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Explorer II 42mm 226570 904L SS JDF
- Thread starter Swiss_goupil
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- 20/2/14
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This GMF def looks better but I feel like the color of the Explorer II text is still a ways away from matching the GMT hand. I might have to cop one of these soon and live with it lol
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Does anyone know why so much of the orange hand is showing at the centre wheel pivot? I know that Rolex now also has an all orange GMT hand, but the "disk" (excuse my terminology - not sure if this is the correct word!) seems far too large with too much orange visible.
Am I wrong or going mad? KJ2020 any insights?
All the best, and thanks for views!
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john doe iii
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This is my noob version. The base of my GMT is black I believe.
Mine had issues with the 12/6/9 markers being darker than the rest but I was able to get it fixed by repainting then applying new lume.
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Mine had issues with the 12/6/9 markers being darker than the rest but I was able to get it fixed by repainting then applying new lume.
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- 12/3/18
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This is my noob version. The base of my GMT is black I believe.
Mine had issues with the 12/6/9 markers being darker than the rest but I was able to get it fixed by repainting then applying new lume.
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That's a very nice lume repair job bro.
- 12/3/18
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You are not mad, the GMF orange hand hole surround on the GMT hand is much larger and much more visible than on the gen. It was a bad decision by Rolex to do this, the only reason I can think of why they would do it is so the same hand could be used interchangeably on either black or white dial models. It's a rep flaw to make it so large. I hate it and would have to paint it black if I had the polar model. Or just source a 216570 hand.
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Cheers....I wasnt sure If I was just being incredibly dumb!
Surely rep makers can fix this. Seems mad to have such a blatant orange disk on show! Cant understand why they would have thought that was ok!
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I would be very surprised if it happened. Factories buy or contract to buy parts in large quantities so in many instances changes aren't made until a new version comes out. That can take years. CLEAN is an exception, they update blatant flaws pretty quickly with a V2. BP/GMF and others not so much.
john doe iii
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Thanks buddy!! I was also able to glue together the jump click but now rant into another issue with the date not wanting to flip anymore. I'm at my wits end with this watch but want to do everything i can to save it ... its is my favorite still to this date. I believe it has to do with the support arm per your previous post i read up on. Any chance you can take this project on for me and try to fix?
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Small Gen review on this watch: https://forum.replica-watch.info/th...-short-review-and-personal-comments.10931047/
Copying pics here as well for easy reference and comparison with reps
Copying pics here as well for easy reference and comparison with reps
Someone got an idea where to get a replacement handset for the SA3187 version? My hour hand has somehow turned yellowish and really bothers me. TD is asking 108$ for a set of new hands, which I find unreasonably expensive.