GMT 116710BLNR - Batman - where to get a gen or gen like bezel ?

[babola]

They added a new pepsi and black one as well, does the bezel look aluminum to anyone else? I can't tell if these are ceramic or not.

Oh, they're ceramic alright. But jury is still out if the blue portion is 'painted' or fused bi-color ceramic like one of the rep makers managed to achieve in recent months, and matches the genuine bi-color ceramic bezel insert production process and method.
More info should be available in coming days/weeks.

 

[Sharki06]

I'm very curious about these new model !
rhey look pretty good !

 

[bonco]

That's the bezel from Aliexpress! okay it's not perfect at 18, but for 25€ you can not have better.
Colors are very good, much better than the original Noob bezel.

 

[jamilton]

New Noob piece

 

[Tacotuesday]

New Noob piece

Hmmm. Not an expert but the blue looks a little better? From the video you can still see the paint change on the 6 and 18 markers though. May be good after a paint mod? Still worried about the movement though.

 

[Ruprekt]

The insert I got from Ali express has a better break on the 18

 

[bonco]

New Noob piece

Same bezel problem at 18 and 6
Same movement problem
FAILED!

 

[bonco]

The insert I got from Ali express has a better break on the 18

I know... i was unlucky.
My bezel have this particularity
But reship to China for a refund it's not a good idea.

 

[wNe]

How good is the Insert from the actual newest Noob now against the GEN? https://puretime.io/gmt-master-ii-11...nd-stack.html#
Still mods needed?

Im completly new to the BLNR

 

[bootlegboy]

Insert itself is very bad (one of the reasons why I stopped wearing it) and movement is okay if you baby it. The one you linked is like a wheel ready to explode at any time. Get the ICHS version for reliability.

I'm just patiently waiting for ARF to release their version of them and I hope it's any good. If the Batman still doesn't come out good, I'm just gonna hop on the LN version as I have a gen bezel insert ready to go as soon as the watch releases after CNY.

 

[wNe]

I guess we have to wait longer than expected for the SH3187... some say after CNY.. but some say maybe April or even longer. :sad:

 

[bootlegboy]

It'll be worth the wait. Trust me. Even if they do manage to screw up the Batman, the LN will still have a better chance at the hour jumping hand compared to the current A3187, unless it proves us wrong AGAIN.

 

[yosimiz]

It'll be worth the wait. Trust me. Even if they do manage to screw up the Batman, the LN will still have a better chance at the hour jumping hand compared to the current A3187, unless it proves us wrong AGAIN.

"Trust me" cause you have a source other than TDS?

 

[KJ2020]

Done messing around with Batman inserts. I did a paint mod on the aftermarket. It was quite tedious as the markers are shallow and the bottoms of the cutouts are pretty rough. If I had it to do over, I would just leave the markers white, but mine had some trash in the white fill so I felt like it was worth a try. At arm's length and not under a loupe this looks acceptable and better than before so I can claim success. At least that's what I tell myself, lol.

 

[KJ2020]

Done messing around with Batman inserts. I did a paint mod on the aftermarket. It was quite tedious as the markers are shallow and the bottoms of the cutouts are pretty rough. If I had it to do over, I would just leave the markers white, but mine had some trash in the white fill so I felt like it was worth a try. At arm's length and not under a loupe this looks acceptable and better than before so I can claim success. At least that's what I tell myself, lol.

Top image is latest iteration.

Bottom shows original Noob on the watch with a paint mod (note the horrible transition bumps at 6 and 18) and the unaltered aftermarket with white markers.

 

[qualityazn]

hi silly question but is the paint mod just a silver sharpie?

 

[jampo]

i can do the paint mod aswell, with sharpie molotow or with an extra mixed color which is near to gen than everything else

 

[prawnboy]

Gen comparison with aftermarket bezel with paint mod.











Noob bezel Vs aftermarket bezel with paint mod

 

[cwfmon]

Here’s my latest paint mod. I mixed molotow with some metallic automotive touch up paint. I like it and it gives a bit of sparkle like the platinum. I’ll report back on how it hold up in terms or durability.

 

[bolts40]

Here's my Zelos insert I just received and installed on my Noob V9 CHS. I have not attempted any paint mod yet. The blue is better than the noob and actually pretty well done at the 6 and 18 numbers. The number cutouts are not very deep as others noted before on these replacement inserts. I may try the Molotow mod. Maybe just leave the numbers white.

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