evobatman Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I ordered a Deepsea V7 from one of the TDs, but I am not sure at all if that is what I got. The serial no. on the rehaut is M660304, which some googling seems to reveal to be an old Trevor model. The lume on the dial is green, while the pearl is blue. And also, the bezel insert appears to be made with a very very fine grey grain in it, whereas my submariners ceramic insert is a perfect smooth black. The OGEV/RLS text is slightly askew, it is centered between the ES and CK, and I have never seen that in any picture of any Deepsea rep. Question is, has anyone ever heard of a bezel insert like that? Where can I get an insert that is perfectly black, like the one on my sub? Why is the dial green? Can the OGEV/RLS text be fixed? And what version rep even is this at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Pics would help evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Pics: http://imgur.com/a/zx3EM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcagara08 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 hmm in the pics it looks quite gen, maybe its an 8th gen version since 7th gen had been around for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torobravo Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 hmm in the pics it looks quite gen, maybe its an 8th gen version since 7th gen had been around for a while... That pearl doesn´t looks gen to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Lume shot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Its a better pearl for sure... just a shame they cant centre it... under marker has better line too... but rehaut needs moving too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Ask to see the back. With that bad lume color, and the shit triangle if the locking ring on the case back is NOT brushed (and is polished) this is a v2 Cartel edition from 3 or 4 years ago. If this is a "new" version, then some retard has combined the worst parts of the Cartel and Trevor (EuroTimez) watches to create this abortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 The caseback ring is brushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 The caseback ring is brushed. What you appear to have here is a Cartel-style dial and case set with a EuroTimez-style ceramic bezel insert. That is why you have the dramatic lume color mis-match. I did not remember when I made my original post, but the only time this combination was available from a legitimate dealer was four years ago during the "BAD 10" troubles. The Cartel received an entire shipment of DSSDs with crooked 10 numerals on the ceramic bezel. They replaced the bezels with Eurotimez-style bezels until their normal factory fixed the issue. You will see some dealers who are very very lazy about updating their web site still have the words "no BAD 10" in their descriptions for the DSSD they carry, even tho it was 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thank you, that is the best answer so far Now, does anyone know where can I get a decent deep black bezel insert? And how do I fix the rehaut and replace the bezel insert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 The bezel insert is held in with either double sided sticky tape or rubberized adhesive. I accidentally removed mine a few years ago by polishing the watch. The chemical in Cape Cod polishing cloths dissolved the glue! If you have a "favorite dealer" you could certainly ask them to sell you a new NoobFactory Ultimate DSSD bezel insert. If they can not, try another dealer. Spare parts are not impossible to get, but you often have to ask a few different people to get them. BK and his watch modder associate may be your best bet. They sell and mod NoobFactory DSSDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 After a few e-mails back and forth with the dealers QA people, they keep claiming that this is indeed a V7. No point in pushing further with them I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobatman Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 I purchased a random $20 insert from eBay, and it looks endlessly better than the stock one. Lume is correct too. It is a deep deep pure shiny black, and the engravings are brighter, although not as deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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