chrgod Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Seems like Josh relased new GMT-Master replicas today.. White or yellowish hour markers and three different bezel choices. Rolex GMT-Master 1675 at Josh I am not an expert, but lug holes position looks good. Is this a new model, or just "relaunch" of an old...?
woof* Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 I'm pretty sure this is new, Josh has been talking about this one for awhile. I see two versions for each color, a white dial and darker "aged" dial. The aged doesn't look all that good to me. Rehuat and lugholes look pretty good..wonder is it is really gen like clipon bezel construction? ....I'm still not happy about my 1665 bezel that said that..and wasn't
chrgod Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Posted September 4, 2011 Think the bezel theets is wrong..Submariner bezel. The GMT-Master has a great varity of different dials, cases and bezels. The crown guards looks to be the same as on my 1655 rep. The GMT-hand is a thad too thick, the always do that. But all in all, I think it looks good.
Tagman26 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Love the vintage GMT but I don't like that jubilee bracelet...
Ronin Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Not to bad. I wonder if that is a 5.3 or 6.0 crown. Would also love to know dial dimension.
woof* Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Not to bad. I wonder if that is a 5.3 or 6.0 crown. Would also love to know dial dimension. Yeah, someone needs to take one for the team and buy one.
asf Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Good lord I'm always a sucker for the 1675! I might have to bite the bullet! You guys are right about the bezel teeth. Def sub like. At least itndoesnt look like wokky rehaut.
dutchguy2 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Good lord I'm always a sucker for the 1675! I might have to bite the bullet! Same here
Ylfig Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 Same for me....a sucker for it! Especially the jubilee. Asimplefarmer: I guess you have to bite the bullet for us
asf Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 I hate you all for pushing me over the edge. Now what to sell
Mapman57 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Posted September 4, 2011 In agreement with OP here. Looks like the 1655 case set and the old submariner style bezel ring..............could well be a snap fit to a retainer ring, like the recent subs etc? Rehaut looks good but CG's out for a 1675, is it a 6mm crown like the 1655 ....doh!
lhooq Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 I get the feeling that the cartel tried to make a 1675 on the cheap, using as many off-the-shelf parts as possible. Other than the Jubilee bracelet (which is an odd mix of D-links and a vintage-style clasp), there is little gained by using this rep, instead of a cartel 1655, as a base for a proper GMT. Dial and hands, maybe, but are they good enough to keep?
Irontomkidd Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 Love the vintage GMT but I don't like that jubilee bracelet... I agree, a non sel oyster would be better.
Akira Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 Far from 1:1 wrong case, crown, bezel, GMT hand and caseback. The only improvement is the engraving which nobody sees anyways! You'd still be needing all the other mods, you needed on the 1655, since it's the 1655 case. new bezel new insert gen dial new hands polished round caseback??? WTF.... you need a brushed flattened one cg shaving I bet all in all it will still be cheaper to use the 1655 as a converter to 1675.
chrgod Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Posted September 5, 2011 Far from 1:1 wrong case, crown, bezel, GMT hand and caseback. Well , the dealers have learnt. This is not advertised as a "1:1 copy", it is a "I:1 copy"... Even with the flaws, I personally thinks it is a decent out of the box replica. One thing that buggers me is that it seems to have the fat case, as the 1655-replica has. I have ruined an otherwise nice watch by grinding down the case.. As long as the lugholes are in relative good location and there is no "date" on the dial, I am happy. Sometimes almost must be "good enough". Nice reference pictures of a 1969 genuine. Sems like the lugholes still is 1.0mm and not 1.2mm:
Star69 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 1655 case .. whatever you do - the CGs will never look right - gen tube and crown can not be properly installed ... but it saves a few $$z if the bezel has an retaining ring that will fit an aftermarked bezel. hands, dial and insert i would keep - i just would bleach the insert, age the case and swap bracelets = decent beater, but not very accurate cheers, Frank
southcoast68 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) Well , the dealers have learnt. This is not advertised as a "1:1 copy", it is a "I:1 copy"... Even with the flaws, I personally thinks it is a decent out of the box replica. One thing that buggers me is that it seems to have the fat case, as the 1655-replica has. I have ruined an otherwise nice watch by grinding down the case.. As long as the lugholes are in relative good location and there is no "date" on the dial, I am happy. Sometimes almost must be "good enough". Nice reference pictures of a 1969 genuine. Sems like the lugholes still is 1.0mm and not 1.2mm: It also states in the description "bezel clip on construction exactly similar to genuine..." "exactly similar!!???" Yeah, I know its probably a translation thing, but I just could not resist in poking at it . For me, it still seems like there is no such thing as a vintage GMT that looks even close to being right, but we always appreciate the effort. Cheers Edited September 6, 2011 by southcoast68
dutchguy2 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Well, I just bought one. Looks good as a base to mod. It don't need to be perfect to me, if there is nothing to mod it would kill this hobby for me
alligoat Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 I just noticed that Andrew has come out with bracelet options, rivetted and folded oyster in addition to the jubilee http://www.yourtrustytime.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=1675
cosmosblau Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I just noticed that Andrew has come out with bracelet options, rivetted and folded oyster in addition to the jubilee http://www.yourtrustytime.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=1675 Josh has all of the bracelet options now, too. The aged orange indices look a little too much, IMO.
By-Tor Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 I think it's fairly nice rep. Nothing spectacular though. The crown guards are the biggest issue (as usual). 1675 cg's aren't "spiky" like that, but square... those are a bit too short and spiky. But not all bad. Best OTB 1675 anyway.
PowerShot Posted September 7, 2011 Report Posted September 7, 2011 The price now available, 228$ is a not a bad one I think. Will wait for some reviews but will probably jump on one!
dutchguy2 Posted September 8, 2011 Report Posted September 8, 2011 So, here are some QC pictures of my ordered 1675. At least there is no "date" on the dial.
asf Posted September 8, 2011 Report Posted September 8, 2011 I'm no expert but at least it's not wokky rehaut
chiman12 Posted September 8, 2011 Report Posted September 8, 2011 hhmmm...source a better coin edge bezel and fix those cgs and it might not be bad afterall...is the verdict still out on the crown size?
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