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go000ob

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There are many TDs in this forum, and being a relatively old member here, I have dealt with many of them, all have pros and cons, but they’re all good.
but today I want to speak about Lucy:
When I chose her, I did it for a simple reason: meticulous QC.
I’m a picky guy, I wanted an ARF Date Just 41 with thin and centered date, perfectly aligned rehaut;
not too much to ask I think, but yet it was.
ARF makes the best Rolexes these days, in terms of quality, but their QC is not that good.
Lucy had to change the watch for me many many times, until she finally got me a very good specimen.
Yes it took months and months, and she got sick in the meantime, and there was a delay in communication, but I’m patient and what matters to me is the end result;
I am very satisfied with what I got.
I also ordered a Cartier Ballon Bleu and made a mistake with the dial color, sending the wrong picture, so she had to replace it for me after she got it, she was super nice, and I really enjoyed dealing with her, and believe it or not, we became friends eventually.
If you are buying from Lucy, you should know she’s a one woman show, she does it all by herself, no employees no helpers…nothing
And because of her amazing performance, she is super busy.
So the process will take time, communication won’t always be fast, but eventually she will reply and she will deliver and you will get a nice, and very well QCed watch, and you will be very satisfied, believe me.

I am writing this review because I want to share my experience with all members, and let them know about the details of the buying process from Lucy.
I will upload some pictures of the watches I received in the next comment.
If you have any question, don’t hesitate to ask.
 

go000ob

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sc0ut84

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Thanks for your review. It makes the months that I've been waiting for my reps easier to bear ;)
 
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TheGoodfella

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Thanks for the review, great approach to dealing with the ARF defects and glad to see it worked out so well.
 

go000ob

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when you get your watch eventually, and you like what you see,you will definitely forget about the long wait.
 

go000ob

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you can clearly see how well centered the dates are all the way from 1 to 31
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TheGoodfella

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That datewheel is leagues better thanthe others I’ve seen. Do you think this is the updated datewheel we’ve all been waiting for?
 

go000ob

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That datewheel is leagues better thanthe others I’ve seen. Do you think this is the updated datewheel we’ve all been waiting for?

yes indeed it is way better than before, but still far from perfect, they still have to make it even thinner and more centered.
 
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stufuse

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yes indeed it is way better than before, but still far from perfect, they still have to make it even thinner and more centered.

It’s the one of the same datewheel that’s been in this watch since it was released. Nothing new about it I’m afraid


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go000ob

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It’s the one of the same datewheel that’s been in this watch since it was released. Nothing new about it I’m afraid


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no it's not, you can clearly see the difference between the latest batch DW and the 1st ones that were used months ago,especially the 2 digit numbers.
it's not perfect, but it's better than before
 
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stufuse

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It’s not buddy, I have the same DW in my 8 month old 2824 sub (see below)

you’ll see if you have a look at ARF 2924 watches in general some are just printed worse than others you get 3 different font thickness on these 2824s

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I have a DJ41 with thinner font than yours from 6 months ago and one with thicker. Which is newer. It’s the Same three DW in all the 2824s no updates Untill recently with the v3 sub and thats too thin but thinner than yours


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