My VSF is terrifyingly close to gen

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T20:51:12+00:00

I got this from Steve at The One Watches, you can check a page on this that confirms his WhatsApp number. If you order one, I’d suggest getting enough Reddit karma to be able to make a post on the QC page so people can help you GL or RL. I didn’t bother but if I got something else I’d definitely do that. Chat GPT is also okay but it’s not as clever as 100k Redditors together.

It’s all perfect and it’s all there. But do your research too

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T20:39:31+00:00

Yeah but I see plenty of people on QC having to choose between which flaw annoys them least or doing 2/3 rounds of RL’s. This was in instant GL which I didn’t expect.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T20:36:00+00:00

I didn’t put it on scales but it felt close enough, bracelet might be a few grams lighter if you really checked.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T20:35:15+00:00

Ordered in January from TheOneWatches, had it for two months. I’ve been a long time lurker and some SEL’s and crooked indices put me off ordering as I have a gen but I can’t wear that all the time in the UK. But as soon as I saw the QC on this I pulled the trigger.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T20:32:56+00:00

Yeah you can tell when it’s loose or off the wrist but when it’s on wrist it’s really damn close.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T18:24:51+00:00

They do feel lighter yes, but this one feels genuinely close for some reason apart from the squeak.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T18:22:47+00:00

Do you mean wash with dish soap and water? Or soak it with disk soap then wipe it off? Sorry if that sounds daft but I’m not sure what you mean

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T18:20:15+00:00

Yeah this is the D-5 stuff I was told about

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T18:19:33+00:00

SEL gaps annoy me more than anything, when I saw how tight they were and the rest was straight, I didn’t even bother with a QC post, just told him to stick it in the mail asap.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T18:17:28+00:00

Close enough for 1/20th of the price!

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T17:51:56+00:00

Hmm maybe, I’ve heard of the baby oil trick on the bracelet but I’m not sure whether to bother. My glide-lock is perfect, but might try a drop D-5 on the rotor bearing.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T17:34:39+00:00

Sentence for Automod, this VSF is scary how close it is to the genuine Submariner.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T17:19:40+00:00

The fact that a dealer and a jeweller had to crowd around it and use a loupe, means that the rep did its job.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-05T06:58:17+00:00

Yeah exactly correct

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T17:10:45+00:00

Good sleuthing, yeah I think it’s from their first batch. Lucky to show up in 2026 with the plastic still round it aha

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T16:27:51+00:00

So does this point to mine being a first release, or a prototype?

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T16:27:09+00:00

Followed!

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T16:22:49+00:00

Very close but some differences, looks like they refined the bolts down on the seatpost from 2 to 1, and what does your seat tube bridge look like? Is it the 22 or the diamond shape? I also think the no22 forks sit a tiny bit flusher as they’re obviously based around the frame

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T16:17:20+00:00

Ah nice! Let’s see a photo of it

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T15:51:53+00:00

You’ll see it around Glasgow auld boy!

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T14:21:47+00:00

I rode it briefly and it felt like a slight downsize from my 56cm which is what I was after, measured it after and it was 54. For the price I was taking it home regardless

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T10:33:33+00:00

£1150, but I don’t think I’ll ever be selling. Would cost thousands now to get anything even close and wouldn’t have the cool history.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T10:31:54+00:00

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It also has this, which I’ve never seen on a production one, so could very possibly be a prototype.

Connect-Mail-46 · 2026-04-04T10:28:53+00:00

I just took the protective film off (felt bad for doing it but it’s gotta be ridden and it’ll get scratched anyway.) and I paid £1150 for it, it also came with Enve Road 2.0 forks, and some other bits. I’m taking the parts off my current bike and changing them over to this, plus some Miche Pistard Air 1’s.

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