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Full comparison of 126610LV GEN, VS, CLEAN, GM, JOKER

steve_theonewatches

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This type of detailed anallysis is very-much appreciated.

Is it 'too soon' to do this for the newly-released Explorer I 36mm? Very interested in acquiring one.
This largely depends on your own love, compared to the popular model of the Submariner, not many factories produce Explorer I 36mm, at present, then GM is a better choice
 
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We have also added a separate comparison of ZF126610 and GEN, interested guys can go to the following link to Check。
 
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Thank you for your very good work! 👍 This is really very informative. I had already decided on a VSF beforehand.
 
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感谢您的出色工作!👍 这真的非常有用。我事先已经决定使用 VSF。
Do this just to help make the choice easier for friends! Of course everyone's choice of priorities must be different!
 
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still not decided upto this date. planning to get one and will replace the bracelet with rubber b stratp. Excluding the movement, does clean factory looks closer to GEN? help me decide guys. i just want which one looks close to gen not considering the movement. :)
 

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still not decided upto this date. planning to get one and will replace the bracelet with rubber b stratp. Excluding the movement, does clean factory looks closer to GEN? help me decide guys. i just want which one looks close to gen not considering the movement. :)
The movement aside, I'd recommend the clean, it's the little details that make the clean better, but of course that depends on what you care about more!
 
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AG91

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Thank you very much, I am happy to be of service to you.
@steve_theonewatches Me too! one question, how long until VSF's exclusive contract with Dandong for VS3235 movements expires? as soon as Clean starts using them, as it did for the sub 3135 series, I'll get one too! meanwhile I will contact you soon for a Clean Hulk with VS movement
 

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@steve_theonewatches Me too! one question, how long until VSF's exclusive contract with Dandong for VS3235 movements expires? as soon as Clean starts using them, as it did for the sub 3135 series, I'll get one too! meanwhile I will contact you soon for a Clean Hulk with VS movement
We don't know the exact timing of the contract, but I don't think VSF will easily give away the exclusive rights to the Danton 3235 movement.
 
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Javi23

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Does anyone know if the VSF model is a good candidate to Franken? For those that like to do this type of stuff.
 

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Phenomenal comparison, kudos to Steve. Agree that the decision on which factory to choose is based on what each one values the most. I highly value the reliability of the movement (and serviceability), therefore VSF wins it for me, especially in this model where all factories are very very close to each other. When I first got into reps I remember having to settle for "best 1:1 models" that had incredible tells, like obvious mismatching of lume between dial and hands, very misaligned dates, etc etc.

We have come a long long way...
 
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The one thing that I would like to know, that we cannot tell by any photos is how the bezel action is.

When turning, which factory consistently "feels" more like a gen?
 

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The one thing that I would like to know, that we cannot tell by any photos is how the bezel action is.

When turning, which factory consistently "feels" more like a gen?
The gen bezel feels tighter in the hand when rotated,It is difficult to get the same feel from the factory, but VS and Clean are better in comparison.
 
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The gen bezel feels tighter in the hand when rotated,It is difficult to get the same feel from the factory, but VS and Clean are better in comparison.

You can always add gen click springs and it would feel exactly the same but its around 200 USD for the set so probably only worth it in case of a super franken.
 

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You can always add gen click springs and it would feel exactly the same but its around 200 USD for the set so probably only worth it in case of a super franken.
It's true that it's often not necessary to pay too much attention to non-superficial differences.
 
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