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ARF Rolex Daytona. Very impressed

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Ped

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 -

 

 

 

 

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Moondustesp

These ARF daytonas look great and nicely finished. Enjoy especially on the leather 

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Joeboy

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.

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bloon

Is it me or does 904 steel look lickable.... like cutlery?

 

And NO I do not lick my reps!

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revstriker
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.

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NCRich

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.

 

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Khronos

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!

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pilch23

A review???? 

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rschaal
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?

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NCRich
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.

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rschaal
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, ...

 

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NCRich
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.

 

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drifterr
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.
 
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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.

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NCRich
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.

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You also spent 5X as much and have to justify it in your own mind.    Yours looks, lets say, overpriced for a toy.  :rofl:

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drifterr
You also spent 5X as much and have to justify it in your own mind.    Yours looks, lets say, overpriced for a toy.  :rofl:
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





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NCRich
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





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You are an amusing little git, I'll give you that.  You are right, I know nothing at all about watches.  Enjoy your toy.  :lol:

BTW, you were concerned about the pushers on the Regtona, what do you use yours for on the ARF?  :rofl:

 

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Ped

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


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Dawg

I am beginning to want one. 

The way reps are going ...they are going to become more accurate than the gens!!

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Nikosaldente

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?:giggle:

Cheers!

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Ped

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!


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RussP

Is ARF explained in Section 8 then ? :analprobe:

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Thommo82

Got the DHGate link? 

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