Clean EXPLORER II 226570 black & white with DD3285 comparison Gen Vs. Clean

[jkru12]

I think that's fine. I have one coming that I just got QC for and the timegrapher pic showed +2 and 275° amplitude... I have my doubts on the validity of those measurements

 

[domiffm]

 

[DJTony82]

 

[CTbeforeLP]

My rare CF V1 'short E' dial

 

[dogwood]

My rare CF V1 'short E' dial

lol I bet these “short E” explorers are gonna become collector’s items — even more rare than “pre-raid VSF subs”. They’ll be the mark of those who were bold enough to order the Clean Exp 2 early.

 

[ChaplinTz]

Maybe controversial on leather, but Ex2 on Crown and Buckle, pebble sky.

 

[ChaplinTz]

I ordered a matte supreme nato as an upgrade from the cheap Amazon one I got first. Much improved quality, but the double strap under the head is a lot and I can't bring myself to cut off the second "safety keeper" on a brand new premium nato. I'm sure I'll get over it soon and bring out the scissors

 

[ChaplinTz]

 

[jkru12]

Received my white dial yesterday and it's spectacular. The one question I have it while the hands are matte PVD, the hour markers appear kind of glossy.. is this the case on the gen? I thought everything was supposed to be matte PVD.

 

[sfbatman787]

Received my white dial yesterday and it's spectacular. The one question I have it while the hands are matte PVD, the hour markers appear kind of glossy.. is this the case on the gen? I thought everything was supposed to be matte PVD.

In gen both the hands and markers are matte.

 

[ChaplinTz]

They are glossy and more rounded. The last step for clean to fix.

Received my white dial yesterday and it's spectacular. The one question I have it while the hands are matte PVD, the hour markers appear kind of glossy.. is this the case on the gen? I thought everything was supposed to be matte PVD.

Read the thread, it's been discussed ad nauseam

 

[ChaplinTz]

Received my white dial yesterday and it's spectacular. The one question I have it while the hands are matte PVD, the hour markers appear kind of glossy.. is this the case on the gen? I thought everything was supposed to be matte PVD.

It's a lovely watch, congrats.. I can't seem to take mine off still, I think it's because I want it to have character so I wear it often. I'm going to spend a couple weeks in the bush soon and looking forward to having it as the only watch for the period

 

[jkru12]

It's a lovely watch, congrats.. I can't seem to take mine off still, I think it's because I want it to have character so I wear it often. I'm going to spend a couple weeks in the bush soon and looking forward to having it as the only watch for the period

I bought one to see if I like it enough to go gen. After a day I think the answer is easily a yes.

 

[domiffm]

 

[Parto]

 

[jkru12]

Two questions on this - the bracelet on mine had a poor fit to the case. I ended up having to put a 1mm strip of electrical tape inbetween it so there wasn't any movement or clicking noise when it moved. Anyone else have this issue?

Also if you tap the case there is a rattling movement from the movement that I assume is the rotor. I have a gen 3235 that has a slight sound like that, I'm assuming it's from the ball bearings because my other gen with a 3135 doesn't make a single peep.

 

[ChaplinTz]

Water resistance = check

 

[DJTony82]

Water resistance = check

Hi friend, did you have the watch tested for water resistance before diving? I had a test done and it was resistant up to 3 bars unlike other reps which reach 5 bars.

Did you jump into the water without certainty or had you had a test performed beforehand?

 

[ChaplinTz]

Hi friend, did you have the watch tested for water resistance before diving? I had a test done and it was resistant up to 3 bars unlike other reps which reach 5 bars.

Did you jump into the water without certainty or had you had a test performed beforehand?

I didn't pre test, I just lived with it as I normally would. Showering, rain etc. Never had an issue. I did open and check /grease the gaskets when I received it though

 

[patek_with_sellita]

In gen both the hands and markers are matte.

@CTime This should be it but still no fix.