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The only problem is that BP sticks dials also always have the frogfoot coronet.
Incidentally, sticks dials can also be found on some 116710 LN's.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=664628
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BP Factory Rolex 16710 GMT Full Review VS Gen
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The only problem is that BP sticks dials also always have the frogfoot coronet.
Incidentally, sticks dials can also be found on some 116710 LN's.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=664628
The only problem is that BP sticks dials also always have the frogfoot coronet.
Incidentally, sticks dials can also be found on some 116710 LN's.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=664628
Its details that make this hobby so fun...Now if I would only win the Lottery or settle on one watch...Maybe two
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I had a few Tiger Concept watches and all their casebacks worked on my BP GMT.
Check them out here: http://www.tiger-concept.com/ they are actually quite nice, to be honest!
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That's a start. Thanks, would have never thought of that or figured it out otherwise
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Hang on,.... Who's Ken??? I'm trying to sort out a thinner case back for my BP. LOL
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Ahhhh, ok. I have one on the way from him at popperini's recommendation. Hoping it is still a match! Thanks
https://imgur.com/a/N6MPdyX
Ordered a BP 16710 Pepsi from Andrew. Some observations from the QC:
- Chamfers on the lugs are too pronounced. I have yet to find a gen with such curves.
- Wrong crown: two dots under the coronet instead of a solid bar. I believe two dots denotes twin lock crown on white gold models, not SS :atwitsend:.
- DW not centered, more left aligned.
- The "II"'s next to "GMT-MASTER" are no longer sticks in this new batch.
- Let's wait and see if there is LEC, since BP seems to use whatever spare parts they have left to "fraken" these watches. If this one does, then LEC + no lug holes + SEL would somewhat make this period-correct, despite the obnoxiously curvy case
- I am not sure whether this particular watch is A2836 or DG3804. The photos on trusty time (https://trustytime.io/index.php?main...ducts_id=20381) shows an ETA movement, but I would not trust 100%. Anyway, either one is fine by me.
I already accepted the QC, as at the end of the day, I can live with the above. Posting here for your reference. Feel free to correct me if there is any misinformation.
Ordered a BP 16710 Pepsi from Andrew. Some observations from the QC:
- Chamfers on the lugs are too pronounced. I have yet to find a gen with such curves.
- Wrong crown: two dots under the coronet instead of a solid bar. I believe two dots denotes twin lock crown on white gold models, not SS :atwitsend:.
- DW not centered, more left aligned.
- The "II"'s next to "GMT-MASTER" are no longer sticks in this new batch.
- Let's wait and see if there is LEC, since BP seems to use whatever spare parts they have left to "fraken" these watches. If this one does, then LEC + no lug holes + SEL would somewhat make this period-correct, despite the obnoxiously curvy case
- I am not sure whether this particular watch is A2836 or DG3804. The photos on trusty time (https://trustytime.io/index.php?main...ducts_id=20381) shows an ETA movement, but I would not trust 100%. Anyway, either one is fine by me.
I already accepted the QC, as at the end of the day, I can live with the above. Posting here for your reference. Feel free to correct me if there is any misinformation.
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https://imgur.com/a/N6MPdyX
Ordered a BP 16710 Pepsi from Andrew. Some observations from the QC:
- Chamfers on the lugs are too pronounced. I have yet to find a gen with such curves.
- Wrong crown: two dots under the coronet instead of a solid bar. I believe two dots denotes twin lock crown on white gold models, not SS :atwitsend:.
- DW not centered, more left aligned.
- The "II"'s next to "GMT-MASTER" are no longer sticks in this new batch.
- Let's wait and see if there is LEC, since BP seems to use whatever spare parts they have left to "fraken" these watches. If this one does, then LEC + no lug holes + SEL would somewhat make this period-correct, despite the obnoxiously curvy case
- I am not sure whether this particular watch is A2836 or DG3804. The photos on trusty time (https://trustytime.io/index.php?main...ducts_id=20381) shows an ETA movement, but I would not trust 100%. Anyway, either one is fine by me.
I already accepted the QC, as at the end of the day, I can live with the above. Posting here for your reference. Feel free to correct me if there is any misinformation.
https://imgur.com/gallery/yYMpHFB
Just received my QC.
Same issues as you.
Am I wrong or did BP widen their CGs?
Greets
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Can you post a better pic of the handstack? If the hour hand is on the bottom, it's a DG3804 CHS, a finicky movement that I wouldn't have.
The CGs look bad on that sample, they are not only wider on the top but encroach on the crown in an unattractive way. I hope this isn't the shape of things to come from BP or their run on the only acceptable and affordable 16710 is over.
Hi
Movement should be A2836 as ordered with ICHS.
Here's another angle of the case/ CGs.
https://imgur.com/gallery/qt5bIMe
I rejected the QC...
I ordered a thinner caseback from Ken, he has got some of them back in stock now.
Movement should be A2836 as ordered with ICHS.
Here's another angle of the case/ CGs.
https://imgur.com/gallery/qt5bIMe
I rejected the QC...
I ordered a thinner caseback from Ken, he has got some of them back in stock now.
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What did you reject it for? It may be that the CGs are from a new batch of cases. They are a good bit fatter, which is good as that's more like the gen but they are really asymmetric top-to-bottom now. The tops covering the crown a bit is a real eyesore to me, I've hacked that off on some cases. But at least you have more material to work with now.
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