Quick date pic. Not a bad DW imo.
GMF has a really nice cyclops - its a bit shiny, but has that halo which ARF / Noob don't seem to have.
debating the gmf Pepsi or the new Noob timebomb. Did you upgrade to prof xtal? Is it necessary?
Quick date pic. Not a bad DW imo.
GMF has a really nice cyclops - its a bit shiny, but has that halo which ARF / Noob don't seem to have.
debating the gmf Pepsi or the new Noob timebomb. Did you upgrade to prof xtal? Is it necessary?
All standard. The GMF dw is good and the xtal is better than ARF.
Is this the older ICHS GMF Pepsi?
https://trustytime.shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5&products_id=19985
or would you suggest waiting for the soon to be released gmf v3?
It is, but it's 116719 - PCL oyster bracelet instead of the jubilee. Also when GMF first released these the inserts were aluminum. The pics look like an aluminum insert.
KJ would you recommend the older ichs gmf Pepsi?
I’ve got the Noob timebomb on order (no QC yet) but reading this is making me rethink it. Would you even consider the upcoming GMF v3 Pepsi?
GMF has not released or announced a V3 Pepsi that I know of. If they do, it will likely have the same Pepsi ceramic insert that the current GMF 2824 CHS and 2836 ICHS have. These inserts are OK, I happen to like them but the colors are not close to gen like the Noob is. If you want the best insert, you have to buy the Noob and light the timebomb fuse. Maybe it won't go off while you own it, haha. I have both.
Noob
GMF (blue dial)
Which one do you wear my often? Did you upgrade crystal in either one? Li tells me v3 Pepsi gmf is coming:
“Yes, GMF V3 pepsi is coming, with a clone 3186 movement.”
I rotate all my watches equally. No crystal swaps. GMF Pepsi will not have a new insert, it will be just like in my blue dial pic, which isn't horrible it just isn't gen-like.
I’ll roll the dice with the time bomb then because it seems more gen like. To my untrained eye the lighter gmf shades are more pleasing. Time bomb has chance to be quite expensive if movement fails plus Prof xtal
For those worried about the Noob Pepsi, I can speak from experience of having owned several copies. Even if ARF releases a Pepsi, it would have to be pretty extraordinary to make me want to get rid of my Noob.
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For those worried about the Noob Pepsi, I can speak from experience of having owned several copies. Even if ARF releases a Pepsi, it would have to be pretty extraordinary to make me want to get rid of my Noob.
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OldNavitimer Stunning is that factory xtal or did you upgrade to prof or gen
Gorgeous watch, question.. Why change the dial from noob to GMF? I closely inspected both with a loop and I seem to think that the noob's detail was excellent, the GMF seemed little rougher. Can you elaborate? Thanks.
I can’t see doing a whole lot of detail-based mods or frankening to the noob Pepsi, mainly because the bezel insert is so obviously wrong at the 18 mark. I looooove my Pepsi, don’t get me wrong. I wear it a lot. But why sweat the minutiae when there’s an 800-lb elephant in the room?
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