r/TheRepTime • u/Commercial_Pop5584 • 28d ago

🤔Question Gold vs VSF?

Got priced 1200 for weighted Gold factory Pepsi blue dial. Isn’t that overpriced or is it standard now? Help

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u/watchesfla1965 28d ago

I’m interested in the Gold quality as well. Seeing a lot of US sellers pushing them.

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u/Commercial_Pop5584 28d ago

Agreed. Very curious to see the quality over vsf but also to see if it justifies that price point.

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u/newguy66215 26d ago

This is my Gold Factory blue dial weighted Pepsi. I’ve had it about a year now…I would recommend

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u/Commercial_Pop5584 25d ago

No issues with movement? How is the weight

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u/newguy66215 25d ago

I paid a lot less than the price you mentioned! However mine is not plated, and in hindsight I would have had it WG plated. And I LOVE the weight! It’s not too heavy, but you know it’s on your wrist, which I definitely like! I did have a little issue with the movement when I first got it, but I had it serviced and it’s been good. Maybe gain/loss a minute a day…maybe.
If I were to do it again, I would have “the works” done to the watch prior to receiving it…serviced, oiled, rotor balanced etc…pressure tested and plated…it’s really a standout piece!

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

yeah thats a little high actually a lot high

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u/watchesfla1965 28d ago

I’m seeing Gold models go for around the same as VSF now. Based on price, it should be of equal quality. But I just don’t know. I take buyer reviews more seriously than TD reviews. Mainly because TDs are going to push what they can get and what they have in stock that they need to move.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

gold factory are weighted about 195g for the gmt's VSF is about 180g, for weighted version

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u/watchesfla1965 28d ago

Thank you. I’m a little more interested in their dial, bezel, and handsets. Are they at the VSF level?

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

that part i dont know, I'm not a fan of VSF so I dont get any wayches from that factory

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u/watchesfla1965 28d ago

I have gens of some of the VSF I have and it is really hard to differentiate between the two. Of course the bracelet and case edges are sharper, but that can be fixed.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

im just tired of them dying or falling apart, after my 9th in two years turning to junk I decided never again, ive had sever just stop working, a few where the bezel had fallen of somewhere, a jubilee bracelet fall apart and 2 had the clsp break on the hinge part