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Explorer II red hand
i love when the red hand disappears behind the minute hand...suddenly the white dial and the whole watch becomes a different watch, different light effect, its just like a new watch. did you experience the same?
i ve got the watch for over a month, didnt leave my wrist. and its nearly -1sec a day...
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That's great, an interesting observation.
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I agree. It is cool when the red disappears for a minute or two. :)
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"the eclipse".
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[QUOTE=Cru Jones;2588119]"the eclipse".
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You're right hy12, it's a total transformation, ..
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i know what you mean every hour when it happens for the breif seconds it makes the watch POP that much more.
ive had a thought of taking the GMT hand off just to see what it would be like, but then it would ruin the watch ![]() congrats on the great watch ![]()
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Quote:
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WOW! that looks amazing, ive never seen the exp 2 like that
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I first noticed it on my Exp II screen-saver, thought my pc had gone nuts
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Ah, the eclipse!
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I am at the other hand of the spectrum lol and I absolutely HATE when the GMT hand is eclipsed by the minute hand.
To me, the EXP II is a pretty boring looking watch without that red hand. Funny timing this post... when I headed out for work this morning, I decided to wear the black Explorer II. When I put it on, the GMT hand was hidden. It literally made me want to put the watch back in the box lol.
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I like that alot as well. If I catch a glimpse of my hour hand starting to move into the ecilipse position I keep staring at the dial until the eclipse is over. Maybe my ancestors were Maya indians
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I've worn mine for 12 years and never noticed! Now I'll be on the lookout for it!
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The first time I noticed, it shook me up!
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I so agree with you hy12! The eclipse is awesome and gives a new character to the Explorer II when it happens.
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wow, really cool...another unique and cool thing about the watch that convinced me to make Explorer II (black dial) as my 1st Rolex...looking to get one in month or so. So excited
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Wow, didn't realize that! Suddenly the song of this watch is even more mesmerizing!
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I like that instant when all four hands line up.
Of course, mathematically they only line up when the 24 hour hand and the 12 hour hand are set to the same time (or 12 hours off). But it's close enough... |
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