hk45ca 0 Posted May 5, 2009 i ordered this from my ad in oct of 2007. it was the second one they had sold, the first one was sold earlier that same day. check out the ar coating on the date mag only. it makes it much easier to read the date, (no more rolex salute). the solid link bracelet, new clasp design and comfort link are vast improvements over the previous version. i do like the thicker case design, it looks and wears larger than a 40mm watch. the ceramic bezel insert has to be my favorite thing about it. i would have replace a anodized aluminum insert about 5 times by now because of hitting it on airplane structure, the ceramic doesn't have a mark on it!! i apologize for my normal crappy pictures in advance. i truly feel this watch is the best value for the money that rolex is offering at this time. hk enjoy, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllergyDoc 40 Posted May 5, 2009 It looks good on your beefy wrist. The rep I had was one of the best I've ever owned. Too bad I played with the GMT hand and fouled up the movement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted May 5, 2009 I'm starting to like these watches. A friend wore one at Aintree last month and I had a looong look at it. He paid £4500 from an AD for it in Feb, his brother bought a rep of it to wind him up and he said he could hardly tell the difference... what do they cost in the states? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted May 5, 2009 That's real nice, HK - the GMTIIc has long been one of my favourite Rollies. Would be high on my list if I were to buy a gen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hk45ca 0 Posted May 5, 2009 I'm starting to like these watches. A friend wore one at Aintree last month and I had a looong look at it. He paid £4500 from an AD for it in Feb, his brother bought a rep of it to wind him up and he said he could hardly tell the difference... what do they cost in the states? i haven't kept up with the price increases since i bought it but the last i heard it was almost 7,000.00. when i bought this one it was 5.950.00 and i paid 5,800.00. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted August 11, 2009 would be nice if they released the Pepsi in ceramic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm starting to like these watches. A friend wore one at Aintree last month and I had a looong look at it. He paid £4500 from an AD for it in Feb, his brother bought a rep of it to wind him up and he said he could hardly tell the difference... what do they cost in the states? Only major difference between the gen and rep is the hand stack being wrong, isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) the rep comes with either correct hand stack OR incorrect hand stack the incorrect hand stack has the more reliable movement. I'm starting to like these watches. A friend wore one at Aintree last month and I had a looong look at it. He paid £4500 from an AD for it in Feb, his brother bought a rep of it to wind him up and he said he could hardly tell the difference... what do they cost in the states? Only major difference between the gen and rep is the hand stack being wrong, isn't it? Edited August 11, 2009 by P_Diddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 996 Posted August 11, 2009 "Came" with the correct hand stack. These are NLA AFIK. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted August 11, 2009 I'm starting to like these watches. A friend wore one at Aintree last month and I had a looong look at it. He paid £4500 from an AD for it in Feb, his brother bought a rep of it to wind him up and he said he could hardly tell the difference... what do they cost in the states? Only major difference between the gen and rep is the hand stack being wrong, isn't it? And the gen has AR on the cyclops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted August 11, 2009 Does the gen Sub have AR on cyclops? does the WM9 v2 Sub have AR on the cyclops as well? And the gen has AR on the cyclops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted August 11, 2009 Does the gen Sub have AR on cyclops? does the WM9 v2 Sub have AR on the cyclops as well? And the gen has AR on the cyclops. No and No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted August 11, 2009 why the discrepancy between gen Sub and gen GMT? Does the gen Sub have AR on cyclops? does the WM9 v2 Sub have AR on the cyclops as well? And the gen has AR on the cyclops. No and No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted August 11, 2009 why the discrepancy between gen Sub and gen GMT? Does the gen Sub have AR on cyclops? does the WM9 v2 Sub have AR on the cyclops as well? And the gen has AR on the cyclops. No and No. Well the GMT IIc is a relative new model and the upgrade to AR cyclops is nice. I don't know if the new Sub Ceramic has an AR cyclops (I would guess it does). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted August 11, 2009 @HD, going back to our shoutbox GMT IIc chat, in the second thumbnail how noticeable is the cyclops, even without expanding it? It looks way darker than the crystal, shows the black of the dial up better, spotted this on my friends gen right away, on the wrist... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massimo 53 Posted August 11, 2009 I remember your Ceramic, Doc, it was a great looking watch, sorry to hear of its demise. HK, this gen looks amazing. How about the shine on that bracelet? Sooo good. The GMT is a favourite of mine and I have my own rep with incorrect hand stack and non-ceramic bezel, but still love it. I read somewhere that the problem with the Pepsi dial is that they haven't worked out how to do the dual-colour bezel in ceramic yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted August 11, 2009 @HD, going back to our shoutbox GMT IIc chat, in the second thumbnail how noticeable is the cyclops, even without expanding it? It looks way darker than the crystal, shows the black of the dial up better, spotted this on my friends gen right away, on the wrist... I see it.. Now I will have to wait until someone sells their AR'ed cyclops GMT IIc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted August 12, 2009 Was the cyclops only AR'd on the GMT II ceramic? or was the cyclops on GMT II pepsi, AR'd as well? @HD, going back to our shoutbox GMT IIc chat, in the second thumbnail how noticeable is the cyclops, even without expanding it? It looks way darker than the crystal, shows the black of the dial up better, spotted this on my friends gen right away, on the wrist... I see it.. Now I will have to wait until someone sells their AR'ed cyclops GMT IIc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sconehead 5 Posted August 12, 2009 Just the ceramic... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites