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"Transformer" GMT from BK. Bought from another member. Date was aligned way too high in the date window but BK fixed it for free. Also have a black/red bezel that pops on.

Daytona from Josh. Running at -1 second per day (so fare). The red highlights are much more subtle than I thought. Feels high quality.

TT Sub from 20babies (must be a story behind that name). "Maria's Best Watch" model.

Blue. Who can resist that deep blue dial?

Wardrobe wise (for those of us that think of such things), I think the black is more versatile.

If you have to have it right NOW get the Asian. Otherwise, wait for the ETA to be available again. I think it's worth the extra $100.

Phew.

I just bought a MBK from a member on RG.

I like how you word the "feel" of a watch. This is important to me. I would opt for the one that "felt" more expensive/substantial.

Any idea about the weight of the watches? How close are they to the gen?

It's a beauty!

Gotcha. Understandable.

Overall, this watch has top notch. How many replicas run at +2 seconds a day? a fabulous watch. Very gen-like.

Hmmm..... info I could have used before I got my watch.

Here's another tip. If the watches stops running despite being well charged, run the hands through several days worth of revolutions. Josh says this "clears the needles", whatever that means. It works, though.

Also, mine doesn't seem to like the winder. It was running +2 seconds a day all week. I put it on the winder Thurs-Sun. I put it on this morning and noticed it had picked up 2 minutes. After resetting the time it stopping running and could not be restarted until I did as Josh said.

I will definitely not be fiddling with the hour hand.

I would assume the movement would be the same as in other Asian GMTs. Nothing new there. I had one that was fussy at the start: it would stop and start, the hour and minute hands would stop while the second hand kept moving, etc. I set it aside for a month or two, picked it back up, and it ran perfectly after that.

Funny this.

I was on-line and noticed, an hour after the announcement, that the watch was for sale. I immediately ordered it and got one of the 1st run. If I had be doing something "normal" I would have been reading about the watch with everyone else.

Can't say enough for it. It's a great watch, replica or not.

One other thing I noticed is that the bracelet has the "comfort link" found on the gen. It's hidden in the clasp. It comes in handy if you bloat up at the end of the day, perhaps after downing too many Corona's. Whip that little extension piece out and your hand stops turning purple.

It's gained 12 seconds in 36 hours.

Until it calibrates:

In general it is best to first set the GMT hand by moving the crown out to the second notch, and then adjusting the hour hand by moving the crown to the first notch.

Always be sure to turn everything slowly, nice and easy.

This may sound complicated, but that way you make sure the movement is not stressed.

Set the hour hand only when the movement is at a full hour.

Meaning

BTW: Is the back of the watch thinner than the previous version? The whole watch sits closer to the wrist?

It is a bit thinner, now that I look. The caseback does not protrude as much. It's not a big difference, but it's there.

Josh said he would send a new bracelet.

Now it's running.

Maybe the movement needs a little time to "break in"?

If You have manually wound it and it stalls after a few seconds, then it doesn't sound too good.It is either "out off beat" or the whole gmt-correct stack is putting too much load to the caliber.. or both. Complications tend to reveal bad servicing/regulation. Crossing fingers that it is just regulation.

Swell.

Maybe Josh can fix it.

Doc what actually happens when you change the time?

do the hands move smoothly or does the GMT hand or hour hand jump per hour when you change th time?

All three hands move smoothly.

Push the crown in one position and turn it counter-clockwise and the hour hand jumps or "clicks" from hour-to-hour.

NO....Stop running? Have you manually wind it?

Yes. I S L O W L Y manually wound it. If I shake it the second hand moves 2 or 3 seconds, then stops.

I think I'm going to stop playing with it for a while.

GMT hand should not jump, the hour hand should. When you move the minute hand around, the GMT hand should follow the minute hand, in the same manner than an hour hand follows the minute hand on a non-GMT watch.

Yes, that's exactly how it works.

But it's quit running!

So what do think about the bezel? Is it real ceramic or PVD coated? Also; the fonts on bezel is White or grey?

The bezel appears to be a thin layer of ceramic. I could be wrong.

The fonts appear gray to me.

Sadly, now that I've fiddled with the watch for a half and hour, it seems to have stopped running.

the hour hand should jump an hour when you adjust it, not the gmt hand... maybe the new rolex movement is different... but im pretty sure its not...

Now that I've fiddled with it for a few minutes, I see that the hour hand does jump when I set it. The GMT hand does not jump hour-to-hour, though.

Josh's description must be incorrect, then.

Confirmed that the bezel clicks 24 times around the dial, not 12 as per Josh's web site.

Also, the GMT hand does not "jump" an hour, also as per his site.

Hmmm . . .

Something's fishy about this watch.

Here's something interesting.

The GMT hand cannot be adjusted.

When I pull the crown out to the 2nd position and attempt to adjust the GMT hand, the hour hand moves. Turning the crown the opposite direction changes the date.

The date clicks over when the hour hand moves to 12 a.m.

Forgot the pictures of the clasp, inside and out:

This arrived today.

Bezel insert sits nice and low. Very nice. Close ups of bezel and insert:

Rolex-Rolex-Rolex:

Bracelet is big, Should fit 8" wrist. I removed a link and adjusted the clasp to fit my 7