pilot Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Evening all, With the trigger about to be pulled on another Rep i thought this might be a worthwhile question. The GMT IIc has since proven too alluring to ignore and with Domi offering the 2893-2 install gen dial and gen crystal mods its a worthy purchase, if for the potential future upgrades alone! It would be interesting to hear how everybodys GMTIIcs are running (i'll presume they're ICHS if they're still going)! Whilst I've purchased from various dealers in the past, my search has narrowed to the Cartel boys or precious time for this one, I've heard very little in the way of GMTIIcs from many of the other dealers on the forum. So chime in, it would be interesting to hear how these attractive and (relatively) complicated watches are holding up! Regards P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 presume wrong...CHS...still going...about 1.5 yrs now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 My GMTIIC CHS from release is still keeping excellent time.. but in this hobby it's the luck of the draw alot.. It's best to find a dealer who can service any defects of issues you may have down the road.. AC/Lani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I believe that most of the owners that say their CHS is still running are those that don't use the GMT function and don't care if the GMT hand actually tracks the time. Mine was working fine except the GMT function lost a couple hours a day and it drove me crazy. Two trips for service and it still didn't function properly so I took the movement out and put in a cheap 21j. I'm currently waiting for a 2893-2 to swap again. CHS never again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Somewhat amazingly, my chs from the initial run (with gen crystal, crown & tube) is still going strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I removed the faux "bridge" (loose screw) and rotor screw "cover" on the "Rolex decorated movement" as a precautionary measure in the GMTIIC I won on the raffle and <knock, knock> so far it's ran without a hitch and keeps excellent time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Same here, still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Great stuff from all corners by the sound of things! I'm in Bristol England and I've a local watchsmith who's prepared to service reps, its a bit of a godsend as we all know how tough it can be to get someone to even open them up! Good to hear so many satisfied customers down the line! Regards P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatchnRoll Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Mine has stopped a few times after setting it but once I give it a good wind...it works fine. It's a sweet watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Hey WatchnRoll, which version do you have?? Kind Regards P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wat44 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 mine (from ptswiss) is going fine - wearing it today as it happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wat44 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 mine is the incorrect hand stack which I recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Mine is running fine. I have the incorrect hand stack with an ETA 2836-2 movement. At the moment, I have an ETA 2893-2 movement and am trying to source a genuine crystal, then it's off to get a movement swap, re-lume and new crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Mine's fine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pov Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hello Pilot, pm'd you tonight but just in case it didn't get thru had the watch adjusted today & also pressure tested (only to 90 pounds). Specifically asked if the movement was a 2836-2 & it was. Also the pressure test turned out positive. The jeweler said he had no way to test if the crystal was Sapphire but I'm not to worried maybe someone here has a nondestructive way of doing a test. I'm pretty happy. Looks like TT is all that everyone here says he is. Stay in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 CHS running fine. Stem broke and but got a new one and all good. Not sure if GMT runs correctly seems to but you never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 CHS running fine. Stem broke and but got a new one and all good. Not sure if GMT runs correctly seems to but you never know What do you mean "seems to"? Is it keeping time or not? Do you not use the GMT function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptopolis Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 CHS running fine, as well. I've also got a GMTII pepsi CHS that's still keeping great time after 4 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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