Review of Rolex GMT Master II 116710 "Ceramic"

[By-Tor]

There is a lot of confusion about 3185. Most people even in the watch forums don't have a slightest clue how that movement operates.

Only the main 12 hour hand moves in one hour increments on the gen, not the 24h GMT hand. On the gen the 24h hand simply follows the hour hand sync.

[jdkno]

When you say the gen 12 hour hand moves in 1 hour incriments, does that mean that at 1:59 the hour hand is dead on 1 then when it turns 2:00 the hour hand jumps from 1 to 2. Reason I ask is if that is the way the gen operates then whenever the hour hand sits between numbers it would obviously be a fake.

[By-Tor]

When you say the gen 12 hour hand moves in 1 hour incriments, does that mean that at 1:59 the hour hand is dead on 1 then when it turns 2:00 the hour hand jumps from 1 to 2. Reason I ask is if that is the way the gen operates then whenever the hour hand sits between numbers it would obviously be a fake.

No of course not... the hour hand moves in these increments only on crown setup position 2. That's the independent hour hand setup position where you can move it backwards or forwards... date goes backwards and forwards too (when needed). Gen 3185 doesn't have a quickset date at all.

That's the whole idea of this watch... you can always turn the hour forwards or backwards when you're traveling through the timezones. Watch doesn't hack in this crown position.

The hour hand is normally in sync with the minute hand all the time, just like all other watches. When you use the independent hour hand setup, it maintains the normal sync between hour and minute hands.

Check this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=76RAJWQoosE

[redwatch]

That's a great vid tutorial on how to set a GMT watch. Thanks for posting that BT

[kevin300z]

So is Precious Time gone?

[master choo]

rep vs gen . . .

 

reps are for real people

 

gens are people only

 

 

reps are for dreams come true

 

gens are for dreams only

 

 

reps are for practicality

 

gens are for personality only

 

 

reps are for late nights

 

gens are for day only

 

 

...wat_say_u???

 

 

longlive rep-rolex gmt master ii [116710] for the night stalkers...

[Archetypal]

I would say that you may want to check the QC pics in more detail with any future purchase's. The dial looks off to me.

 

 

Welcome to the fun house brother Choo!

[AndrewFuller]

That is an excellent review.I liked the black bezel over the Pepsi model. It is good but the black looks classy and i always had a thing for it. The information displayed out here is just awesome.

[mysterytour]

This is a beautiful watch, where is the most reputable place to buy it from? Ive been out of the game for several years and don't know what the hell to trust on the internet these days..

[HTD]

Great review! very good eye-opener. Looking for a decent GMT for a while now. 

[Champagnesky]

Great review! Think im going for a gmt soon.