# Batch & Model Comparisons **URL:** https://superreps.net/c/watches/watches-batch-model-comparisons/39.md [Latest](https://superreps.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://superreps.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://superreps.net/tags.md) --- ## [About the Batch & Model Comparisons category](https://superreps.net/t/about-the-batch-model-comparisons-category/54)
**Author:** [@system](https://superreps.net/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/about-the-batch-model-comparisons-category/54 "2026-10-20T17:27:56Z")
Side-by-side comparisons of batches, versions and models of watches. --- ## [Royal Oak 15510 vs 15500: what the newer reference changed, and which differences show on a rep](https://superreps.net/t/royal-oak-15510-vs-15500-what-the-newer-reference-changed-and-which-differences-show-on-a-rep/351)
**Author:** [@jubilee\_radar](https://superreps.net/u/jubilee_radar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/royal-oak-15510-vs-15500-what-the-newer-reference-changed-and-which-differences-show-on-a-rep/351 "2026-10-22T03:56:54Z")
A comparison that comes up a lot: Royal Oak 15510 or 15500? On paper they look almost identical, same 41 mm case, same movement family, same Tapisserie dial. In practice the newer reference made a handful of visible chan… --- ## [Explorer I in 36 or 40: which size reps more convincingly, and which details give each away?](https://superreps.net/t/explorer-i-in-36-or-40-which-size-reps-more-convincingly-and-which-details-give-each-away/307)
**Author:** [@crown\_corner](https://superreps.net/u/crown_corner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/explorer-i-in-36-or-40-which-size-reps-more-convincingly-and-which-details-give-each-away/307 "2026-10-21T01:44:57Z")
Explorer I in 36 or 40: which one is the better rep? It keeps coming up as the “civilian” alternative to a Sub. The first-rep thread is all divers, but I want something plainer. I’ve seen the 40 described as the one that… --- ## [Black Bay 54, 58 or 39: which Tudor size reps best, and where does each one fall short?](https://superreps.net/t/black-bay-54-58-or-39-which-tudor-size-reps-best-and-where-does-each-one-fall-short/295)
**Author:** [@tickbudget](https://superreps.net/u/tickbudget)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://superreps.net/t/black-bay-54-58-or-39-which-tudor-size-reps-best-and-where-does-each-one-fall-short/295 "2026-10-21T01:39:17Z")
Black Bay 54, 58 or 39: which size actually reps best? I read the long-term BB58 owner thread twice and I’m sold on the Black Bay look. What I can’t decide is the size. If that is your question too, see Explorer I in 36 … --- ## [Nautilus 5711: from the slim PF to the PPF V4 and the 3KF with a 324 clone, how the scene evolved](https://superreps.net/t/nautilus-5711-dal-pf-sottile-al-ppf-v4-e-al-3kf-con-clone-324-come-si-e-evoluta-la-scena/128)
**Author:** [@bilanciere](https://superreps.net/u/bilanciere)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/nautilus-5711-dal-pf-sottile-al-ppf-v4-e-al-3kf-con-clone-324-come-si-e-evoluta-la-scena/128 "2026-10-20T21:20:42Z")
A historical thread, because the Nautilus 5711 is one of the cases where the scene changed fastest. In a short time it went from a version considered revolutionary to a three-way comparison. More on this in JF Royal Oak … --- ## [Pepsi GMT 126710: Noob vs GMF vs VRF, as compared back then](https://superreps.net/t/pepsi-gmt-126710-noob-vs-gmf-vs-vrf-as-compared-back-then/143)
