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CF Pepsi picture leaks BLRO
- Thread starter wolfiqar
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Yeah that's one thing I noticed too. It's definitely not as silver as it should be.First 5 min impressions, colours look great will install in on Pepsi in a few hours.
This is comparison between a Gen 116710LN insert with Xing’s insert, that’s definitely paint and not platinum in the numerals. I’ll have to plan on getting it replated.
Tobel
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Well I'm always open to be proven wrong but one random photo from Pinterest won't do it.
I've googled it to check and what I see is that some people seem to use 126710 and 116710 interchangeably which is a mistake, or the 116710blro they were referring to are actually white gold 116719. I saw many articles saying "white gold 116710blro" which is incorrect. I suspect that your pix is either a custom build or a gold model, since it doesn't have the coronet at 6.
If you check chrono24 for a 116710blro you will find one result only and if you click on it you'll see that it's the white gold.
So far all I've found confirms my point, but again if you have better sources please share
There was a 116710BLNR though, the original batman, that evolved into a 126blnr as the batgirl, but I'm fairly certain that the ceramic stainless steel pepsi was a 126's from the get go
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This is correct, there was never a 116710 BLRO
Rolex GMT-Master History And Overview Of All Major References
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I wrote him several days ago and still no amswer
do you know how to contaci him?
Yes from memory both the Tudor Pepsi and Blro were released more or less on the 1st June 2018. Picked both mine up on the 4th and sold them on the 5th( I know, very naughty!)
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@immortalchef or @JustFou can either of you confirm if the Xing insert is one solid piece of ceramic?
I don't have a UV light to test at the moment but will try to test that out soon. Pictures are on the way, was quite busy these last 2 days!
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I don't think it is bro, if you scroll back a couple pages and look closely at pics of the 6 marker you can see some slight join indents.
There is an Ebay seller claiming single piece BLRO and VTNR inserts. First I've seen that claim. Prices are steep.
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I don't think it is bro, if you scroll back a couple pages and look closely at pics of the 6 marker you can see some slight join indents.
There is an Ebay seller claiming single piece BLRO and VTNR inserts. First I've seen that claim. Prices are steep.
Any idea if this will fit in a CF GMT v2 without any modifications? Willing to give this a go
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Can someone enlighten me on how a UV light shows whether it is one piece or not? What appears if it's two pieces when shining a UV light on it?
butler182
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The construction of the gen bezel is a single piece of solid ceramic that is dyed 100% red initially. Then half the insert is dyed blue (on top of the red). So when you shine a UV light on the gen insert, the blue sort of dissolves away and you're left with a fully red looking bezel (see pic below). The Xing bezel turns red when you shine a UV light on it as well (unlike all the other rep pepsi inserts to date). This means the Xing insert could be constructed out of one piece of solid ceramic, like the gen. It's also possible it's still constructed out of 2 pieces though, with each piece dyed red first, then one piece is dyed blue and glued to the other red piece. However, one piece would be more durable and more gen like, and therefore preferred IMO.
butler182
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...and you eliminate the speed bump issue on the one piece (I forgot to mention above)
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The construction of the gen bezel is a single piece of solid ceramic that is dyed 100% red initially. Then half the insert is dyed blue (on top of the red). So when you shine a UV light on the gen insert, the blue sort of dissolves away and you're left with a fully red looking bezel (see pic below). The Xing bezel turns red when you shine a UV light on it as well (unlike all the other rep pepsi inserts to date). This means the Xing insert could be constructed out of one piece of solid ceramic, like the gen. It's also possible it's still constructed out of 2 pieces though, with each piece dyed red first, then one piece is dyed blue and glued to the other red piece. However, one piece would be more durable and more gen like, and therefore preferred IMO.
Thanks for the detailed explanation! Really interesting how something that looks simple can be so complicated
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Blutang777
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Great explanation bro!The construction of the gen bezel is a single piece of solid ceramic that is dyed 100% red initially. Then half the insert is dyed blue (on top of the red). So when you shine a UV light on the gen insert, the blue sort of dissolves away and you're left with a fully red looking bezel (see pic below). The Xing bezel turns red when you shine a UV light on it as well (unlike all the other rep pepsi inserts to date). This means the Xing insert could be constructed out of one piece of solid ceramic, like the gen. It's also possible it's still constructed out of 2 pieces though, with each piece dyed red first, then one piece is dyed blue and glued to the other red piece. However, one piece would be more durable and more gen like, and therefore preferred IMO.
Just bought a uv light to test it's fully red but my phone camera can't capture it any tips? It only captures the uv light reflection ... But I can guarantee it's one piece of ceramic.
butler182
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Try adjusting the shutter speed until it comes into focus (usually in the pro or manual settings area). Please take some normal indoor/outdoor light pics too!
https://forum.replica-watch.info/th...-vs-xing_patrick-a-photo-comparison.10921278/ hello I made a post with my comparison between the 2 inserts! I think it would be more appropriate to discuss things there!