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Crown needs to be a 6mm generally but I think they both share the same tube but someone can confirm that. Depending on the year style it’s either a 24-600 or 24-602 crown.


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[mention=14711]automatico[/mention] The guy behind rafflesdials told me, that a genuine 3135 crown would not fit onto the stem of an ETA 2836-2. Can you confirm this?

Yes it will buddy. They have the same thread. Many guys do this on many Rolex reps.

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Happy birthday Rwg!

I joined 6-6-2006.

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All td’s have it but general opinion is that it’s an overpriced pile of crap! Bezel colours are awful and it has a poor movement that will not last!


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No such thing yet in the rep world. It is just a decorated Asia 2836 made to look like it.

As good as a zzf gets. Rehaut will never line up on these sadly.


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C1and C2 refers to the gasket height that comes with the crystal. B25 refers to it being a crystal and 295 is the diameter reference. 29.5mm being a 16610 crystal. Gasket height needs to be 2.7mm for a Sub.


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Size 7 mm?


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Yes the insert engraving colour is better on arf but they are too deep on arf’s, Noob is better in that respect.

My Noob insert is off getting edge refinishing to the numerals and platinum style sputter coating so fingers crossed it will look nice upon return.

Date font is good on the noob and much closer to gen. The dials are identical as I’ve compared both. Lugs are a fraction thinner on Noob and he valve is darker.

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The most noticeable differences are:
 
1. Crown Guards on the ARF are a tad fat and therefore will need to be reshaped
2. Crown on ARF is slightly smaller so a gen crown would be a good replacement. Since the ARF crown is smaller it accentuates the fat crown guards
3. The lugs on the ARF are marginally fatter therefore does not look as proportionate as the gen. It looks blocky
4. Datewheel magnification is incorrect.
5. Crystal is not as nice therefore a gen crystal will be a great replacement.
 
 
Overall the dial and insert look pretty good.

Prof’s is $198+shipping. Gen in my case was $650+shipping!!


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I thought the same, but in meanwhile I think it's nice. Was lucky to get one.... Not cheap but worse the change. 

 

 

Can’t beat a gen crystal. I have one on its way to me plus a new prof black hole for the sd43 also on route so will make a comparison on my Noob V2 126600. If prof’s looks good I might recover some money back on the gen crystal.

This was my Arf I frankened last year and sold.

Tribal yours looks great my friend.

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I thought I'd share some a front on pic of the gen next to the ARF

 
The ARF is quite good!

Eurotimez watch has differences from Wm9 from my memory. They all came out of Taiwan in the beginning.

Wm9

V1 as above

V2 had ladies movement fitted

V3 was when the LV and TT versions were launched but had the poor cg’s where the crown was too recessed.

V4 improved and was the model used for the early TC template and when George of Watchmaker9 apparently died in a high speed crash! Sometime in 2012.

@By-tor. Have you still got your V2 my old friend?

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Brings back memories!! There used to be some nice TW Rollie reps back then. River was always my go to dealer back then but also dealt with Eddie!!


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Only a watchaholic will spot this one in the wild or one of us guys!!


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Face on like that it wasn’t that obvious other than the hand stack really. It’s very good.


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Yes gen on left. I might have to pick one up.


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Here is pic of my gen bought the day they came out but since sold. Rep looks pretty good but just watch Tswatch’s video and the rehaut looks to deep. The dial/movement sits quite high in the case on the gmt.

This pic shows the shallow rehaut.



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Could be a Jf 23j modelbezel




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They can be found without too much difficulty. Rolex forum is the easiest place. It is a V1


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Here is mine with gen dw and crystal for reference.



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