

[tommikeson]

Can't really tell the difference of the hands without a loupe though.

 

[Tschacko]

does not line up

Do you mean they are equally off ?
which Gen Rolex can also be without any problem...Easy fix !
Otherwise no !

 

[xartan]

Thanks for sharing.

What I hate most about Rolex reps is the finish on the hands and hour marker surrounds.

We don’t have this level of poor finish on vsf omega reps (for example).

Generally speaking, when I compare gen and rep Rolex, it’s the gen hands and hour marker surrounds that “pop” more than rep.

This is the biggest aesthetic difference to my eyes across the Rolex SD and Sub models. Everything else is almost irrelevant IMO.


Rep (left), gen(right)

Very obvious for the hands. I don’t need a loupe to see that. What do you mean by hour marker sorrounds? The steel rims on the markers?

 

[KSwatches]

Very obvious for the hands. I don’t need a loupe to see that. What do you mean by hour marker sorrounds? The steel rims on the markers?

Hour marker surrounds are the steel rims in markers.

If like most gen/rep collectors, you like admiring the fine details of your watch on close inspection, then you will notice that the shape/geometry of the rep surrounds is not exactly like gen. having said that the ARF DSSD has one of the best rep Rolex rep dials I have ever come across.

The hands are not all dirty. It’s just a QC issue.

 

[pepsiperfect]

Thanks for this, it's an amazing rep.

 

[SAInBeijing8888]

Thanks for sharing this review, i bought this ARF replica because of your post, much appreciated.

 

[RobSe1]

Thanks for Comparison mate - I think i need one too....and start a mix with my VRF and the gen insert - this would be sick! :sFun_mischieviousbi

 

[dc2_bb6_cu2]

Haven’t read through comments and already know in the first pic left is gen right is ARF. The muted green DeepSea and bolded insert numbers give ARF away. Amazing how close they have come. To think I was content with my Noob V7 back in the day!

 

[xartan]

Haven’t read through comments and already know in the first pic left is gen right is ARF. The muted green DeepSea and bolded insert numbers give ARF away. Amazing how close they have come. To think I was content with my Noob V7 back in the day!

Plus the hands, the pearl, the crystal height, bezel teeth, crude crown, lugs. The list is almost endless.

One could go on nitpicking or just enjoy a great rep for what it is. Most of the flaws are not that bad on the wrist like on a blown up macro shot and I don’t see most of them unless I specifically look for them.

I should mention that I only have V1. I enjoy it a lot for what it is even though I’m aware it’s not perfect compared to a gen and I sometimes get carried away studying all those flaws.

First of all I think it’s an amazing rep and it got even better with the new version.

 

[mnkoshka]

Plus the hands, the pearl, the crystal height, bezel teeth, crude crown, lugs. The list is almost endless.

One could go on nitpicking or just enjoy a great rep for what it is. Most of the flaws are not that bad on the wrist like on a blown up macro shot and I don’t see most of them unless I specifically look for them.

I should mention that I only have V1. I enjoy it a lot for what it is even though I’m aware it’s not perfect compared to a gen and I sometimes get carried away studying all those flaws.

First of all I think it’s an amazing rep and it got even better with the new version.

I agree, all in all it is a great rep... I play close attention to detail and when I had the gen on my wrist the other day I could barely tell the difference as the build quality and finish is excellent!

 

[Spatiumtemporis]

This is defenetly a super rep. Thanks a lot for the review. It's incredible how close this watch comes to the real deal. Just amazing.

Too bad that 'valve' is a bit too much to the right.
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