Daydate 228238 Comprehensive Comparison(Gen,ARF,KF,THB,JDF,NOOB)

Hello everyone,


Since there were a lot of different versions of gain weighted DD from different factories on the market last year, we decided to reshoot a comparison of weighted DD.

In 2023, we did a comparison between Gen and EW, GM, and BP, and this time we compared Gen with AR, KF, THB, JDF (GM v4), and NOOB, a total of 6 versions.

**Note: Gen is 228238-0059 produced in 2022, while the 5 factory versions compared are all 228238-0004.

Front view

Photographed by phone under lighting

The sunburst effect on the dial of KF is not obvious, it need to be found by some angle. The other factories are clearer.

The plating on the AR lugs is peeling off.


People are more concerned about the color difference of the gold for this model. The yellow color of Gen will be slightly reddish (not sure if Gen may change color over time).

The color difference of the position of the header is not obvious via directly compared with the naked eye, but there are differences in the steel strip between Gen and each factory.

Gen has a more restrained glossiness, while THB and AR are more brightly, KF is slightly darker than these two, and JDF and NOOB are closer to Gen.

Indoor natural light


The difference in the color of the steel strip is not so obvious under where the light is not very sufficient in indoor areas.

Photographed by phone in the sun


The color difference between the picture color under the sun and the color seen directly by the naked eye is minimal, very close to the color of the real object.

Bezel view


At the position marked by the arrow in Figure 1, the length and shape of the bezel groove of THB is closest to Gen. The versions of other factories are slightly different.

The gap between the KF and THB bezels and the steel band is the smallest, and they are closest to the original.

Crystal view


The glass height of NOOB and THB is the same as Gen, and the glass of other factories is slightly higher than Gen.

Day window font view







It's hard to eliminate the impact of the gold border of GEN, so we don’t compare the background color of the weekday font.

For font, the ink of AR and KF has overflow, the font style of THB is closest to the original, and the font position of JDF is slightly higher.

Crown and markers view





    
The crowns of each factory are slightly different with gen.

The shape of AR's crown is closest to Gen. In terms of scale, the scale base of NOOB inlaid with zircon is cleaner and the shape is closer to Gen.

Dial printing view

Overall, AR's dial printing is closest to Gen, with better gold paint color, font thickness and size.

KF has a slightly larger spacing between the letters 'S' in the word 'SUPERLATIVE' above the 6 o'clock mark.

The central axis and hands


 
There are some burrs on the edge of the hands of THB. The hands of other factories are not much different.

Rehaut view
 

According to the angle of the picture, the inner ring glossiness of THB is closest to the original one, and at this angle, the mirror surface of KF and JD will form an obvious white edge.

Crown view


 
The Gen’s stem is a bit longer when the crown is in the winding position.

The Rolex logo on the crown of THB is the most three-dimensional and the shape is closest to that of Rolex.

Lugs view
 

At the arrow position in Figure 1, the Gen lugs are a little longer than the endlink. By comparing side by side with the Gen, THB is closest to the original.

But at the arrow position in Figure 2, the endlink of THB is much higher than the lugs.

Side and back case



 
Observing from the side and back, the lug shape of THB is closer to Gen.

However, THB has faded at the gear position of the back cover.

Back engraving of lugs
 


 
The engravings on the back of the four lugs of THB are closer to the Gen.

Movement view
 

AR and KF use the VR3255 movement.

THB and JDF use the SH3255 movement.

NOOB uses the 2836 movement.

KF, THB, and NOOB all use tungsten movement holder to increase the weight of the watch head.

Endlink view

Bracelet view



At the position marked by the arrow in Figure 1, the polished surface section in the middle of the JDF and NOOB steel bands is not a single piece.

It is likely made of tungsten alloy clad in a thick layer of stainless steel and then electroplated with 18k gold. (This is a personal guess, please tell me if there is any error).

The total length of the Gen steel band is 25 sections.

AR is 29 sections.

KF is 25 sections.

THB is 31 sections.

JDF is 28 sections.

NOOB is 28 sections.

Engraving of buckle


ARF and THB appear to use buckles from the same accessory factory, closest to the Gen.

Weight data

This is the factory-default weight, unaltered.

Take Gen as the standard, remove the extra sections, and use the weight of 25 sections of steel belt.

Well, today's post is here, thank you guys for watching. If there are any mistakes, please correct me. If there is anything else I overlooked, you can put it up, and I will try my best to complete it. Welcome to comment and exchange!

I will continue to bring you more detailed comparisons between replica watches and GEN’s. And it is also for you to choose the favorite models conveniently.

Illustration: Some photos deviate from the real object due to the light source. For details, please refer to the content. The size of the comparison picture is relatively large, you can download it and enlarge it for comparison.

There is no perfect replica, only the one you prefer.

Thanks.

Steve