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New ROF Factory GMTs - Please share your thoughts
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Nice.short.! Very cloes to gen mk1
Has anybody been able to compare ROF to ARF? I am after a 116710LN; with VRF and Noob out of the picture due to closures and ZZF/Clear not doing LN, this leaves pretty much only ROF and ARF.
It’s for a friend who had his GEN stolen and cannot afford to replace it. He is not into this hobby and won’t go down the route of modifications, so I am trying to figure out what’s best out there OOTB.
ARF seems to have a slight edge on the dial, but I read conflicting opinions. I am also a little concerned about the negative comments on the build quality and overall feel of ROF… Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!
It’s for a friend who had his GEN stolen and cannot afford to replace it. He is not into this hobby and won’t go down the route of modifications, so I am trying to figure out what’s best out there OOTB.
ARF seems to have a slight edge on the dial, but I read conflicting opinions. I am also a little concerned about the negative comments on the build quality and overall feel of ROF… Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!
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ARF has movement problems. I just fixed an SH3186 where the plastic jewel broke off the date finger which kept the date from changing. It happened suddenly while time setting to test the automatic date change.
The ROF VR3185 has a metal post on the date finger
Also the jump click on the SH3186 is weak and imprecise. I have 5 of these movements on hand, 4 of them have broken jump clicks and are now relegated to my spare parts drawer. They will not be getting fixed.
The ROF movement is the gold standard GMT rep movement. While there have been some accounts of fit and finish issues, mine is without any noticeable flaws. The bezel operation is nice, the crystal is acceptable OOTB, the bracelet, clasp, and case are good. The dial and hands are OK. I like ARF hands better except that in daylight the ARF hands (and dial marker) lume is so shock white that it sticks out in a bad way and looks fake. This was an easy choice for me.
ROF dials have a more pronounced serif on the L and E in ROLEX. There are some gen dials like this, though I've not seen any on 6 digit GMTs.
The ARF LN insert has been very good since they updated it after the first batches. TD pics of the ROF LN insert look OK but I've not seen any QC pics of those.
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I got the ROF recently and have to say I am impressed. The bezel colours are better than most/all gen versions, being a clear blue and red, and the transition to the naked eye seems seamless and is no issue. The bracelet is a little on the light side, compared to ARF and Gen Rolexes I have, but not noticeable on the wrist and the AR on the cyclops is weak but that aside it is a very nice watch.
That crystal is throwing a big shadow at the bottomI got the ROF recently and have to say I am impressed. The bezel colours are better than most/all gen versions, being a clear blue and red, and the transition to the naked eye seems seamless and is no issue. The bracelet is a little on the light side, compared to ARF and Gen Rolexes I have, but not noticeable on the wrist and the AR on the cyclops is weak but that aside it is a very nice watch.
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I’ve just placed an order with Andrew for an ROF Batman, it’ll eventually be shipped with my CF Pepsi which I’ve accepted. Excited!
Just to update this thread, here's a couple of pictures of my newly received ROF Batman. I'm really happy with it, looks incredible on the wrist. The bracelet felt a little bit light weight and tinny when I first received it, however a quick soak in some baby oil has sorted that out and it now feels gorgeous. One slight annoyance is the bezel seems to have a little bit of play, not the end of the world but it often moves slightly left or right on it's own which bugs me. I'm talking millimetres here and it doesn't ever click onto the next position, it just moves a few mm either side of it's current position. Anyway, here's the pictures
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I'll do some comparison shots with my CF Pepsi when I get a few minutes. I was worried that the crystal wouldn't be great on the ROF but KJ said he was really impressed with his crystal so that's why I opted for it over the VRF and other models. I've compared the ROF to the CF Pepsi and have to say the crystals on both appear to be exceptional to me. I have also had them both side by side with my VSF 116610 LN and LV, the ROF crystal looks just as good as those to me. Really enjoying this one
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