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Old 23 September 2017, 12:59 PM   #1
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Missing one that I let go.......should I ?

I let my 116718 green dial go. Kept the two blue dial Subs...WG and YG.

Should I ....

1. Keep as is...both blue
2. Get the YG green dial back, in place of YG Sub

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Old 23 September 2017, 01:01 PM   #2
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I would swap the YG Sub for the YG GMT it it were my collection and my choice.
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Old 23 September 2017, 02:39 PM   #3
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I would swap the YG Sub for the YG GMT it it were my collection and my choice.
Totally agree, that would be my choice!

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Old 23 September 2017, 01:26 PM   #4
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The smurf and the GMT make an awfully nice pair.
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Old 26 September 2017, 02:35 AM   #5
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The smurf and the GMT make an awfully nice pair.
It's pretty hard to argue with this....If it was my collection, I would.
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Old 23 September 2017, 01:26 PM   #6
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Swap the LB YG for an LN YG?
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Old 23 September 2017, 01:47 PM   #7
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Swap the LB YG for an LN YG?
Yes YG blue sub for YG green gmt. (Keeping WG sub for sure) Am I crazy? :)
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Old 23 September 2017, 01:54 PM   #8
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Yes YG blue sub for YG green gmt. (Keeping WG sub for sure) Am I crazy? :)
No, not crazy at all. More diversity, more color.

What I actually meant by my post was flipping the blue YG Sub for a black YG Sub to pair with your WG Sub. Just my personal preference between the YG GMT (black or green dial) and black YG Sub....
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Old 23 September 2017, 01:57 PM   #9
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No, not crazy at all. More diversity, more color.

What I actually meant by my post was flipping the blue YG Sub for a black YG Sub to pair with your WG Sub. Just my personal preference between the YG GMT (black or green dial) and black YG Sub....
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Old 24 September 2017, 07:25 AM   #10
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Yes YG blue sub for YG green gmt. (Keeping WG sub for sure) Am I crazy? :)
WG sub is definitely a keeper. Did you miss the GMT immediately after you got rid of it?
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Old 24 September 2017, 07:39 AM   #11
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WG sub is definitely a keeper. Did you miss the GMT immediately after you got rid of it?
Not immediately....just as of late as I scroll thru pics, etc...
It's just keeps striking me as "unique" vs the others
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Old 23 September 2017, 08:37 PM   #12
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Swap the LB YG for an LN YG?
This! That green is too much for me personally.
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Variety makes for sense to me. Plus that green dial is awesome!
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I definitely feel too much blue in the mix; the GMT is beautiful! I'd definitely swap yellow gold for yellow gold and keep the WG smurf!!!
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Old 24 September 2017, 04:06 AM   #15
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i definitely feel too much blue in the mix; the gmt is beautiful! I'd definitely swap yellow gold for yellow gold and keep the wg smurf!!!


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Old 23 September 2017, 02:09 PM   #16
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I'd keep the LB and get back the GMT

Get rid of that WG Sub. It doesnt look as nice especially with the flat blue dial.
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Old 23 September 2017, 02:48 PM   #17
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Old 23 September 2017, 03:13 PM   #18
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That's a very tough choice....I think YG and blue dials were made for each other so I wouldn't trade it for the GMT. But I wouldn't want to let that WG Sub go either.

I usually like more diversity in dial colors, but this is one situation where I would probably stay put.

Does your YG Sub have the flat blue dial or sunburst? If you have the sunburst dial I think they are different enough to coexist in a collection.
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Old 23 September 2017, 03:18 PM   #19
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I would stick with what you have. If it were me in your position and someone had an unmentionable to my head and made me flip one for a GMT, I’d let the YG Sub go for a BLRO but not a YG GMT. I’m not at all a fan of that green dial and YG doesn’t suit me anyway.
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Old 23 September 2017, 10:18 PM   #20
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I would stick with what you have. If it were me in your position and someone had an unmentionable to my head and made me flip one for a GMT, I’d let the YG Sub go for a BLRO but not a YG GMT. I’m not at all a fan of that green dial and YG doesn’t suit me anyway.
I'm with Paul on this one, except I'd flip the WG Sub, for the BLRO
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I'm with Paul on this one, except I'd flip the WG Sub, for the BLRO
Yeah...the YG sub/BLRO combo is a good one...but I seem to recall Richard not being crazy about the BLRO.

So I will stick with my recommendation for the Smurf/YG GMT.
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Old 23 September 2017, 10:27 PM   #22
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Yeah...the YG sub/BLRO combo is a good one...but I seem to recall Richard not being crazy about the BLRO.

So I will stick with my recommendation for the Smurf/YG GMT.
Let's go with that then I'm starting to feel my age and so is my memory
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Old 23 September 2017, 10:32 PM   #23
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Yeah...the YG sub/BLRO combo is a good one...but I seem to recall Richard not being crazy about the BLRO.

So I will stick with my recommendation for the Smurf/YG GMT.
Wow! Great memory! You are 100% correct....love everything about the BLRO.... except the bezel colors. I prefer the more vivid blue/red
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I'm with Paul on this one, except I'd flip the WG Sub, for the BLRO
Yes, Blue Sub and BLRO would be my YG/WG choice here, otherwise I'd sell the Smurf for the YG GMT as you have a WG Daytona. Blue sunburst is too nice to give up.

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Old 24 September 2017, 12:13 AM   #25
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Yes, Blue Sub and BLRO would be my YG/WG choice here, otherwise I'd sell the Smurf for the YG GMT as you have a WG Daytona. Blue sunburst is too nice to give up.

Never thought of that route Neil 🤔 Got me thinking...
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I personally like the YG sunburst dial. I would flip the WG Smurf.
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I personally like the YG sunburst dial. I would flip the WG Smurf.
Yep - since you are asking, this is the move I would make as well if the YG GMT is pulling at your heartstrings. Not a big fan of the smurf, whereas I can totally understand the allure of the YG SubC with the sunburst blue dial.


Another idea: If you are set on one WG piece and one YG piece, I'd actually go for a BLRO to complement your YG SubC

But seriously go with what you think you'll enjoy most, that's always what matters in these types of threads.
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I personally like the YG sunburst dial. I would flip the WG Smurf.
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Old 23 September 2017, 03:38 PM   #29
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Why in the world would you flip the YG sub for a GMT....I can't understand the appeal of an GMT anyway but I certainly think there is no comparison with the sub YG
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Not a big fan of the smurf flat blue dial.
Not crazy about the YG & green/black colour combo of the GMT either tbh.
Personally, my choice would be YG Sub with sunburst blue dial and lose the smurf altogether in favour of a BLRO.
Then at least you still have both YG & WG, you still have a Sub & a GMT but with the best contrast in dial & bezel colours - to me at least...

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