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MAINEZX10 · 23 March 2008, 05:35 AM

Just left my AD and he told me Rolex is discontinuing the GMT Pepsi. Any one else hear that.

walds11 · 23 March 2008, 05:37 AM

That's old news. The 16710 model is being discontinued (all bezel colors). Or it's already discontinued.

xf384c · 23 March 2008, 05:49 AM

Yup, old news.
I wanted to buy a Pepsi so bad but don't have the money because I am preparing for a wedding.

frostie · 23 March 2008, 05:49 AM

But there are many M serials out there.

I think that it's still in production

Felly Jr. · 23 March 2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

But there are many M serials out there.

I think that it's still in production

I talked to an AD that told me the old GMT II's were on the new price list that Rolex sent them. He believes they are still in production b/c they have been receiving M serials from Rolex..............

frostie · 23 March 2008, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

I talked to an AD that told me the old GMT II's were on the new price list that Rolex sent them. He believes they are still in production b/c they have been receiving M serials from Rolex..............

to be honest i think that they are still in production or rolex has a huge inventory of them and that they are going to stop production after basel.

The here received 2 new today and has put them on the window display and they can also order one for you if you are interested

Felly Jr. · 23 March 2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

to be honest i think that they are still in production or rolex has a huge inventory of them and that they are going to stop production after basel.

The here received 2 new today and has put them on the window display and they can also order one for you if you are interested

The only way I would buy another one is if I could get one with the whatever-you-want-to-call-it engraving around the thing-a-ma-jigger.

frostie · 23 March 2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

The only way I would buy another one is if I could get one with the whatever-you-want-to-call-it engraving around the thing-a-ma-jigger.

Do you remember when i mentioned that i saw a GMT coke with an egraving m serial ?

I went to the dealership 2 days after that and the watch was sold to a private collector. Right now they have two new m serials at the display window waiting and they are without an engraving

Felly Jr. · 23 March 2008, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

Do you remember when i mentioned that i saw a GMT coke with an egraving m serial ?

I went to the dealership 2 days after that and the watch was sold to a private collector. Right now they have two new m serials at the display window waiting and they are without an engraving

Frostie, if you ever see another engraved one I would be interested in picking it up if they will ship to the US.

frostie · 23 March 2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

Frostie, if you ever see another engraved one I would be interested in picking it up if they will ship to the US.

AD's don't ship even to your house here they are so greedy and useless and they make the whole transaction look painful with their arrogance.

The price is 4750 euro for a brand new GMT 16710 m series. The ones that they had on display where not engraved.

I mean i look at other people here saying that their ad's ship their watches to other states or the other part of the country that they live in and in some cases the AD itself will take the car and bring the watch to your house and i feel like i live in a 3rd world country when it comes to watches.

Not to mention the cases where the AD offers chocolate or coffee here the only think that offer you is information which most of the times it's incorrect. The ad that i bought the watch from was trying to convince me that the watch that i bought has the 3185 movement i mean what the hell

C.J. · 23 March 2008, 06:46 AM

I asked my AD about this. They said that 16710 can still be ordered, but there's no guarantee that supply will be there. They added that there are no more being made, but stock is still available

It's sounds like a long way of saying he wasn't sure

He did have several in stock though, both Z and M serial numbers.

Felly Jr. · 23 March 2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by C.J.

I asked my AD about this. They said that 16710 can still be ordered, but there's no guarantee that supply will be there. They added that there are no more being made, but stock is still available

It's sounds like a long way of saying he wasn't sure

He did have several in stock though, both Z and M serial numbers.

Do you know if any of them had the engraving?

frostie · 23 March 2008, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by C.J.

I asked my AD about this. They said that 16710 can still be ordered, but there's no guarantee that supply will be there. They added that there are no more being made, but stock is still available

It's sounds like a long way of saying he wasn't sure

He did have several in stock though, both Z and M serial numbers.

I would be curious to find out the first 2 numbers of the serial of these m serial gmt's and try to estimate when they were made. If the serial is something like M 22XXXXX then they were made at the end of the year.

C.J. · 23 March 2008, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

Do you know if any of them had the engraving?