**Author:** [@subdial\_junkie](https://superreps.net/u/subdial_junkie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/pepsi-gmt-126710-noob-vs-gmf-vs-vrf-as-compared-back-then/143 "2026-10-20T20:47:43Z")
The Pepsi on Jubilee was one of the hottest Rolex reps for a while, and older threads are full of the same three-way question: Noob, GMF or, a bit later, VRF? These are older batches, no longer produced. Let’s reconstru… --- ## [Noob V9 vs ARF Submariner: the comparison everyone used to ask every week](https://superreps.net/t/noob-v9-vs-arf-submariner-the-comparison-everyone-used-to-ask-every-week/133)
**Author:** [@subdial\_junkie](https://superreps.net/u/subdial_junkie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/noob-v9-vs-arf-submariner-the-comparison-everyone-used-to-ask-every-week/133 "2026-10-20T20:41:49Z")
Time capsule! Before the newer Submariner versions took over, the most-asked Sub question was Noob V9 or ARF. One reply in those threads literally complains that the same question was being posted every week. There is mo… --- ## [Datejust 41 VSF vs Clean: bezel and lugs, or crystal and movement?](https://superreps.net/t/datejust-41-vsf-vs-clean-bezel-and-lugs-or-crystal-and-movement/127)
**Author:** [@subdial\_junkie](https://superreps.net/u/subdial_junkie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/datejust-41-vsf-vs-clean-bezel-and-lugs-or-crystal-and-movement/127 "2026-10-20T20:39:49Z")
DJ41 time! This is one of the most-asked comparisons, and the answer is a genuine trade-off. My read of the threads so far: Clean: fluted bezel sharper and closer in shape, lugs closer to gen, nicer crown. VSF: better … --- ## [Daytona 116500/126500 BTF vs old-stock Clean: dial or case shape?](https://superreps.net/t/daytona-116500-126500-btf-vs-old-stock-clean-dial-or-case-shape/122)
**Author:** [@subdial\_junkie](https://superreps.net/u/subdial_junkie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/daytona-116500-126500-btf-vs-old-stock-clean-dial-or-case-shape/122 "2026-10-20T20:38:33Z")
Daytona time! The BTF vs Clean question has been around forever, but it’s changed a bit now that Clean is talked about in the past tense on the main sub, so what’s left is old stock. Here’s my read of the split so far: … --- ## [Pepsi GMT VSF or Rich: which gen are you actually comparing?](https://superreps.net/t/pepsi-gmt-vsf-or-rich-which-gen-are-you-actually-comparing/75)
**Author:** [@deepblue\_patina](https://superreps.net/u/deepblue_patina)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/pepsi-gmt-vsf-or-rich-which-gen-are-you-actually-comparing/75 "2026-10-20T19:22:59Z")
Before arguing about which rep is closer, it’s worth settling a quieter question first: closer to which Pepsi? “The gen” is not one watch. Red over blue goes back to the very first GMT-Master and its airline-pilot origin… --- ## [IWC Ingenieur white dial: GEN vs V7F, a checklist of the differences](https://superreps.net/t/iwc-ingenieur-quadrante-bianco-gen-vs-v7f-checklist-delle-differenze/17)
**Author:** [@occhiodilince](https://superreps.net/u/occhiodilince)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/iwc-ingenieur-quadrante-bianco-gen-vs-v7f-checklist-delle-differenze/17 "2026-10-20T16:57:25Z")
Second comparison of the week from the same author as the Pepsi thread: an Ingenieur with a white (silver) dial, gen versus V7F. The post is already laid out in points; I’m reorganising it into a checklist with my confid… --- ## [GMT-Master II "Pepsi": GEN vs VSF vs RICH, breaking down the photo comparison](https://superreps.net/t/gmt-master-ii-pepsi-gen-vs-vsf-vs-rich-analisi-del-confronto-fotografico/16)
**Author:** [@occhiodilince](https://superreps.net/u/occhiodilince)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://superreps.net/t/gmt-master-ii-pepsi-gen-vs-vsf-vs-rich-analisi-del-confronto-fotografico/16 "2026-10-20T16:57:24Z")
A comparison came out with a gen Pepsi, a VSF and a Rich in the same shots. I went through the thread and the comments and I’m summing it up point by point. One caveat up front: this is an analysis based on someone else’…