Did anyone receive gmf Batman or gmf Pepsi.
we would love to see some pics.
Just saw vid of new gmf Pepsi and Batman on youku
and I must say they look amazing. Pepsi bezel is so freaking close to gen - check computations pic above.
blue part of the bezel is just slightly darker on gen.
Batman looks great too. DW font is slightly thinner than on gen and cyclop is off like most of the reps.
btw there was no thin white line between blue and red on the insert.
Damn they look good! ARF has a lot of work to do if they wanna get close to that. What do you think about the "teeth" on the insert and the missing coronet tho
I think teeth should be slightly deeper - deeper cuts I actually missed that when looking at the video. It’s not a deal breaker.
mising coronet? Both Batman and Pepsi have coronet at 6 o’clock.
I’m really tempted to jump on the gmf, especially now that there’s a version with the oyster bracelet. My only concern is whether the blue is painted or actually blue ceramic. If you look at 18 on the jubilee version on trustytimes website ( http://www.trustytime.club/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5&products_id=19749) there’s an uneven bit of blue that makes me worry the blue is paint and not ceramic. Can’t wait for someone to get one in hand and either confirm or deny
Wouldn't expect ARF to release something better than this GMF, BP or however the hell they are calling themselves. ARF had a very hot start but declined, so no guarantees that ARF will be any better then this. Given the gens are almost impossible to get within a reasonable time and price, just take the GMF.
I think the game plan if folks want a CHS with this nice bezel is to buy both and swap the ARF movement into the GMF case. Based on the pictures of the movement on trusty time, I imagine the CHS movement would fit in the case if the 2836 movement ring were removed.
IMO paying $400 for a nice GMF, and maybe around $700 for a nice ARF with CHS movement and then mashing them together isn't the worst idea ever. I would very happily pay $1100 for a rep with a CHS movement and a nice ceramic bezel like GMF's... but I definitely think I am in the minority with that.
yeah but the real question is if the arf mechanism is reliable
if it's based off the proper 3186 movement and is a faithful reconstruction, it should be.