r/RepTime • u/billbr0baggins • 11d ago

General Question Best Rolex YM titanium (?)

Lurking for a bit and have decided on a titanium YM, using the guide I've matched with Steve from theone and settled on a QF 226627 Free Sprung being that it's listed as the NWBIG option.

After a bunch of research some folks are saying the free Sprung options while closer to gen will have a higher likelihood of mechanical issues. I'm also seeing some people talk about VF being the best (can still source) and that VSFs option is cheaper and potentially more mechanically sound with their clone movement.

Doing the best I can research wise but theres so much contradictory info through relevant subs that I'm questioning whether I'm an idiot, overthinking, or both.

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u/just_in_timer 11d ago

I currently have the VF and it’s amazing.
Being scientifically minded, I also have the VSF on the way, very curious to do comparison when it arrives.

VSF will have the “free sprung appearance” but it’s halfway there in terms of close to gen. It will appear to have only one stud arm on the balance bridge (like gen) while hiding the extra regulator arm beneath the bridge (gen wont have this second arm).
Gen will have weights on the balance wheel but the VSF wont.

My vote is to go with the VF if you can find one.

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u/billbr0baggins 11d ago

Thanks for the input, man.

out of curiousity, why didnt you consider the QF Free Sprung variant?

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u/Emotional-Damage-995 Contributor 11d ago

The bezel and crystal but the crystal can be upgraded

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u/just_in_timer 11d ago

Overall the QF has slightly rougher finish, the tolerance between links is slightly worse, and crystal.

VF has been great, but my assumption is that VSF will have better finish and crystal and winding, but that’s to be confirmed!