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The VSF Submariners Thread

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This looks great! Has this done with a 21mm Oysterflex with 21mm GM-F 904L endlinks on a 12-series sub like the VSF 124060?

I’m currently in the process of figuring out which Clean Factory Oysterflex model would be correct in 21mm and fit the 124060 properly.

From my understanding, GM-F most likely makes a 21mm endlinks for Oystersteap.

Is this just a matter of sourcing the CF Yachtmaster (42nm 226659) 21mm strap and pairing it with GM-F endlinks and the included VSF 124060 clasp?

Apologies for the longer first post, just combining all my research together and hope the community might know better to confirm my understanding.

I’ve only done it for the 11 series, unfortunately not too sure about the 12 series. Check with TDs, they should be able to confirm fitment
 
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I seem to have read from somewhere previously that the ZF Hulk dial won't fit into the VSF 11 case, is it true?
 

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I used to own a franken 116610 LN, great always have regretted selling it. So decided to buy a new one. Was pleasanty surprised with the QC pics. No more floating M and is it me or is the rehaut better polished then before?
Looks more like a sunken m to me.

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Ultimately though who is going to see it.
 
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I have a S29, what are the k25 improvements? The rehaut aligment? Or something else?
 

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¿Cuál es la mejor réplica de Rolex Submariner no date que existe? ¿Existe alguna versión que no tenga ningún error?
 

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I used to own a franken 116610 LN, great always have regretted selling it. So decided to buy a new one. Was pleasanty surprised with the QC pics. No more floating M and is it me or is the rehaut better polished then before?
Is this new or latest K25 batch worse than before? This dial… no floatinf m but… now seems missaligned towards the bottom, I mean to low on the dial comparing with the rest, right?
Same with numbers 1000 and 300, numbers looks diferent size?

I was going to update my s29 serial with this to fix the missaligned rehaut but watching this picture I do not know what to do, maybe I can swap my s29 dial and put it in the k25, but I was expecting better dial or at least not worse
 

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Is this new or latest K25 batch worse than before? This dial… no floatinf m but… now seems missaligned towards the bottom, I mean to low on the dial comparing with the rest, right?
Same with numbers 1000 and 300, numbers looks diferent size?

I was going to update my s29 serial with this to fix the missaligned rehaut but watching this picture I do not know what to do, maybe I can swap my s29 dial and put it in the k25, but I was expecting better dial or at least not worse
Realistically who is going to examine your watch that closely?

Putting aside the floating M. There are other tells that are present - as is the case for all reps.

If the dial is that important, perhaps you should prioritise a genuine dial over a new K25?

You will be able to improve the misalignment issue as the dial can be marginally shifted.
 
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garnier

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Realistically who is going to examine your watch that closely?

Putting aside the floating M. There are other tells that are present - as is the case for all reps.

If the dial is that important, perhaps you should prioritise a genuine dial over a new K25?

You will be able to improve the misalignment issue as the dial can be marginally shifted.
I will never put a gen dial in a rep, a waste of money from my point of view, gen dial is 2x price of the watch, but if I can put a better rep dial I will do, that is why I’m asking, maybe clean dial is better nowadays, I don’t know.
 

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It's all give or take in the repgame man. Maybe the dial is a little worse than before. But really, this is peanuts. On the wrist these letters are so small. On the other hand the self's look great in my eye. Also the rehaut grabs my attention so all in all for me seems like a good trade off.
 

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Could someone help me with this QC picture and tell if this crown guards are ok for a vsf 126610LV and gen like? For me the crown guards looks “straight”. Or I am wrong?

 

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I have read a lot of this thread, but not recently. How do the original S19 watches compare with the more recent iterations? Just curious. I have one, and it is pretty good - despite me buying a later dial for another build. The S19's time keeping, date cantering, attention to detail on rehaut alignment etc is pretty impressive. But I have not compared it with later ones as I moved on to other types than the hulk - what do you think?