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GMF released a GMT 3186 clone movement
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Thanks for the tip! Manually searched through dozens of threads and tried googling as well... "site:replica-watch.info ...." and gave up after 1.5 hours....
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You sure it was this forum? I don't recall such a post and doubt I would have missed it if it's recent.
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This tip actually helped me figuring out it was not on the Rolex sub forum! it was somewhere else... It was in a PP 5711 Nautilus thread - one of the other watches I just ordered.
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Btw. this is the table I was talking about. Maybe we could make one for the GMT II? It's of great help keeping track of all these details...
I've prepared a Google Sheets table. Feel free to edit/add content... ;-) (the current ratings are just dummy numbers)
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Root beer with VR3185 arrived today! The insert looks amazing!
Looks great bro. You had the back off? If it really is a VR3185 it may be a unicorn as Li said GMF isn't using them anymore.
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Yes, here is a picture of the movement I got from Li before I accepted QC
Awesome man, I wonder if there are more of those not sold yet. Great catch!
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Yes, here is a picture of the movement I got from Li before I accepted QC
You lucky bastard! Keep you're fingers crossed for me too mate please.
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Well, you can count one more sold. I should have QC any day now.
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Haha I’m sure you’ll get lucky with this movement too! The CHNR probably isn’t as popular as the BLNR, they hopefully will have a couple more lying around
KJ I just got my GMF GMT yesterday from Li in the mail and im right in the batch between the VR movement and some saying they had the bad movement again. Is there a quick way to ID the movement without opening it?
I know you mentioned it before but I cannot find it after looking around. Thanks for helping us newbs out.
I will say the crystal being raised is really noticable and kind of a bummer. Im really pleased with the overall fit and finish from GMF but if they could fix the serif 1 and raised crystal this watch would have been even better. Im actually pleased with the insert as the transition isnt is noticable in person and honestly you need to look really close in the light to see it.
I know you mentioned it before but I cannot find it after looking around. Thanks for helping us newbs out.
I will say the crystal being raised is really noticable and kind of a bummer. Im really pleased with the overall fit and finish from GMF but if they could fix the serif 1 and raised crystal this watch would have been even better. Im actually pleased with the insert as the transition isnt is noticable in person and honestly you need to look really close in the light to see it.
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Set the local time to between 9AM and 3PM in crown position 3. Then put the crown in position 2 and rotate it slowly anti-clockwise. If the hour hand jumps anti-clockwise, it's a VR. No need to hour jump beyond what you need to set the hands how you want.
If it jumps clockwise it could be either a 2824 CHS timebomb or the early release SA3186, further investigation would be needed.
If it jumps clockwise it could be either a 2824 CHS timebomb or the early release SA3186, further investigation would be needed.
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I can't answer that question unequivocally from firsthand experience but here's a GMF insert in a VRF 116710 LN bezel. Fit is perfect
Pretty much all rep, aftermarket, and gen ceramic inserts have a 38.0mm outer diameter. The inner diameter is usually 30.8mm but can vary a little. As long as the inner is greater than 30.5mm it's going to clear the crystal, and the ID is not impacted by the bezel. Both GMF and VRF inserts are adhered in the bezel (not pressure fit) so no worries there.
Interestingly, there are some noticeable differences in insert thicknesses. Below you can see this. You will need to use more or less glue or layers of double-sided tape to compensate. In one rare case, a member chose to shave the very thick Noob Pepsi insert down quite a bit to fit in the very shallow height ARF bezel. This is no easy task, requiring diamond sanding discs and significant skill.
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I can't answer that question unequivocally from firsthand experience but here's a GMF insert in a VRF 116710 LN bezel. Fit is perfect
Pretty much all rep, aftermarket, and gen ceramic inserts have a 38.0mm outer diameter. The inner diameter is usually 30.8mm but can vary a little. As long as the inner is greater than 30.5mm it's going to clear the crystal, and the ID is not impacted by the bezel. Both GMF and VRF inserts are adhered in the bezel (not pressure fit) so no worries there.
Interestingly, there are some noticeable differences in insert thicknesses. Below you can see this. You will need to use more or less glue or layers of double-sided tape to compensate. In one rare case, a member chose to shave the very thick Noob Pepsi insert down quite a bit to fit in the very shallow height ARF bezel. This is no easy task, requiring diamond sanding discs and significant skill.
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Thanks, I'm thinking I may work on trying this, as the VRF bezels seem to have the serif font "1"s.
Interesting, I would have expected the VRF BLNR and LN to have the same thickness.