Clean GMT-II Pepsi updated bezel insert V2/V2s review and comparison

[moa]

on my piano

 

[0ffcamber]

New arrival! v3 from CTime, it also reacts perfectly to UV even the blue part turns red. really a big upgrade compared to v1 two years ago!

Looking good!
Any rotor noise?
How long did it take from placing the order to receiving it?
Thanks for sharing.

 

[John Blutarski]

Really curious about the V3! There have been a few slightly modded V2's for sale but maybe this is the better option.

 

[DJTony82]

Looking good!
Any rotor noise?
How long did it take from placing the order to receiving it?
Thanks for sharing.

I haven't noticed any rotor noises yet, I purchased it around mid-March, and it arrived yesterday, so 12 days of shipping.

 

[Timsiii]

My v3 with Deep Xtal. Gasket has been lowered as well

I saw you were from Sweden, me to
I’m kind of new here, been reading threads in about a month or two now.
Will you please send me a pm if it’s okay, have some questions I would like to talk to you about / T

 

[Freeflyer]

My v3 with Deep Xtal. Gasket has been lowered as well

Very nice. Who did the crystal work for you? I just ordered the same and Ctime is doing the mods for me.

 

[Kerbus]

Ctime does crystal worK? I didn’t see any mention of that on the website. Interesting. I’ll try to contact ctime to find out more

 

[Akilles]

Very nice. Who did the crystal work for you? I just ordered the same and Ctime is doing the mods for me.

Ctime did the mod. But I actually shaved the gasket slightly more when I got it

 

[Zeta7]

Supposedly the durability of the movement is good is something I’ve established from reading comments here, is this movement noisy though? My final question before I pull the trigger.

The rotors on the Dandong 32xx movements are noisy just like the 32xx series of Gen. Rolex even tried to do something about it. They made new rotors with like 16 bearings instead of the original, I believe it was 7 bearings. It still had noise. Some watches are noisier than others but it’s not horrible. I personally feel it more than actually hearing it but it’s not the biggest problem with the Dandong 32xx series of movements in my opinion. The biggest problem is there’s no parts for them other than Gen. Just my $0.02

 

[Reaps]

The rotors on the Dandong 32xx movements are noisy just like the 32xx series of Gen. Rolex even tried to do something about it. They made new rotors with like 16 bearings instead of the original, I believe it was 7 bearings. It still had noise. Some watches are noisier than others but it’s not horrible. I personally feel it more than actually hearing it but it’s not the biggest problem with the Dandong 32xx series of movements in my opinion. The biggest problem is there’s no parts for them other than Gen. Just my $0.02

Noisy movement as a complaint makes me laugh the most because gen watches can be loud too.... wait until people find out that a 30k Rolex also has loud rotors.... even the Nautilius which is a 100k watch has complaints that the rotor is noisy lmao

 

[Kup1712]

My v2 was "loud"...not loud loud as vsf pams.
My v3 is without any sound out of the box.

 

[Zeta7]

Noisy movement as a complaint makes me laugh the most because gen watches can be loud too.... wait until people find out that a 30k Rolex also has loud rotors.... even the Nautilius which is a 100k watch has complaints that the rotor is noisy lmao

Yes. I get a kick out of it too. A loud rotor from a $500 rep doesn’t bother me near as much as it would if I shelled out $30k. I can see me making a scene over it.

 

[Jan2894]

Can I ask you how is the quality overall?

 

[0ffcamber]

My v2 was "loud"...not loud loud as vsf pams.
My v3 is without any sound out of the box.

It is worth checking the rotor screw to make sure it’s tight and add a little Moebius 9010 to the bearing.
A wobbly rotor won’t correct itself.
Could be some of the V2’s were rushed out the door.
Nice to know that for the $$$ and time waiting your V3 is quiet.

 

[Kerbus]

I’m sure hoping the watches I’m waiting for aren’t going to be rushed so they won’t have rotor issues. Trusty says movements are QDed. We will see

 

[domiffm]

Left: New CF (126710), Right: VRF base, XING insert, Gen xtal

 

[moa]

Left: New CF (126710), Right: VRF base, XING insert, Gen xtal

I like xing's Blue bezel, but I prefer the red of V3. xing's red looks pink. exactly agree as @Digitaldorifto said.

 

[domiffm]

I like xing's Blue bezel, but I prefer the red of V3. xing's red looks pink. exactly agree as @Digitaldorifto said.

XING is more like MK1, CF V3 rather MK3. Both are more or less correct colorwise. Depends on what you prefer. I prefer to have both

 

[TagHeuerFan1963]

Can I ask you how is the quality overall?

This I also want to know

 

[Zeta7]

I’m sure hoping the watches I’m waiting for aren’t going to be rushed so they won’t have rotor issues. Trusty says movements are QDed. We will see.

Yeah they’re hand winding it before putting it on the timegrapher they’re not winding it with the rotor.