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Clean GMT-II Pepsi updated bezel insert V2/V2s review and comparison
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I think back about the days where nitpickers called out color offsets and holes in dialprinted crowns rather than fucking serial fonts...are you beeing serious?
I wouldn’t exactly call deliberate faults nitpicking. They got the font right in the previous gmt models, but we all know why they take 1 step forward and 2 steps back don’t we. It’s not like the technology isn’t there to make these replicas very very close these days
no but if every thing would be repped perfectly how could they sell you / us the v5 v6, v7, v8....?I wouldn’t exactly call deliberate faults nitpicking. They got the font right in the previous gmt models, but we all know why they take 1 step forward and 2 steps back don’t we. It’s not like the technology isn’t there to make these replicas very very close these days
This
the whole conclusion bout this repgame. If they would, they could rep the exact 1:1 but thats not how a ongoing sales mechanism works..
mmaggi
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That’s exactly what I meant when I said “but we all know why they take 1 step forward and 2 steps back” I think you might of got lost in translation with my English a bit there
Ah, sorry mate. Now I get it. I look at this forum total translated, so this can happenThat’s exactly what I meant when I said “but we all know why they take 1 step forward and 2 steps back” I think you might of got lost in translation with my English a bit there
You and me both..... I don't get why its even a thingBut the bracelet baths crack me up. Sorry.
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Bought it from Andrew and it took about 5 days for QC pics. RL one first cause a bad rehaut and cyclops.
Hi, congrats on your watch! I’ve been on the fence ordering for a while. Who did you order this from and what payment options did they offer?Mine has just arrived. To be honest: surprised by how good this insert looks! It’s dark outside, so tomorrow i’ll know for sure. The bracelet feels cheap and rough, however so did the one on my vtnr, but it’s silky smooth after a conditioner bath. So the pepsi gets the same treatment. Next step: tot Nikz for a gen xtal, polishing and some more.
Holy0ne
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I'm going to try it for my Ah DateJust. Until now I've only washed it with baby shampoo. I'll try it for the bracelet as an extra and see what changes.Mine has just arrived. To be honest: surprised by how good this insert looks! It’s dark outside, so tomorrow i’ll know for sure. The bracelet feels cheap and rough, however so did the one on my vtnr, but it’s silky smooth after a conditioner bath. So the pepsi gets the same treatment. Next step: tot Nikz for a gen xtal, polishing and some more.
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Mine has just arrived. To be honest: surprised by how good this insert looks! It’s dark outside, so tomorrow i’ll know for sure. The bracelet feels cheap and rough, however so did the one on my vtnr, but it’s silky smooth after a conditioner bath. So the pepsi gets the same treatment. Next step: tot Nikz for a gen xtal, polishing and some more.
An oil bath was actually not enough for me... comparing to my gens I actually felt that the whole watch was somewhat too sharp on the edges and bracelet, so I carefully polished all these super sharp edges to be more gen like.
super happy with this one! cant get enough of the bezel..
How did you go about polishing it? I'd like to do something similar if its not too onerous, especially for the sharp lug corners.
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Did it very carefully with a soft felt dremel bit and some fine polishing paste... really really carefully though and always masked the brushed parts... in the end also used some cape cod cloths. It was a bit onerous to be honest, but well worth it, as the watch has now a much more gen-like feel.
which version will be delivered when ordering the Pepsi now? V2 or V2s? I'm not sure if to order now or wait for some time to get the best version.
