SS 316L vs. 316F vs. 904L- The final VERDICT- A technical study

[WatchestoPlay]

"There are not at all replicas made with SS 904L either. All dealers know that, it is economically impossible making a replica with 904L. Therefore, the dealer who indicates SS 904L on his catalogue, be sure, he is lying to us and we cannot trust him absolutely. "

is this statement still correct? there are more reps with 904L now....

This is not correct. ARF watches have been tested and returned as 904l

 

[gsxin]

To those saying that this post is incorrect as there are 904L replicas out there... keep in mind that the first post goes back to 2011 when indeed there were NO replicas with 904L.

 

[d4m.test]

How I know if a good replica??

 

[d4m.test]

Thanks for the info.

 

[d4m.test]

thanks for the thread, very interesting read.

 

[Hurricane3710]

This is not correct. ARF watches have been tested and returned as 904l

This is exactly what I was wondering , their new dssd being advertised with 904 specifically

 

[guidomog]

The ARF 904L is realy 904L?

 

[SubVette]

I would be interested in an edit to the sticky calling out the new 904L SS watches. Most are nearly $500. Although I love the REPS, I cannot "see" the difference between the latest versions for $500. Is 904L heavier? I'll take all the earlier $300 versions I can find. I suspect there will be some in the M2M section as those with older Subs buy the latest and greatest. I recently bought a M2M sub from RSH. I really cannot see the difference with my naked eye from the GEN. I am glad I am not OCD about these watches LOL

 

[904L]

I would be interested in an edit to the sticky calling out the new 904L SS watches. Most are nearly $500. Although I love the REPS, I cannot "see" the difference between the latest versions for $500. Is 904L heavier? I'll take all the earlier $300 versions I can find. I suspect there will be some in the M2M section as those with older Subs buy the latest and greatest. I recently bought a M2M sub from RSH. I really cannot see the difference with my naked eye from the GEN. I am glad I am not OCD about these watches LOL

Yeah this certainly needs an update. I understand the original post was 2011 however it is now not true and if the thread is not fully read it could discourage people from trusting TD's

 

[Magnum-1675]

This is not correct. ARF watches have been tested and returned as 904l

May you publish an official document of test results or link a page where we can see this ? Thanx

 

[WatchestoPlay]

May you publish an official document of test results or link a page where we can see this ? Thanx

Its been posted by the member who had the test done. You will have to search for it as I dont know what thread it was in.

 

[pfbweb]

At a minimum, it seems like older threads where the first post is not only incorrect, but significantly misleading should be un-stickied if not updated... Mods?

 

[muiramas]

At a minimum, it seems like older threads where the first post is not only incorrect, but significantly misleading should be un-stickied if not updated... Mods?

The information is still useful and was correct when it was written 7 years ago - and was still correct 1 year ago. It's not misleading to anyone using common sense, which is a better way of using a forum than consigning thousands of threads to purgatory because they are old.

 

[2fake4u]

May you publish an official document of test results or link a page where we can see this ? Thanx

see link in signature

or here https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...0678-arf-daytona-and-sd43-test-results-are-in

 

[Chris ARW]

Since 2018, the AR factory and NOOOB imitation watch factory have used SS 904L.^ ^

 

[Chris ARW]

The ARF 904L is realy 904L?

Is realy!

 

[Instramental1]

Being new to this site, I find it most informative and quite eye opening, As yet only purchased one watch The Rolex Daytona Cosmograph 11650,(Noob) AR.

I think I paid too much, However it’s good to know I’m in a group of knowledgeable people.

Thank you for that extremely interesting write up and comparison between L and F, I will pay more attention
to this when choosing my next purchases.

 

[kaddy]

Am I the only one who prefers 316 variants instead of 904L due to the lower nickel content? Nickel allergy is a very real thing and develops gradually the more you're exposed to it.

The original post was informative even if it is pretty outdated now that rep makers are using 904L.

 

[mixlong]

Interesting, thanks !

 

[mixlong]

Thanks for the table, will use it