No, I don't know. I didn't ask or handle one

fear · 23 March 2008, 06:52 AM

I've handled M series GMT IIs a few months ago. No RRR. Thank Goodness!

Jimbits76 · 23 March 2008, 07:00 AM

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AD's don't ship even to your house here they are so greedy and useless and they make the whole transaction look painful with their arrogance.

The price is 4750 euro for a brand new GMT 16710 m series. The ones that they had on display where not engraved.

I mean i look at other people here saying that their ad's ship their watches to other states or the other part of the country that they live in and in some cases the AD itself will take the car and bring the watch to your house and i feel like i live in a 3rd world country when it comes to watches.

Not to mention the cases where the AD offers chocolate or coffee here the only think that offer you is information which most of the times it's incorrect. The ad that i bought the watch from was trying to convince me that the watch that i bought has the 3185 movement i mean what the hell

Velitsko? You've moved to the UK suddenly?

You'll be late for school my man!!!!!!

J

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Velitsko? You've moved to the UK suddenly?

You'll be late for school my man!!!!!!

J

No i didn't move to UK but i'll move in two years for my masters degree

I am still living in greece

Jimbits76 · 23 March 2008, 07:09 AM

Buddy, it seems that the AD's in Greece are about as useful as the ones in UK.

Good luck with your degree...get saving for our overpriced economy!

J

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Buddy, it seems that the AD's in Greece are about as useful as the ones in UK.

Good luck with your degree...get saving for our overpriced economy!

J

Thanks a lot

I know that england is overpriced i have calculated everything

BiG JeEzY · 23 March 2008, 07:13 AM

My speculation to why there are M serials seen of the older 16710 is because they were being produced in conjunction with the newer 116710 as a purpose of experimenting the new movement with the blue hairspring. Yes, I believe that M serial 16710's have the caliber 3186 in them.

A watch that is an M serial DOES NOT necessarily mean that it was just produced recently. Some of the earlier M series models might have already been produced over a year ago before the Basel 2007 show and before the 16710 was "officially" discontinued. Right now there are no more 16710s coming out of the factory.

This is my 2 cents.

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

My speculation to why there are M serials seen of the older 16710 is because they were being produced in conjunction with the newer 116710 as a purpose of experimenting the new movement with the blue hairspring. Yes, I believe that M serial 16710's have the caliber 3186 in them.

A watch that is an M serial does not mean that it was just produced recently. Some of the earlier M series models might have already been produced over a year ago before the Basel 2007 show and before the 116710 was "officially" discontinued. Right now there are now more 16710s coming out of the factory.

This is my 2 cents.

I believe that the ones equipped with the parachrom hairspirng are going to be more valuable in the future cause there are only a few of them. They are going to be like the vintage daytonas.

BiG JeEzY · 23 March 2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

I believe that the ones equipped with the parachrom hairspirng are going to be more valuable in the future cause there are only a few of them. They are going to be like the vintage daytonas.

I agree I think so to. If theres one thing history has told us, it is if anything is produced in extremely small amounts, it will be very valuable over time.

Only time will tell though if the last of the 16710s will skyrocket in value like most of the Vintage Daytonas did.

PeterT · 23 March 2008, 07:35 AM

I went into the Rolex shop in London today to ask about GMT availability. The guy said that they had not had one for months as they were discontinued last year.

PeterT

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

I agree I think so to. If theres one thing history has told us, it is if anything is produced in extremely small amounts, it will be very valuable over time.

Only time will tell if the last of the 16710s will skyrocket in value like most of the Vintage Daytonas did.

My next question is

Suppose it's 2020 and you have the watch. Some people offer you 40,000$ for it

Would you sell it ?

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

I went into the Rolex shop in London today to ask about GMT availability. The guy said that they had not had one for months as they were discontinued last year.

PeterT

That's strange

The AD here told me that he can get one whenever i want.

#1 rolex is still producing them or has a big invetory of them

#2 The ad has a big inventory of them

BiG JeEzY · 23 March 2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

My next question is

Suppose it's 2020 and you have the watch. Some people offer you 40,000$ for it

Would you sell it ?

Thats a good question, I probably would hold on to it because to me, the value of the watch does not really matter. A watch like that would always be priceless to me no matter how much people say its worth.

