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Hello everyone! This is my first review of a watch and I am so excited to share my insights with everyone! I'm honoured to do this after spending countless hours researching, interacting and forming bonds in RWI and our neighbours RWG and Repgeek. I remember my first noob post asking for the greatest pOfEX out there. I feel I have come a long way 
Today I will be covering the VSF SMP 300 in RG and doing a small comparison to the gen. I just recently got this beauty and so far it's never left my wrist. My initial first impression of it was that it seemed absolutely perfect.
But as with this hobby, one learns to deal with the blessing and curse that is a discerning eye.
Comparing with gen:
Quickest impressions:
• The rose gold matches perfectly. Pure 18k bliss (10/10)
• Pearl looks absolutely spot on (10/10)
• Indices are white and gen-like; nice rounded edges (9/10)
• The dial appears gen-like in all its shades (10/10)
• The dial font however seems somewhat fatter than gen, but this could be an optical illusion (8/10)
• Date font and alignment is spot on (10/10)
• Lume is spot on and just as bright and appears to lasts as long as gen (10/10)
• Omega logo on crown appears phatt (8/10)
• All prints on the back appear gen-like, albeit not as crisp and the silicon balance wheel is of course missing the co-axial element which is barely noticeable (9/10)
Deeper insights:
• Without a very careful eye, even side by side, you may miss that the crown guard is only ever so slightly lower on the VSF. This was surprisingly hard to spot, and even harder to accept even after knowing so (9/10)
• Hour and second hand thickness and brushing matches beautifully but not as 3D like (9/10)
• Helium escape valve knurlings are less crisp and more dense (9/10)
• Slight bezel play. Bezel turns and clicks almost as gen, but a little tougher. Needs mineral/argan oil bath (9/10)
• Rubber strap is dry compared to gen. Bath in argan/mineral oil or leather treatment seems to make the band softer and more comfortable like gen (9/10)
• The engraved bezel vs liquid metal gloss, as seen on the gen above. For this, I had to compare with one of the best bezels around, the LMPO V6. It has the closest look to the liquid metal ceramic that is evident with gen (9/10)
As you might notice, the VSF SMP 300 bezel has engraved numbers, which is hard to spot from afar, and sometimes even up close. The gen SMP 300 has a liquid metal bezel and looks glossy like the LMPO V6 pictured next to the SMP 300.
Final verdict:
Despite any of the flaws mentioned above, I would still 10/10 recommend getting this bad boy. The Sedna variants from VSF are extremely rare and surprisingly under the radar/not blingy. Even with a gen side by side, I would be hard pressed to find out which is the rep.
In my opinion, putting aside the open caseback, this is a bona fide super rep, and something you can easily wear with confidence
Cheers, gents. Please let me know if I need to add more information to this review. Thanks for reading!
Today I will be covering the VSF SMP 300 in RG and doing a small comparison to the gen. I just recently got this beauty and so far it's never left my wrist. My initial first impression of it was that it seemed absolutely perfect.
But as with this hobby, one learns to deal with the blessing and curse that is a discerning eye.
Comparing with gen:
Quickest impressions:
• The rose gold matches perfectly. Pure 18k bliss (10/10)
• Pearl looks absolutely spot on (10/10)
• Indices are white and gen-like; nice rounded edges (9/10)
• The dial appears gen-like in all its shades (10/10)
• The dial font however seems somewhat fatter than gen, but this could be an optical illusion (8/10)
• Date font and alignment is spot on (10/10)
• Lume is spot on and just as bright and appears to lasts as long as gen (10/10)
• Omega logo on crown appears phatt (8/10)
• All prints on the back appear gen-like, albeit not as crisp and the silicon balance wheel is of course missing the co-axial element which is barely noticeable (9/10)
Deeper insights:
• Without a very careful eye, even side by side, you may miss that the crown guard is only ever so slightly lower on the VSF. This was surprisingly hard to spot, and even harder to accept even after knowing so (9/10)
• Hour and second hand thickness and brushing matches beautifully but not as 3D like (9/10)
• Helium escape valve knurlings are less crisp and more dense (9/10)
• Slight bezel play. Bezel turns and clicks almost as gen, but a little tougher. Needs mineral/argan oil bath (9/10)
• Rubber strap is dry compared to gen. Bath in argan/mineral oil or leather treatment seems to make the band softer and more comfortable like gen (9/10)
• The engraved bezel vs liquid metal gloss, as seen on the gen above. For this, I had to compare with one of the best bezels around, the LMPO V6. It has the closest look to the liquid metal ceramic that is evident with gen (9/10)
As you might notice, the VSF SMP 300 bezel has engraved numbers, which is hard to spot from afar, and sometimes even up close. The gen SMP 300 has a liquid metal bezel and looks glossy like the LMPO V6 pictured next to the SMP 300.
Final verdict:
Despite any of the flaws mentioned above, I would still 10/10 recommend getting this bad boy. The Sedna variants from VSF are extremely rare and surprisingly under the radar/not blingy. Even with a gen side by side, I would be hard pressed to find out which is the rep.
In my opinion, putting aside the open caseback, this is a bona fide super rep, and something you can easily wear with confidence
Cheers, gents. Please let me know if I need to add more information to this review. Thanks for reading!
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