Honestly. I cant see any difference at all regarding the red in Mark II and III here. Shouldn't III be noticable darker? All I can see is that the platinum fill is brighter on the III.
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Clean GMT-II Pepsi updated bezel insert V2/V2s review and comparison
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Difference between Mk2 and Mk3 honestly comes from sunlight. Look at the shades of blue first of all. One is a royal blue, while the other looks darker and almost black.Honestly. I cant see any difference at all regarding the red in Mark II and III here. Shouldn't III be noticable darker? All I can see is that the platinum fill is brighter on the III.
Same with the red. You can see one is more "tomato" red and the other is a deeper red, almost like burgundy.
It’s good to see an improvement for the Pepsi insert it’s been long awaited…unfortunately the same shithouse greyish pink lume on dial markers and bright white lume on the hands. As soon as you walk outside attention is off the bezel and onto the one thing clean never bothered to improve and still fail to get right, Lume material! It just ruins it. Once you see it you can’t unsee it.
Let us know the result haha !
Another gen shot here…
My Xing colours match well. But it’s the markers that’s are the tell not the minimal hue difference.
We need a good platinum coating (and Xing is terrible) I hope the clean V3 is better.
My Xing is currently with ussdassein being plated. I hope that combo will do the trick!
So is xing still the best because the numerals are platinum filled while the clean still isn’t?
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If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of plating did you do? Rhodium or something?
Another gen shot here…
My Xing colours match well. But it’s the markers that’s are the tell not the minimal hue difference.
We need a good platinum coating (and Xing is terrible) I hope the clean V3 is better.
My Xing is currently with ussdassein being plated. I hope that combo will do the trick!
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NO..... far from it.
I am having my Xing plated by a member on here. The xing bezel, although looking good on arrival the numbers faded very quickly.
I'd stick with a clean V3 so you don't have to buy again...
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Guys - to be clear the watch in the pic is a GEN!
I am having my Xing bezel plated by a member but i have not get it back yet.
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We'll see when it comes back. Its being plated using the same methods as Gen so I don't see why it wont. Rep bezels (especially Pepsi) fade very fast.
For me the brightness of the numerals really important; far more important than a tiny different hue.
Exactly, the biggest difference with all the ceramic bezels, daytona, subs and gmt. When i compare them to my gens, you don't see the very subtle color diff, but you definitely see faded platinum filling
Wouldnt the numerals fading / darkening over time be a natural effect even on a gen? E.g. day to day grime / dirt from being worn?
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And here I was very curious about how the bezel looks in different light. I finally found an answer to this question. Can this be called MK II?
No, that's the beauty of the platinum filling
My batman, sub, daytona looks as fresh as the day i bought them (Oldest one, Batman, is from 2019)I do give them a cleaning about once a month, and they look like new. Toothbrush, lukewarm water and a bit of dishwashing soap
Def MK2. I owned a gen MK3 and it was very bright. The colours were really different. MK1&2 look more alike. I like MK3 the most, MK2 comes in 2nd but is still gorgeousAnd here I was very curious about how the bezel looks in different light. I finally found an answer to this question. Can this be called MK II?
No, that's the beauty of the platinum filling
I do give them a cleaning about once a month, and they look like new. Toothbrush, lukewarm water and a bit of dishwashing soap
Thats good to know! Do you wear all of them regularly?
I literally just ordered a Xing v5 for Pepsi. Guess will see how it looks once it comes in. Damn this rep game lol
Yeah, i got about 12 watches, but all of them are in rotation.Thats good to know! Do you wear all of them regularly?
I literally just ordered a Xing v5 for Pepsi. Guess will see how it looks once it comes in. Damn this rep game lol
Never really been impressed with the Xing. I have the current v2 Pepsi, looks pretty good, this new one i have on order, and it looks amazing to me. Definitely blows the Xing out the water imo
