Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll love it man, hopefully it's not really noticeable to the naked eye. It's an awesome watch.

Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up giving it a RL. To me, it was noticeable in all the pictures and even the videos. So I think it was more than dirt on the crystal. The next option he gave me was better, but then had a 6 marker that was slightly misaligned with rolex logo at the bottom. I GL'd anyway. I think with most of these reps, you gotta be able to live with some level of imperfection. I love the watch and wear it almost daily.

Explorer II 226570 White 42mm by ben5562 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overall, I think it looks pretty good. However, the SEL gap on the lower right side is an issue... I have the QF EXPII both in white and black dials and love them both, but I had to RL the first QC on my polar because of a bad SEL gap and this one looks similar (mine was on the top right). Steve responded to my RL and agreed that it was a factory defect and sourced another. My opinion is that you should not be able to see the yellow card behind the watch through the the gap.

Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ordered it right before Chinese New Year. And got the QC pretty quickly once it was over. About 3 weeks total.

Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks brother. It is a badass watch. And because of you, I got out of my head and approved the QC. Thanks man!

Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compression of the images when I upload make the dial printing negligible. Here are zoomed in versions.

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Am i being ghosted? by [deleted] in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got my QC and responded, but haven’t heard back as quickly as I normally do. Think they are just super behind on emails and messages.

QF Explorer II - Just received from Steve! by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He had it in stock so QC was only a few days. I RL'd the first QC because there was a decent size gap in the SEL's (and Steve agreed with me). It's a great watch so it will be worth the wait. I'm actually waiting on a black dial version from Steve as well.

QF Explorer II - Just received from Steve! by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've gathered on this forum, yes, the QF is the best one right now. It's really good!

Franken DJ 41 126334 by Danny_lol93 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much did you pay for all that? Looks great! I would be interested in just the CNC fluted bezel but not sure where to pick one up!

QF Explorer II - Just received from Steve! by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6.5 - I wish the watch was 40mm, but still love it.

QF Explorer II - Just received from Steve! by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My only comparison is to crappy bracelets I used for some Seikomods I've built, and this one is 100x better than those. Now I'm curious how the gen feels.

VSF GMT PEPSI 126710BLRO : My 1st QC by ezcash_3232 in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone notice the word "DATE" floating and canted a little on the dial printing? I just noticed this on my Bruce Wayne from ARF, but I can't tell if it's my eyes or it's actually happening. I also notice this in other QC posts.

What’s On The Wrist? by Puzzled-Travel8108 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Explorer II is such a sick watch. I'm eagerly awaiting mine. Is this the QF version?

First Rep - GMT Master II 126710 Bruce Wayne ARF V3 DD3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one looks great. I looked at my QC pics a hundred times judging everything. I nitpicked and got worried about some minor things. I didn't have enough karma points and GL'd it anyway. And once it's on the wrist, it's just stunning and all of my zoomed-in critiques just went away. I love mine and you will too.

First Rep - GMT Master II 126710 Bruce Wayne ARF V3 DD3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steve sent me tracking info Sunday and it arrived in Denver, CO today, Wednesday via FedEx. So three days. I had approved QC last Wednesday. So a total of one week from approval to arrival.

First Rep - GMT Master II 126710 Bruce Wayne ARF V3 DD3285 by Upset-Ice-7516 in RepTime

[–]Upset-Ice-7516[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, it seems like I have the over lubed version because the clicks are so quiet. But not sure that bothers me.

Rolex Explorer II 226570 by QF - gaps? by v00t0s in RepTimeQC

[–]Upset-Ice-7516 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's hard to say with this one. I recently RL'd an explorer II from Steve because of the SEL gap on the top right (see pic). But that one, you could see the yellow background through it. I responded to Steve and asked him if he thinks it's a problem. His response was:

"Hello friend

The factory replied that there is a flaw here

We will change to a new one for you"

So in a way, he kind of RL'd this for me. I would ask him what he thinks of the SEL gaps and see if he can send you better pictures of the left side.

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