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The launch of rep JT from JF somehow went with very little attention around here. I would dare to say that this rep is somehow (unjustly) neglected. So, to try and correct this I decided to give it some attention I got this in January this year, not expecting very much, but really interested in combination of materials - cermet + forged carbon. And, I must say, these two materials together really work fantastically on this watch. Cermet is incredible material, looks better than SS to me, high sheen on polished parts, perfect brushed finish on brushed parts, with surface hardness of ceramic. Mind blowing, really. And FC, so light, and kind of stealthy, gives very good contrast to shiny cermet. Apart from looking great these materials also provide for very light watch, especially for sec-at-12 ROO - watch head weights (without strap) only 90 grams, and you have to consider that just sec-at-12 movement is over 30 grams. Needles to say, compared to other 42mm ROOs, it is much more comfortable to wear, and sits much better on the wrist. Like it was already written in few places, unfortunately not everything is perfect on this rep This is how it was supposed to look like (gen): The worst flaw on this rep is the dial color. It is one of the infamous JF grey-dialed models division that has completely mismatched shade of grey. It was supposed to be very light grey, that matches cermet bezel. Instead it is quite dark grey, that gives quite a contrast to bezel color. To me personally, I can stand this color combination, it works somehow, unlike dial color on Ti Schumi, that looks completely out of place on the watch - but of course that is just matter of taste, and does not change the fact that color is simply wrong. Dial color is very dependent on angle of light falling on it, and kind of light - you can see on the pictures that in some angles it looks much lighter than in others. Other flaws include wrong font on tachy ring, slightly wrong finish on pushers, non-recessed logo and of course all other sec-at-12 reps inherent flaws (date position, crown height). Not to say all is negative, there are also lot of good things about this rep. Crystal is fantaqstic, this one really does not need any AR treatment, it's so good out of the box. Red color also looks very decently matched to the gen, and overall fit and finish is really fantastic. Case back and decorated rotor are very good. Enough talk, lets see some glamour shots of the rep. regards

RBII with some upgrades

A day on the beach ...

RBII on diver rubber

Does anyone have any idea what tool can be used for these strangely shaped screws on caseback/bezel of new carbon Ingy ? Picture attached, if you don't know what I'm talking about. regards

Low-beat movement ... for 388 ...

Unfortunately blue screws are still there, it's just reflections on the movement pic that make it look like screws are silver.

029M on brown gator

As soon as I seen this reped I knew I must get it. My first rep ever, some 7 years ago, was Carrera Chrono Racing - and in a way this model is a descendant - red accents, rubber strap etc. So, I got it from Angus, and it was love on first sight Quality and finishing is really great, everything feels solid, pushers, crown etc. Dial has very nice semi-mat texture, very gen-like, rep makers are getting better at this with every new model. Rubber strap feels soft but solid, compared to gen it is even a bit softer, very good tire tread pattern. Clasp is very nicely executed, firm and solid action on closing and opening. Lume is there, not really torch, but considering very small lumed areas it is quite OK. Well, enough talk, let's see some pictures :popcorn: regards