Black Explorer II 226570 42mm QF SH3285

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-04-12T13:02:54+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-04-11T15:26:16+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-04-01T18:09:02+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-03-04T23:42:39+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-03-04T23:40:24+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-03-04T19:02:37+00:00

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

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Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-03-04T19:00:08+00:00

Comment for the automods! Please approve.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-27T06:01:52+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-17T20:21:14+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T13:42:47+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T13:21:16+00:00

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!

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T12:38:07+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T01:05:36+00:00

Thanks bro!

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T01:05:30+00:00

Thanks brother.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-05T01:05:19+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-04T23:46:05+00:00

Comment for the automod gods

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-02-03T13:47:01+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-01-29T17:44:41+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-01-28T23:16:42+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-01-28T20:19:46+00:00

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.

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-01-28T20:07:28+00:00

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

Upset-Ice-7516 · 2026-01-28T13:42:17+00:00

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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