WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Someone on the general forum said it was a V1. But, I ordered a V2 from Joshua... Please tell me and give me specifics of why if it is a V1...thanks...
Jkay Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Look at the rider tab at the 3 o'clock position. It has the #15 on it. Look at the shape of the "1" on that rider tab. It tells all. Here's the thread you need to read --- Yodap's Awesome Skyland Guide
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 Look at the rider tab at the 3 o'clock position. It has the #15 on it. Look at the shape of the "1" on that rider tab. It tells all. I'm looking but don't know what to look for...can you tell me? Thanks!
coolfire Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Half a lume dot at 3. Looking like a V1 to me.
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 If it is V1 then I am [censored] because I ordered a V2 from Joshua. However, there are some details that seem odd.... The subdial stem is not white on mine as they say it should be on V1.... also, the B on the side by the 55 n the outside of the bezel is engraved...not etched... Also, the dot at the 3 is not a half dot like some of the V1s I have seen. The 1 on the 15 tab rider does look more like a V1... Its hard to tell but If I paid for V2...I want a V2... Any others to chime in before I go back to Joshua a little angry...
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Half a lume dot at 3. Looking like a V1 to me. I'm confused...does this look like a half lume dot at 3? It seems to be a whole dot.... Edited January 10, 2010 by WatchnRoll
FxrAndy Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 No that is only a half dot, on the later versions the white circle was made smaller so that the whole circle could be printed and filled
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 is the rotor decorated or not?... No idea...Haven't opened it up. What would you guys do? I specifically ordered a V2 which is $30 more than the V1. If I in fact got a V1 instead of a V2...how do I handle it? Is it really that big of a deal? Thanks
jchurch Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Should get what you paid for. I say it looks really nice either way. The only thing that bugs me about those is the lume dot in the 3 position.
Jkay Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 re-photograph the face of the watch without such a bright glaring sun burst so we can see it clearly please that would help a lot.
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 re-photograph the face of the watch without such a bright glaring sun burst so we can see it clearly please that would help a lot. Here you go with the best shot I think I can get with my iphone...I dont have a good camera with a macro to take it close up... When I look at the 1 on the 15 rider tab it looks like V2 to me...but the dot at 3 is a little small but isn't a half...it's weird...what do you think?
hackR Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 i think it's a v2 based on the 15 rider tab and the lume dot at 3 - it looks full to me... if you wad up some packing tape/duct tape/etc you can use it to open up the caseback - press it down and turn...knowing whether the rotor is decorated will help you, too... R-
WatchnRoll Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) i think it's a v2 based on the 15 rider tab and the lume dot at 3 - it looks full to me... if you wad up some packing tape/duct tape/etc you can use it to open up the caseback - press it down and turn...knowing whether the rotor is decorated will help you, too... R- Thanks! I also just looked at the engraving in between the lugs and mine say 4916 B5 like the V2 listed in review: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd229/Toadtorrent/Breit-Skyland-DateStampComp.jpg Plus, it's a bit weird because the subdial tubes are not white like listed on the review for V2...mine are like V1/V3. But I agree the 1 on the 15 rider tab looks like V2 and the dot is full...just small... It seems to be like a bit of a franken of V2/V3.... But the biggest evidence to me is the lug serial numbers being only for V2 Edited January 10, 2010 by WatchnRoll
hackR Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 i agree with your assessment... re: the rotor --> undecorated is the v2...decorated it could be a v1 or v3...would be interesting to know...don't worry about opening the case...it'll open/close fine... R-
Jkay Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 The sunlight on the rider tab in the original post was too bright! Thanks for posting another photo ... now we can see that the 1 is a V2 form As for your lume dot at 3 ... I think it's not a 1/2 dot so much as a SMALL dot ... the person who put it there must have made a "small" error
WatchnRoll Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Posted January 11, 2010 The sunlight on the rider tab in the original post was too bright! Thanks for posting another photo ... now we can see that the 1 is a V2 form As for your lume dot at 3 ... I think it's not a 1/2 dot so much as a SMALL dot ... the person who put it there must have made a "small" error Yep, thanks and I agree..it's a small dot but not a half. I contacted Joshua just to confirm and he also said he is positive it is a V2 and the movt is not decorated per V2. So, I feel good. Regarding the pearl on the bezel...is there any chance of that little part falling off or is that really secure to the rider tab?
hackR Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 glad you got it squared away... altho - kinda odd the subdial hand posts are silver and not white...
WatchnRoll Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Posted January 11, 2010 glad you got it squared away... altho - kinda odd the subdial hand posts are silver and not white... I know...it's weird right? Joshua is sure it's a V2 but I just haven't cracked open the back...I don't want to do it...i'm a bit of a noob on stuff like that. I'm sure it's a V2 by the 1 of the 10 and 15...do we have other pics of V2s owned by people here that we can compare the subdial post being silver?
757-200 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 I have very limited experience but I would say that is a V2. The dots, numbers and pushers are the same as my V2 that I recently received from Andrew at Trusty. As for the sub dial hands, I can not compare as mine is a PVD Ultimate.
hackR Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 now that i think of it, and look again at my skyland...wondering if they just mounted the subdial hands backwards...and that you are seeing more because of it the large size of the hole is facing up...does that make sense?!...meaning that the hole in the hands have a female and male indent...the male indent is usually mounted up...kinda like a cap...in your watch, perhaps the hands are mounted backwards... i don't know - it's just a thought... R-
WatchnRoll Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Posted January 11, 2010 now that i think of it, and look again at my skyland...wondering if they just mounted the subdial hands backwards...and that you are seeing more because of it the large size of the hole is facing up...does that make sense?!...meaning that the hole in the hands have a female and male indent...the male indent is usually mounted up...kinda like a cap...in your watch, perhaps the hands are mounted backwards... i don't know - it's just a thought... R- I don't know its possible but it looks right so that's a plus. Only very minor difference on this watch than the gen...pretty amazing out of the box without any mods just wish the lume was like the gen...that would be the "ultimate".
Bike Mike Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 now that i think of it, and look again at my skyland...wondering if they just mounted the subdial hands backwards...and that you are seeing more because of it the large size of the hole is facing up...does that make sense?!...meaning that the hole in the hands have a female and male indent...the male indent is usually mounted up...kinda like a cap...in your watch, perhaps the hands are mounted backwards... i don't know - it's just a thought... R- Without a doubt buddy they are put on backwards. That are the hand tubes are extra long!
Toadtorrent Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 I think the big determining thing is the #4 on the rider tabs. The sharply defined #4 is found on the V1 and V3...this looks like the V2 to me. It's hard to say for sure because of the clarity of the photos...but hey. The easier one would be to remove the strap and see what the printing says between the lugs. That one requires less reliance on clear pics to be sure. The #45 on the rider tab as well, looks like it has more taper to it on the 5 side...as opposed to the V1/V3 which has the tab cut pretty close to parallel to the right side of the 5 creating a more "square" tab shape vs. a more wide-based trapezoid if that makes any sense. Look at my pics presented either in my guide linked in my signature or in Yodap's post above. As an aside, the lume dot @3 is not really a tell, because they improved the lume application on the V1 / V3 to make it look better so it doesn't look like the half dot applied flush the date window.
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