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Rolex GMT-II 126720 VTNR ‘Sprite’ comparison with GEN

CTime

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Hi my fiends,
Sorry for delaying this post so much, here it comes.



The predecessor of this watch dates back to the Rolex 6542 left-handed version in the mid-1950s, there are also left-handed versions of the 1675, and they are very rare.

The differences between Sprite and other GMT are the DW and crown position, they are changed to the 9 o’clock.

Clean still uses Dandong 3285 movement on this model, no need to mention that stability and power reserve are as good as always. Need to mention that Clean spun the movement 180°to fit this model, so the adjusting is different when you use your left hand.

We can see from the pictures that the most difficult part of making a Sprite insert is the transition of the black and green at 3 and 9 position, as well as the color correction of the green part. They nailed both of it, thanks to the massive experience from making green submariner before.



Hope you guys all well,
See you next time!

Ctime
 

DC109

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@CTime this is amazing, thank you!

The case looks amazing except the rehaut engraving. It is way off and it seems like this is a new issue for CF in general. It is aligned in some places and not in others, suggesting there is no way to adjust the movement and dial position to fix it.
 

KJ2020

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Awesome pics and commentary as usual, thanks for these efforts!

Interesting article on Rolex lefties

 

999lee999

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Total newbie here, so the likes of posts like these I'll be hoovering up!
Just like to say thank you, amazing post and I'll no doubt come back many times to just clarify/assess my purchases to come.
 
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kiasunkiasi

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nice comparison photos...

overall nice works from Clean Factory
noticed the CF hands are not close to GEN and inside cutout of minute hand missed out a small portion
 
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Newguyhere95

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Thank you.
Do you have comparisons like this for Pepsi 126710BLRO? Been searching around but not see much
 

ovrdrive69

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@CTime this is amazing, thank you!

The case looks amazing except the rehaut engraving. It is way off and it seems like this is a new issue for CF in general. It is aligned in some places and not in others, suggesting there is no way to adjust the movement and dial position to fix it.
Rehauht are the hardest part to get right. You're correct the alignment and etching is even off. Usually the polishing is off as well and they are too deep giving the deep dish pizza effect
 
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