The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLRO is the Pepsi. Red and blue ceramic bezel on the Jubilee bracelet. The GMT hand tracks a second time zone and the independent jumping hour hand adjusts local time in one-hour clicks. The current VSF version uses the Dandong 3285 movement and the V3 bezel insert. VSF Watch Factory got the bezel colors, the movement function, and the case proportions right.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Factory | VSF Watch Factory |
| Reference | 126710BLRO-0001 (GMT-Master II Pepsi, Jubilee bracelet) |
| Movement | Dandong 3285 automatic GMT, 1:1 clone |
| Case thickness | ~12.1mm |
| Material | 904L stainless steel |
| Bezel | Bi-color red and blue Cerachrom ceramic, V3 edition |
The bezel. The V3 ceramic insert is red on the upper half and blue on the lower half. The color split is clean at the transition line. Under UV light the entire bezel glows red, which matches the gen material behavior and is the main way to distinguish V3 from the earlier bezel versions. The bezel numerals are platinum PVD-filled and the engravings are correctly sized. The bezel gear teeth around the edge have the right profile. Earlier versions had oversized teeth that gave the bezel a chunkier look. VSF fixed that.
The movement. Dandong 3285 automatic GMT. The 3285 is the GMT version of the 3235 and shares the same 72-hour power reserve architecture. The GMT hand tracks a second time zone and the local hour hand jumps independently in one-hour clicks. The date is set through the jumping hour hand rather than a separate crown position, which is correct for the 3285. The winding is smooth and the date changes instantaneously at midnight. The movement also allows the case to be thinner. At 12.1mm, the 126710BLRO is closer to gen thickness than earlier clones that ran 12.5mm or more.
The case. 904L steel with the standard GMT-Master case shape. The crown gap when screwed down is roughly 0.25mm, which matches the gen clearance and prevents the crown from rubbing against the case. The crown guards are correctly shaped. The case finishing mixes brushed lugs with polished bevels.
The crystal and hands. Sapphire crystal with AR coating. The cyclops has the correct magnification and the AR coating on the date window reads whitish-pink rather than blue, which is the gen spec. The minute hand has a sharpened tip. The seconds hand is flat across the center. The GMT hand is bright red, not the dark maroon that showed up on earlier clone versions.
The bracelet. Jubilee with polished center links and brushed outer links. The Jubilee is more comfortable than the Oyster in hot weather because the smaller links flex more and breathe better. The clasp has the Easylink extension. The polished center links will pick up surface marks with wear, which is true of the gen as well.