Plus, I'm usually a keeper when it comes to watches that I purchase. I still have my first Rolex to this day. I buy for the long term and I try reeeeeeeeeeally hard not to flip them.

timackerman · 23 March 2008, 07:49 AM

Get 'em while you can

I am looking at my finances because I would love to pick up a new one while they are still around

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

Thats a good question, I probably would hold on to it because to me, the value of the watch does not really matter. A watch like that would always be priceless to me no matter how much people say its worth.

Plus, I'm usually a keeper when it comes to watches that I purchase. I still have my first Rolex to this day. I buy for the long term and I try reeeeeeeeeeally hard not to flip them.

I have only one right now and i will never flip it

Even if i had the money to buy 20 rolexes my first one would be the one thatwould have huge sentimental value for me

BiG JeEzY · 23 March 2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by frostie

I have only one right now and i will never flip it

Even if i had the money to buy 20 rolexes my first one would be the one i would have sentimental value for me

We think the same way my friend.

frostie · 23 March 2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

We think the same way my friend.

23 March 2008, 05:49 AM	#4
frostie 1,000,000th PostMember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 14,048	But there are many M serials out there. I think that it's still in production __________________ GMT - Master II C - 116710 LN

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C.J. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: * Posts: 10,196	I asked my AD about this. They said that 16710 can still be ordered, but there's no guarantee that supply will be there. They added that there are no more being made, but stock is still available It's sounds like a long way of saying he wasn't sure He did have several in stock though, both Z and M serial numbers. __________________ Me? I'm still looking for Kokomo. I just hope that damn golfer isn't there

23 March 2008, 07:13 AM	#20
BiG JeEzY "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Jerome Location: N. California Watch: GMT I/EXP II/DJ Posts: 3,351	My speculation to why there are M serials seen of the older 16710 is because they were being produced in conjunction with the newer 116710 as a purpose of experimenting the new movement with the blue hairspring. Yes, I believe that M serial 16710's have the caliber 3186 in them. A watch that is an M serial DOES NOT necessarily mean that it was just produced recently. Some of the earlier M series models might have already been produced over a year ago before the Basel 2007 show and before the 16710 was "officially" discontinued. Right now there are no more 16710s coming out of the factory. This is my 2 cents. __________________ -Rolex Explorer II Black dial 16570 (circa 2001) -Rolex GMT Master I Pepsi 1675 (circa 1978) -Rolex Datejust TT Champagne 16233 (circa 1991) -Vintage Longines Automatic La Grande Classique -Vintage Seiko 6138 Automatic Chronograph with "Kakume" Dial

23 March 2008, 07:49 AM	#27
timackerman "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Tim Location: Calgary Posts: 1,117	Get 'em while you can I am looking at my finances because I would love to pick up a new one while they are still around __________________ Daytona 116520

23 March 2008, 05:35 AM	#1
MAINEZX10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MASSACHUSETTS Posts: 896	Discontinuing GMT Pepsi Just left my AD and he told me Rolex is discontinuing the GMT Pepsi. Any one else hear that.

23 March 2008, 05:37 AM	#2
walds11 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Adam Location: Philly ‘burbs Posts: 5,660	That's old news. The 16710 model is being discontinued (all bezel colors). Or it's already discontinued. __________________ Adam

23 March 2008, 05:49 AM	#3
xf384c "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA Watch: Sea Dweller 16600 Posts: 155	Yup, old news. I wanted to buy a Pepsi so bad but don't have the money because I am preparing for a wedding.

23 March 2008, 06:52 AM	#15
fear "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mililani, Oahu Posts: 1,307	I've handled M series GMT IIs a few months ago. No RRR. Thank Goodness!

23 March 2008, 07:09 AM	#18
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	Buddy, it seems that the AD's in Greece are about as useful as the ones in UK. Good luck with your degree...get saving for our overpriced economy! J

23 March 2008, 07:35 AM	#23
PeterT "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Watch: 16613 16710 16600 Posts: 1,021	I went into the Rolex shop in London today to ask about GMT availability. The guy said that they had not had one for months as they were discontinued last year. PeterT

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