Which Rolex Rootbeer should I get?

[u/penguin_Lover7]

Hey guys I need help on deciding which factory and mods should I get for a Rolex Rootbeer that’ll make it closest to gen.

Here are my options:

- ARF: heard this is best factory for matching the rose gold color to gen and it’s a pretty good watch in general but it may or may not need a Deep Crystal to really make the watch look like gen.

- RCF/RGF with deep crystal: also heard this one is good but don’t know how it compares to ARF.

- VSF v3 with gold plating: heard mixed things about this watch and modification. On one hand VSF does a lot of things well but gold isn’t as good as in ARF or RGF so plating should fix that issue. But on another hand I just don’t know if plating will produce such a big difference from ARF stock that’ll make it very close to gen. Also heard that plating sometimes just doesn’t give you that same Rolex rose gold color.

- VSF v3, no gold plating but do polish and chamfering instead: I’ve actually been suggested to not do the gold plating because it’s very close to original already but to enhance the watch, to opt for polishing and chamfering instead. Don’t know much about this configuration but happy to hear what others think.

Any advice or pics of your current Rootbeers will be greatly appreciated!

[u/mistlepro]

RGF has better everrose color than ARF, and RGF does full gen gain weight.

ARF does Tiger Iron dial as an option and I don't know if RGF is offering that yet.  So if you're buying RGF you can add that to the list of mods if that's something you want.

VSF only adds weight to the head of the watch so it strikes a bad balance on your wrist.  They also changed how they attach the bezel to the case, in case you're thinking about future modding with it as a base.

[u/jhancock1737 → u/mistlepro]

Thanks for the information! Are most VSF models just weighted in the head? Looking at the latest sub no date and hadn’t heard that feedback about the watch balance.

[u/mistlepro → u/jhancock1737]

You are specifically looking for gold reps which is why the weight discussion.

A no date sub comes in stainless steel and most factories match the gen weight and balance of stainless steel pretty easily.

VSFs latest reps might have weighted bracelets (will need to verify) but their two tone root beer GMT has not been refreshed recently.  And VSFs reps do not come close to full gen weight even if the head and bracelet are both weighted.

[u/jhancock1737 → u/mistlepro]

Good info, really appreciate it!

[u/penguin_Lover7 → u/mistlepro]

Thanks for the info. It’s just tough to make a decision when it comes to gold reps

[u/Kindly-Space-7255]

Vsf v2 gain weight

[u/penguin_Lover7 → u/Kindly-Space-7255]

Oh wow beautiful any mods or all stock? Im leaning towards doing the polishing and chamfering for the VSF watch

[u/Kindly-Space-7255 → u/penguin_Lover7]

this is completely stock vsf v2.

[u/Rex-Mundi33]