ORF Seamaster 300m

[funkyfella]

I want to order black seamaster 2018 with red arrow, placed order, payed.
...first QC attempt was fast and it had crooked elements on dial.
second QC attempt was even worse, you can't un-see that on II element:



third attempt is quite good ( took 26 days to be here ), but i think it's VFS, not ORF because of the bridge and that element:



previous two QC had this element on the place:



I asked if it's VSF - jtime confirmed twice it's ORF, and "That may be a production mistake"...

Dear community - i need an opinion on this, please - i feel it isn't right somehow.
If that would be case when "we can't get decent ORF unit - you should be happy with that VSF one - i can accept it, despite i ordered OR mainly because of this element. They're almost identical - this is only obvious difference between VS and OR. But now i feel like somebody is lying to me for no decent reason...

 

[Route66]

"82050098" used to be the serial number by ORF, so I think that the seller is actually in good faith.
Few months ago there were some rumors on this board, that ORF was about to downgrade their movement on the SMP. So maybe the rumors were true?
Anyway, it's the first time that I see this setup on an alleged ORF watch.

 

[Route66]

In addition to what I said, VSF are quite easily recognizable from ORF do to their short crown guards and the yellowish lume on the markers.
And if red writings on the movement have a poor finishing with smears, that's an ORF for sure

 

[funkyfella]

"82050098" used to be the serial number by ORF, so I think that the seller is actually in good faith.
Few months ago there were some rumors on this board, that ORF was about to downgrade their movement on the SMP. So maybe the rumors were true?
Anyway, it's the first time that I see this setup on an alleged ORF watch.

I know it's trusted dealer, but i believe my own eyes - and what i see - i haven't seen on any OR unit before, so - i'm still thinking

I'd like to here more opinions



this is the dial, btw

 

[Tucker]

 

[Eldonsimon]

I know it's trusted dealer, but i believe my own eyes - and what i see - i haven't seen on any OR unit before, so - i'm still thinking

I'd like to here more opinions



this is the dial, btw

Should the dial have all those red lines on it?

 

[funkyfella]

Should the dial have all those red lines on it?

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i will leave full review in their sub-forum once i'll got it delivered, but impression is that jtime did a good job actually. it was 3rd QC queue attempt