Ped 13 Posted January 10, 2018 Think this is my first review, I’ve been here since 2011 I think so that speaks volumes about this piece already.... I wanted a chrono in my collection and have been intrigued about the ARF rumbles around the forums. I can categorically say you will not be disappointed with this piece and if you are, replica watches simply are not for you! The cleanliness you see in the pics once the bracelet is off is as it came, even the bracelet pins and spring bars are clean. No rough edges on the bracelet or case or anywhere else, no stiff links, nice deep and crisp engravings. It basically seems as if the metal finishing process has been mastered and all machining gunk cleaned away. Thought I’d change it up onto a Rolex Leather today. Enjoy - Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Ped 13 Posted January 10, 2018 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ps apologies to the usual suspects regarding how tame these pictures are compared to normal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moondustesp 136 Posted January 10, 2018 These ARF daytonas look great and nicely finished. Enjoy especially on the leather Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joeboy 2 Posted January 10, 2018 They are indeed a special rep, got the black face before Christmas and will be investing in the white face version at the end of the month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloon 0 Posted January 10, 2018 Is it me or does 904 steel look lickable.... like cutlery? And NO I do not lick my reps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revstriker 0 Posted January 10, 2018 51 minutes ago, peedog said: Thought I’d change it up onto a Rolex Leather today. Enjoy - Beautiful watch. I have the same one. Would you mind telling me where you bought your strap. It looks even better with leather. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted January 10, 2018 They look almost like a Regtona, at 5x the price. It is a nice looking watch, it would be interesting to see if anyone could notice the difference on your wrist between the two. Not a criticism, just generally a comment on the ludicrous prices paid for toy watches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khronos 1,339 Posted January 11, 2018 I don't know about the Regtona, but this watch feels and looks like the real deal. I had the Regmariner for instance and it was very good for the price, but nowhere near gen or a Noob rep. Now this ARF release feels like a gen. You really should try one and see for yourself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rschaal 0 Posted January 11, 2018 8 hours ago, NCRich said: They look almost like a Regtona, at 5x the price. It is a nice looking watch, it would be interesting to see if anyone could notice the difference on your wrist between the two. Not a criticism, just generally a comment on the ludicrous prices paid for toy watches. Yes the Price tag is hefty, do you have some experiences with regtonas? how reliable is the movement and how good does the Gold on regtonas/ regmariners hold up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted January 11, 2018 4 hours ago, rschaal said: Yes the Price tag is hefty, do you have some experiences with regtonas? how reliable is the movement and how good does the Gold on regtonas/ regmariners hold up? Yes, it is a very nice watch for the price. It is 1mm thicker than the ARF, has a 23J movement with a frozen chrono. I would say the feel is nearly the same as the ARF. Bracelets are a bit different. I have no idea about the gold as mine is stainless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rschaal 0 Posted January 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, NCRich said: Yes, it is a very nice watch for the price. It is 1mm thicker than the ARF, has a 23J movement with a frozen chrono. I would say the feel is nearly the same as the ARF. Bracelets are a bit different. I have no idea about the gold as mine is stainless. in regs Pictures it Looks like the Rehaut is bigger / the dial sitts deeper in the case, is that true? that Looks very different to the gen / arf to me, ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted January 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, rschaal said: in regs Pictures it Looks like the Rehaut is bigger / the dial sitts deeper in the case, is that true? that Looks very different to the gen / arf to me, ... Don't know. Looks fine to me. Its a rep. They will never, ever be right. It all comes down to how much money you want to spend on a fake watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifterr 0 Posted January 11, 2018 Don't know. Looks fine to me. Its a rep. They will never, ever be right. It all comes down to how much money you want to spend on a fake watch. Those pushers look like shit mate and there is more I could add which make arf far superior than the one you have posted and mind you I am quite new to the game and not ocd fanatic.Check out below arfSent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted January 11, 2018 18 minutes ago, drifterr said: Those pushers look like shit mate and there is more I could add which make arf far superior than the one you have posted and mind you I am quite new to the game and not ocd fanatic. Check out below arf Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk You also spent 5X as much and have to justify it in your own mind. Yours looks, lets say, overpriced for a toy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifterr 0 Posted January 11, 2018 You also spent 5X as much and have to justify it in your own mind. Yours looks, lets say, overpriced for a toy. I am quite comfortable with what I spent on it as I can see the value in it you probably can't I suppose. Just outlining the obvious flaws vs the one you posand keep going on about in every arf thread.Suit yourself and be happy with the canal St versions and convince yourself that you have best rep closet to gen 1:1Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted January 11, 2018 1 hour ago, drifterr said: I am quite comfortable with what I spent on it as I can see the value in it you probably can't I suppose. Just outlining the obvious flaws vs the one you posand keep going on about in every arf thread. Suit yourself and be happy with the canal St versions and convince yourself that you have best rep closet to gen 1:1 Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk You are an amusing little git, I'll give you that. You are right, I know nothing at all about watches. Enjoy your toy. BTW, you were concerned about the pushers on the Regtona, what do you use yours for on the ARF? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ped 13 Posted January 13, 2018 Some interesting comments. I would say that to get the Regtona up to the visual accuracy/standard and metal finishing/quality of the ARF it would need to be sent to a modder to rectify the wokky rehaut, reshape the pushers, work the bracelet and smooth all edges, freeze the sub dials too I’m guessing?I guess the situation is best summed up as this -The ARF seems to be at a new visual and metal finish standard “out the box”, something which would only have been achieved in the past by buying a piece and then sending it to a modder. I think taking this into consideration, the pricing stacks up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dawg 24 Posted January 13, 2018 I am beginning to want one. The way reps are going ...they are going to become more accurate than the gens!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikosaldente 630 Posted January 13, 2018 The ARF has taken the Rep game one step further! Enjoy wearing your new toy in the best of health mate! Expecting some "special" snapshots soon? Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ped 13 Posted January 13, 2018 I think your first sentence has summed it up better than I tried to!She actually commented that this is the nicest watch I've bought so far, so keep an eye on section 8!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RussP 22,235 Posted January 13, 2018 Is ARF explained in Section 8 then ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo82 1,397 Posted January 13, 2018 Got the DHGate link? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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