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BP Factory Rolex 16710 GMT Full Review VS Gen

hm11esh

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Does anyone know if the GMT hand on the 2836 movement is functional like gen?
 

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Does anyone know if the GMT hand on the 2836 movement is functional like gen?

The GMT hand on the 2836 is separately movable at crown position 2. Clockwise is date quickset, anti-clockwise is GMT hour jump. This is actually considerably more convenient than the gen. The gen does not have a separately movable GMT hand. Instead, the hour hand jumps in one hour increments at crown position 2 and changing the date requires 24 jumps of the hour hand, forward or reverse. Both arrangements allow you to create a time offset between local and GMT (or an 2nd time zone).

The 2836 has an InCorrect Hand Stack (ICHS), as the GMT hand is in the bottom of the stack. There is much more to learn about Rolex GMT models, movements, and hand stacks. This is just a very brief answer which applies fully to most 5 and 6 digit model GMT II's, less so to 4 digit models.
 

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So frustrating Sead says he can only get the engraved rehaut version which I won't take and TSWatch says its available.....I have used TSwatch before but I would rather buy from Sead.
 

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So frustrating Sead says he can only get the engraved rehaut version which I won't take and TSWatch says its available.....I have used TSwatch before but I would rather buy from Sead.

If you're intending to get it modded, you could always get the rehaut "neutered" at the same time, most modders can do it.
 

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So frustrating Sead says he can only get the engraved rehaut version which I won't take and TSWatch says its available.....I have used TSwatch before but I would rather buy from Sead.

I hear ya bro. Pick your poison. About 2 hours took this rehaut to a nicely brushed look. I also bought the watch from TSWATCH, so double whammy!

But I wanted the dial so my double whammy turned into a double bonus. That LF "16710" came in a 116710 case with a 5 digit bezel, say what?

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Dial went here

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Case went here after also reshaping the CG's

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I hear ya bro. Pick your poison. About 2 hours took this rehaut to a nicely brushed look. I also bought the watch from TSWATCH, so double whammy!

But I wanted the dial so my double whammy turned into a double bonus. That LF "16710" came in a 116710 case with a 5 digit bezel, say what?

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Dial went here

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Case went here after also reshaping the CG's

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You’re like the native Americans who use every part of the buffalo. Finding a great spot for every part. Amazing work. Love the blue insert build.
 

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So frustrating Sead says he can only get the engraved rehaut version which I won't take and TSWatch says its available.....I have used TSwatch before but I would rather buy from Sead.
Which model/movement were you asking for? Mine came without the rehaut engraving.
 
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Simple BP 16710 with A2836 coke or pepsi no rehaut engraving Neon I even sent a couple links and a picture of a genuine as an example
 

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You’re like the native Americans who use every part of the buffalo. Finding a great spot for every part. Amazing work. Love the blue insert build.

Oh believe me, prior to embarking on graduate and postgraduate education I was an abattoir worker at one time for a while and every part of the cow gets used too ....
 

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KJ2020 So here is what my current search has revealed:
Nembo is getting me the 23 jewel BP16710 hopefully it's the DG3804. Said he could get it but now he cant
Ryan is getting me the A2836 BP 16710, I'm just waiting for my ID to clear at Coinbase. Excellent and Fast communication.
TSWatch you can order and they say they have it but then I get no payment info or price including shipping and bitcoin discount.
Sead says this watch is not available.
 
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KJ2020 So here is what my current search has revealed:
Nembo is getting me the 23 jewel BP16710 hopefully it's the DG3804. Excellent and Fast communication.
Ryan is getting me the A2836 BP 16710, I'm just waiting for my ID to clear at Coinbase. Excellent and Fast communication.
TSWatch you can order and they say they have it but then I get no payment info or price including shipping and bitcoin discount.
Sead says this watch is not available.

Sead is always right............... ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!
 
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KJ2020 So here is what my current search has revealed:
Nembo is getting me the 23 jewel BP16710 hopefully it's the DG3804. Excellent and Fast communication.
Ryan is getting me the A2836 BP 16710, I'm just waiting for my ID to clear at Coinbase. Excellent and Fast communication.
TSWatch you can order and they say they have it but then I get no payment info or price including shipping and bitcoin discount.
Sead says this watch is not available.

They must have just run out then - sead got my Coke (a few pages back) in October. KJ2020 driving demand...
 
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The BP 16710 rehaut aperture is 27.4mm, so it wont take a gen dial, which is 27.3mm.

Yukiwatch just came out with a nice new GMT ETA dial which would fit, but all his ETA dials have ETA date window placements. That would require sourcing an ETA DW with Rolex fonts, and changing the crystal or moving the cyclops. All things I done on other watches, but in the opposite direction. I don't want to do all that to move another step AWAY from gen spec.

http://www.yukiwatch.net/GMT-Master-II-16710-ETA-dial-p148234110

Hey mate lovely review I’m going to grab this BP Pepsi 16710, quick question... did you happen to know what the dial size is I have a Swiss eta 2836 CHS with noob dial that’s been running for about 6 years lol. I’m planning on putting it in the case with some mods.
just to clarify I’m confused with others info on here.
does it have gen style bezel construction and take gen crystal? Thanks buddy
 

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