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CF Pepsi picture leaks BLRO
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All rep and gen Rolex GMT ceramic inserts should be close enough in inner and outer diameters to be interchangeable - approx 30.8mm / 38.0mm. I've never come across one I couldn't swap. Once I had to sand a tiny bit off the inner perimeter of a rep bezel rim to fully seat a replacement ceramic insert. Sometimes a difference in thickness can be an issue and some improvising is necessary like adding an extra tape ring, spacers or a glue bed. Or in some instances, thinning the replacement insert.
Noob Pepsi vs ARF LN before and after Noob insert was shaved. Pic credit Pelagic
It's also pretty common among similar production era reps that bezels can be swapped around. The chances for a successful swap increase if the bezel's matching crystal retaining ring and other bezel assembly parts are included. The case rehaut then becomes the determining factor, and most of those are going to be very close in outside diameter since they all have to fit a gen-spec 29.5mm crystal.
Noob Pepsi vs ARF LN before and after Noob insert was shaved. Pic credit Pelagic
It's also pretty common among similar production era reps that bezels can be swapped around. The chances for a successful swap increase if the bezel's matching crystal retaining ring and other bezel assembly parts are included. The case rehaut then becomes the determining factor, and most of those are going to be very close in outside diameter since they all have to fit a gen-spec 29.5mm crystal.
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Bezel on the right looks very nice, but I don't think it's EWF if puretime site is up to date....see below
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You need a diamond embedded sanding wheel: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/modification-repairs/9763700-sanding-ceramic-bezel-help
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CF on left next to ROF Pepsi. I prefer the ROF red. I've always placed higher priority on liking what I see vs similarity to gen.
That ROF red looks really nice bro. Is the CF blue and ROF blue as close a match IRL as they appear in your pic?
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Those blues are indistinguishable to my eye. Plus the red has no halo. Too bad ROF is no more...
I almost bought one of the new GMF Pepsi inserts but TD wanted $180 for it. At that price I'd sooner buy the whole watch, scavenge the insert and repurpose the watch to something different. I'd like to see the GMF Pepsi insert in hand though.
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Tried to post some pics that are close to what I'm seeing IRL. Although as everyone is likely aware, the insert colors are highly variable and change based on light source, camera angle, background colors, etc.
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the thing over the colors reminds me of when noob first released their daytona and they had that baller fantasy blue dial ceramic bezel oysterflex model. I kick myself for not getting it. It makes the rep game a bit more fun when theres an obvious tell to just go all in on the "ni hao".
Personally, I like the non-factory shades a bit more. kinda like how I think visually the tudor gmt looks nicer than the current rolex. sure, its not a good watch but boy it looks good! More in line with the 5 digit gmt masterIIs
Personally, I like the non-factory shades a bit more. kinda like how I think visually the tudor gmt looks nicer than the current rolex. sure, its not a good watch but boy it looks good! More in line with the 5 digit gmt masterIIs
On topic: I feel like everyone is getting the jubilee, and I know the end links are a quick visual tell. But how is the bracelet overall? Is it comfortable or does it feel like a DHgate special? What about the PCL version? I feel like I only saw one person post a shot of it, any reviews on that bracelet?