its_urabus Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 my wife has cracked 2 platnium rings in 9 years. She has killed a gen tag kirium, and there is no way she is getting my exp II... well if she buys me a gen she can have my rep your watch is great. steal it and wear it well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ...your watch is great... Thanks! ...steal it and wear it well... After this great review and the nice pics, I'am thinking about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 @Urabus: That's a handsome ExpII. I can't say for sure if yours is the same base watch as mine though. The cg's and crown look different. Maybe it's just the pics? However your watch seems to have correctly positioned date mag. Is it the wrong hand stack version? I wonder if it'd be possible to paint the hour marker indices black somehow? Probably impossible, since the surfaces are so small... that's just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 bytor, I have thought about painting the hour markers black on that loose dial. the 12, 6, and 9 markers are black, its just the hour markers that are off. I would need a relume after painting so in the end, if a gen dial fits, I'd rather do that. the case without the movement, came without a movement. I got everything but, down to the movement spacer,p and what I believe is a dial spacer. the hands I received are correct stack hands, I was told no movements were available but everything else was. on the noob case, the bezel is better, the case dimensions are better, the bracelet is better, the clasp is worse, but still good. I am very excited now that I know a gen dial can fit. I am going to beg The Zigmeister when he is taking appointments to try to make it all fit. I hope a better white version comes around. it is an amazing piece, gen or rep. wear yours well, and happy holidays to you and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 UPDATE: RIVER SELLS THIS MAGNIFICENT REP MODEL RIGHT NOW. CHRISTMAS SALE! Sturm just received his black version/ correct hand stack, and it's this same best model, which has been extremely difficult to source. Normally I don't advertise any dealers, but this time I make an exception. Be quick... and remember that the white rep version doesn't have the correct black hour marker circles. Go for the black one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Amazingly, I do not own an Exp in my collection. Some of you might find that hard to believe, but it's true. One day, one day... PS. Gorgeous watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Great write-up By-Tor of one of my all-time favorite Rolex models. Thanks to this I now have a White dial on the way from River and an OEM dial to go in it Maye I'll put this 2893 I have in my parts drawer in it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanks to this I now have a White dial on the way from River and an OEM dial to go in it Fantastic! Where did you find the gen dial... and how much was it? PS: Remember to post a lot of pics when your watch is done. For some weird reason Explorer II is probably the most underrated sports Rolex among the members. It's a beauty for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 dluddy, I too am curious about where you sourced your gen white dial, and how much. They are not easily found, nor are they cheap. but I think they are totally worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin300z Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 By-tor, I think the hands should be changed especially since if you look at the Y on the hour hand the lines are thinner than the gen. Here is my beauty next to a gen , I think its very MBWish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedmaster Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 What a beautiful review and photo's. I love these articles. Happy New Year!!! R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 @BT - Very nice review as always. I have always wanted a nice explorer but due to the incorrect hand stack issue i have not pull a trigger on one yet. Did you say that the black one offers by River is the good one? Just want to verify before contact River for one. Enjoy your gorgeous Explorer II. Edited: Someone asked River the same question and his answer was: it's Hours hand adjustable! Is that a correct hand stack version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 thats half of being correct. river told me that they are out of the black face, kinda bummed since i am working on a franken white faced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedmaster Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 thats half of being correct. river told me that they are out of the black face, kinda bummed since i am working on a franken white faced. If this is the best Rolex replica, why don't the dealers produce it more? I'd like to have one of these too. I have owned both Explorer I and II (genuines) and I couldn't tell any difference between the gen and rep (from kevin330z's picture). Actually I'm not sure which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 speedmaster, that is a great question. my rep expII feels of a better quality than a number of gen exp II's that I have had the pleasure of trying on. I know there is a movement shortage, maybe once they start using other movements, we will see more of these great reps. Until then we can drool over these amazing watches from lucky members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Great job By-Tor.....as always!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin300z Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) EXP2 pics for fun. Edited December 30, 2007 by kevin300z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 great watch kevin300z, very very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the playful eyes Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 Anyone know where I can obtain a noob EXPII case? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 this makes me miss my gen that I sold 10years ago for 2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lililii Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 omg the white one is beautiful! i am thinking to get one too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi By-tor, hope you don't mind me jumping on this bandwagon sooo late.... I'm keen on ordering an explorer 2 from Eurotimez. Chris has said that it can accomodate a gen dial too...how different is his from yours (which is extinct now), do you know? Hope you can enlighten me...no worries if you can't or are too busy.... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi By-tor, hope you don't mind me jumping on this bandwagon sooo late.... I'm keen on ordering an explorer 2 from Eurotimez. Chris has said that it can accomodate a gen dial too...how different is his from yours (which is extinct now), do you know? Hope you can enlighten me...no worries if you can't or are too busy.... Cheers! Eurotimez sells the good version, but for some weird reason there are two batches of these Explorer II's, and the gen dial only fits to the old version. The problem is that these two versions are virtually indistinguishable from eachother. Dluddy has bad experiences. If you want a great ExpII rep, get the black one. PS: Sorry for the late reply. I missed this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Eurotimez sells the good version, but for some weird reason there are two batches of these Explorer II's, and the gen dial only fits to the old version. The problem is that these two versions are virtually indistinguishable from eachother. Dluddy has bad experiences. If you want a great ExpII rep, get the black one. PS: Sorry for the late reply. I missed this one. Hey thanks so much for replying! Really. I've contacted Chris, he thinks it should be able to accomodate the gen dial and asked me to double-check it with you...hence my post... Dunno if he has the old one in stock...you think the black one can have the gen dial fitted in?...sorry for the inane questions...but i was really inspired by yr review and went and got me a gen dial! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 The issue I had with my genuine dial and new Explorer models is as follows: Gen dial is 27.5MM Current Rep Dials are either 28MM or 29MM and the gen dial does not work. I had to find an older 2006 Trusty model through resale as this one works fine since the dial is 27MM. Ask Chris to measure the dial if you want to be sure. DL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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