VSF VS3135 Submariner Comparison Against the Gen

[arpa90]

My VSF Hulk in the dark with only little light.

 

[tjdilla]

A bit of photo spam but my vsf LN it's finally back. Went Gen hands, gen dw and xtal. I'm also attaching some photos of the stock vsf parts that I changed.

couple of questions :
What are your thoughts on the crystal upgrade? Where do you see the benefit? How much did you pay for the gen parts?
Which what maker did you use for the work?

 

[StreetFighter]

Nice work jayalvin777. I tried changing the DW on my JF16610 and broke it. Some things are best left to watchsmiths!

 

[Jayalvin777]

couple of questions :
What are your thoughts on the crystal upgrade? Where do you see the benefit? How much did you pay for the gen parts?
Which what maker did you use for the work?

Im attaching a small collage I did with the before and after of the upgrades so you can see it yourself. Sometimes it's really hard to explain the differences lol but the upgrades really chance the watch imo. (first photo collage is Gen, second is vsf stock forgot to write it down.)

As for the crystal, Vsf has probably the nicest crystal in the rep market atm. With gen you get a nicer black hole and I don't know the exact or correct word in english but the contour/edge of the cyclops is nicer and somehow looks sharper, dunno exactly how to explain it lol. The total cost including Gen parts, watch/shipping was 1k.

The parts were source and installed by the wizard Interaktiv. Im having some problems with the browser so I cant tag him but you can find him on the watchmakers/moddders section. The whole service experiences was amazing and really transparent. His reputation precedes him. He can legit source almost any Gen part you can think of. Hope it help!

 

[macarone]

Can someone chime in on what factory this is?

Thanks


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[Roguetheory]

Can someone chime in on what factory this is?

Thanks


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Assuming it is in fact a rep, going to very roughly guess ARF or VSF judging by the rehault number (what I can barely make out). Leaning towards ARF, since it seems like the rehault is misaligned.

 

[YellowFin]

Can someone chime in on what factory this is?

Thanks

Could be a gen, at least crystal and hands look great. But then again, not so much to see, i.e. rehaut, CGs.

 

[StreetFighter]

Show me the cg’s side, I’ll have a guess.

 

[MATAZ]

Assuming it is in fact a rep, going to very roughly guess ARF or VSF judging by the rehault number (what I can barely make out). Leaning towards ARF, since it seems like the rehault is misaligned.

Never see ARF hulk with the long f dial.


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[2841]

couple of questions :
What are your thoughts on the crystal upgrade? Where do you see the benefit? How much did you pay for the gen parts?
Which what maker did you use for the work?

There still isn't a rep crystal that compares to gen. Its getting better, but not there.

You see the benefits everytime you look down

A gen blistered crystal will run you roughly 500 USD. And i do my own work

 

[2841]

 

[ashu2289]

Here's my VSF with ARF bracelet...luckily the bracelet was a direct swap with great SEL fit!!!
The fit n finish of the watch is superb...feels very Gen like. Anyone having a debate between VSF n ZZF, you can easily go either route, they both are fantastic reps.

 

[jodelaplaya]

Can someone chime in on what factory this is?

Thanks


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R factory ?

 

[macarone]

Could be a gen, at least crystal and hands look great. But then again, not so much to see, i.e. rehaut, CGs.

Thanks, I’m not a huge rehaut fan, CG’s are like nipples all shapes and sizes but serve their purpose . Was more concerned with its dial and bezel.


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[macarone]

R factory ?

Would have to check more angles to confirm.


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[YellowFin]

CG’s are like nipples all shapes and sizes but serve their purpose

Makes for an awesome signature... :w00t:

 

[d3s19n]

I don’t know photography but Messed around a bit with the iPhone editing: vibrancy, sharpness, black point...

 

[tjdilla]

photo 1
photo 2

Mate that looks incredible, that is one build!!!! Looks like ill be in touch with interaktiv for a gen crystal as i agree the reps are always subpar!

 

[2841]

Mate that looks incredible, that is one build!!!! Looks like ill be in touch with interaktiv for a gen crystal as i agree the reps are always subpar!

Thx bud. And yes I agree, a gen crystal makes the watch. I wouldn’t want a sub without it (That watch is actually my ZZF)

 

[Linky80]

Not sure whether to reject this one... is the datewheel not centred???