First Order - GMT-Master II 126710 BLRO V3 & BLNR CF DD3285

[HudsonBane]

March 15 - Contacted via WhatsApp and he responded quickly during his work hours. He also answered a lot of my questions which was nice.
March 15 - Paid via Wise for the BLRO 'Pepsi' V3
March 16 - QC for BLRO, everything looked good.
March 16 - Decided I also wanted a BLNR Batgirl so I also asked him for one and paid almost immediately. He told me he would send them together so I saved money on the shipping which was nice!
March 16 - I asked for pressure testing on both and he said it would be free.
March 17 - 2bar pressure test passed on BLRO 'Pepsi' so I gave the GL. Now waiting for the batgirl QC...

CTime has been awesome, all other TD's had 1-2 week waits for the V3 Pepsi and he got me one in less than 24 hours. Would definitely buy from again in the future, I will update this thread as things happen.

 

[HudsonBane]

March 18 - QC for Batgirl received. I had some concerns so I requested some detailed close-ups.
March 19 - Detailed pictures showed no problems, GL given on both. Also pressure test for Batgirl passed. Now waiting for tracking info, CTime told me tracking update in 2 days.

Big thanks to CTime for being patient with me on the requests, great service throughout this process.

 

[yafawi]

Thabk you for sharing... waiting for QC on my order.

 

[Zeta7]

That’s great. 2 bars is more than most people would ever need. How’d the colors look on your Pepsi? Are they dark or a bit pale with the v3?

 

[HudsonBane]

Thabk you for sharing... waiting for QC on my order.

No worries! Post your QC on r/reptimeqc if this is your first order and you don't know what to look out for.

 

[HudsonBane]

That’s great. 2 bars is more than most people would ever need. How’d the colors look on your Pepsi? Are they dark or a bit pale with the v3?

2bar should be safe from hand washing but I'm going to get it water resistant treated and serviced as I'm planning on keeping it for a long time as a daily.

The colors are a tricky thing to figure out. From my research the V2 colors are similar to an older version of the gen. The new V3 is 'identical' (some say) to the newest gen pepsi colors. My understanding is that the V3 colors are in fact darker. The most helpful image I have seen is from this post on reddit showing a V2 and a new V3 side by side, you can really see the color difference: https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTime/comments/1bibrrl

 

[Zeta7]

I see what you’re saying. The v3 looks really good. The watch on the right in that pic is obviously older but it has the same rehaut last 4 as the watch on the left Y2L3. Watches with the L6V6 rehaut must be the newer batch. It’s hard to keep track.
Who do you have service your watches?

 

[HudsonBane]

I see what you’re saying. The v3 looks really good. The watch on the right in that pic is obviously older but it has the same rehaut last 4 as the watch on the left Y2L3. Watches with the L6V6 rehaut must be the newer batch. It’s hard to keep track.
Who do you have service your watches?

I asked CTime and got the response that L6V6 and Y2L3 are both the new V3. That's the response I got, believe it if you want. I think L6V6 is for sure new and some Y2L3 are new batches, but that's my personal opinion.

I will use a local watchmaker for my new ones.

 

[Zeta7]

Yeah I totally agree.

 

[yafawi]

No worries! Post your QC on r/reptimeqc if this is your first order and you don't know what to look out for.

That's helpful. Thank you.. as soon as I receive them..

 

[yafawi]

2bar should be safe from hand washing but I'm going to get it water resistant treated and serviced as I'm planning on keeping it for a long time as a daily.

The colors are a tricky thing to figure out. From my research the V2 colors are similar to an older version of the gen. The new V3 is 'identical' (some say) to the newest gen pepsi colors. My understanding is that the V3 colors are in fact darker. The most helpful image I have seen is from this post on reddit showing a V2 and a new V3 side by side, you can really see the color difference: https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTime/comments/1bibrrl

How do you get it water resistant treated... ?

 

[HudsonBane]

How do you get it water resistant treated... ?

Depends; - water typically gets in through the crystal/case back/crown. There are gaskets at these locations because that is where water can enter and thus gaskets are supposed to stop the water. Unfortunately the factories are not swiss quality and therefore might not seal/lube/machine these weak points well. The common treatment is to lube and tighten these places and after pressure test it to make sure you did a good job. You can have a watchmaker do this for you, or you can do it yourself with the right tools.