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Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by cali kid » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:27 am

Another Rolex that was been modded but this one looks pretty sweet... :shrug:

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by Kustoms4ever » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:48 am

I think it looks pretty cool! :thumbsup: .....
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by jimyritz » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:50 am

Looks cool....if you do that have you essentially voided the Rolex warranty?

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by koda240 » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:56 am

jimyritz wrote:Looks cool....if you do that have you essentially voided the Rolex warranty?
Yes, i believe so.


I dig the case but I've always found glossy black bracelets to look cheap.

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by Panerai7 » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:58 am

Having a PVD/DLC bracelet is a recipe for disaster, you cannot not scratch it.

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by marchone » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:58 am

They have some steep prices on a few of those DLC'd Rollies.
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by toxicavenger » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:32 am

Panerai7 wrote:Having a PVD/DLC bracelet is a recipe for disaster, you cannot not scratch it.
true, maybe they can put some 3m clear on it.

i dig the watch but i would like it better if it was a semi-gloss

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by AtomicTom » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:41 am

Looks really nice Trevor ! I wonder if Rolex would ever consider doing
this at some point. That way you know you would be getting great quality.

Plus Rolex would probably come up with a nice scratch resistant, more
matte-like finish for the watches too like the guys are talking about.

Still looks cool in any case sir. Thanks a lot ! :)

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:47 am

I actually like this one. It's probably just the photo but it makes the blue/black contrast easily visible (which is the actual point of a two tone bezel). This is lacking in the stock watch.

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by CGSshorty » Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:43 am

Panerai7 wrote:Having a PVD/DLC bracelet is a recipe for disaster, you cannot not scratch it.
My Sinn bracelet looks new. Tegimenting definitely works.
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by hoppyjr » Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:54 am

While I love the new black & blue GMT, I'm not a fan of the black treatment :snooty:

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by namor » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:20 pm

The key to pvd is to first bead blast the case, which then yields a nice matte black finish. Its not for everyone, but there does seem to be a market niche there.
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:23 pm

namor wrote:The key to pvd is to first bead blast the case, which then yields a nice matte black finish. Its not for everyone, but there does seem to be a market niche there.
Doesn't the slightly peaked nature of a bead blasted finish lead to tiny pin prick scratches in the PVD? I guess you could be careful about the media you use, but I suspect any of them would do it to some extent. Cerakote on the other hand always looks awesome. :thumbsup:

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by Kustoms4ever » Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:56 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:
namor wrote:The key to pvd is to first bead blast the case, which then yields a nice matte black finish. Its not for everyone, but there does seem to be a market niche there.
Doesn't the slightly peaked nature of a bead blasted finish lead to tiny pin prick scratches in the PVD? I guess you could be careful about the media you use, but I suspect any of them would do it to some extent. Cerakote on the other hand always looks awesome. :thumbsup:

Now that you said that you can definitely see the difference between the polished center links and the rest. It does look kind of goofy that way...
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by outtatime » Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:09 pm

Ugh, people need to stop DLC'ing Rolexes.
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by foodle » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:13 pm

Panerai7 wrote:Having a PVD/DLC bracelet is a recipe for disaster, you cannot not scratch it.
HTFU.

So what if your DLC'd watch or bracelet gets some abrasions? If you're going to keep the watch and use it as intended, nothing wrong with building up some wabi.

If you're going to flip it in 5min then yeah, you need to treat it with kid gloves.

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by dnslater » Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:14 am

I agree with others. Rolex watches are "lifetime" watches. This finish is not. What will this look like after 10 years of wear? How would you repair it?
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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by cali kid » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:38 am

Lifetime warranty, 2 years on the movement.. These guys know watches and are in Switerland, if I had money to burn would trust them and theit watchmakers... :fro:

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Re: Diamond Black GMT Master II Blue Ceramic

Post by toxicavenger » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:45 am

if this dlc would last anything like some of the models porsche/sinn came out with years ago then I could do it

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