GMT evolution

[mike]

Originally Posted by jasper

Mike...the reference to 16700 has caught me off gaurd. I thought I was getting until then. You say it was produced 1988 through 1999. That seems like a long run. Which watch is this then?

Jasper,

If it's a GMT-MASTER and has a sapphire crystal it's a 16700. If it has an acryllic crystal it's either a 1675 or 16750.

What sometimes gets confusing is the fact that Rolex (for what ever reason) decides to run the MASTER 16700 and the MASTER II 16710 concurrently.

16700 circa 1988 till 1999
16710 circa 1988 till the end of the run.

the 16750 MASTER and the 16760 MASTER II also had concurrent runs--one plastic and one sapphire.

[mike]

Originally Posted by veefour

Is there a GMT IIc with a red fourth hand, or only green?

Only green. Some has speculated that should Rolex debut a different insert color combination that might change, but no one really knows.

[jasper]

Originally Posted by mike

Jasper,

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the 16750 MASTER and the 16760 MASTER II also had concurrent runs--one plastic and one sapphire.

OH really!? That's interesting. So I could potentially get a 16750 with the open lugs and acrylic crystal which isn't all that old.

Thing is that I will be *using* the watch and I've been feeling a little guilty about the thought of *using* a true vintage piece the way I plan to.

The search continues. I guess I'm honing in on a 16750....

[mike]

Originally Posted by jasper

OH really!? That's interesting. So I could potentially get a 16750 with the open lugs and acrylic crystal which isn't all that old.

Thing is that I will be *using* the watch and I've been feeling a little guilty about the thought of *using* a true vintage piece the way I plan to.

The search continues. I guess I'm honing in on a 16750....

The most recent examples of the 16750 (beginning circa 1985) will have gloss dials with WG surrounds, but still the great acryllic crystal, lug holes, etc.... With the 3xxx movement, servicing is not an issue.