1st Post. GMTii At Long Last!!!!

[m3vert]

Well I have been lurking here for a few years but never posted! Amongst others I currently have Breitling Super Avenger white dial, Panerai Luminor GMT and now after 20+years of wanting one I have finally decided to purchase the GMTii c/w Pepsi. Its weird going to the small size of the GMT compared to my others, but it is way more comfortable to wear than the Breitling for sure.
It is a 2003 and in excellent condition, no stretch on bracelet and not a mark on it anywhere. I am loving this watch and I cannot believe the accuracy of it! It was serviced when I bought it and it is currently running at -.6sec/day which I think is brilliant! and that is me playing with the regulation over night. I think once I fine tune the position of the watch it might be even better lol.
Anyway not the best photo of it, but the only one for now :-)

[Dan Pierce]

Excellent choice, my friend!

SEL's and lug holes are a [somewhat] rare treat and allows for easy strap/ bracelet changes, plus additional bezel inserts so you can take advantage of the most versatile Rolex ever made.
dP

[Snow-Dweller]

Congratulations. Enjoy it.

[brandrea]

Welcome to the forum, and great choice!

[m3vert]

Thanks guys.
I actually went into the shop to buy a 1999 GMT Pepsi, however I noticed a small mark on the inside of the crystal which they said must have been left during the service, and it was probably a small piece of dust on the inside of the crystal. I told them I wasn't happy with it so they sent it back to their watch maker to clean it, the day I went to collect the watch I was sitting waiting on it being sent down from their workshop (10mins away from the shop) the girl serving me got a call whilst I was there. I knew from her face it was bad news watchmaker told her when pressure testing the watch the crystal had cracked! Now I know nothing about servicing watches but I would have thought this unlikely? unless he made a mess of fitting? either that or it was a lie and something else was indeed wrong with the crystal?
Anyway I said I was walking away from the watch as I was not prepared to wait on a new crystal being fitted (they did not have one in stock and said they would need to wait on it from Rolex).
They then offered me this lovely example of a GMT ii which if I am being honest was in better condition all round, the bracelet still has a stiffness to it and has no scratches or marks anywhere on it. Its like a brand new watch. Some I looked at had been polished to death, but no sign of this being polished :-) Oh and they honored the price I had haggled for the 1999 GMT
All in very happy with it.

[m3vert]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Excellent choice, my friend!

SEL's and lug holes are a [somewhat] rare treat and allows for easy strap/ bracelet changes, plus additional bezel inserts so you can take advantage of the most versatile Rolex ever made.
dP

Cheers Dan
However I have no idea how to go about removing the strap? I have however just bought a perlon strap so need to learn! Any tutorials on here??
Thanks

[armybuck041]

Cheers!

Lug Holes, SELs, and Superluminova.... All the best features rolled into one. I've just started collecting the various bezels now. What a great watch.

[hdrazor251]

Congratulations.

[sea-dweller]

Congrats!

[Hairdude1]

Congrats!

[Psmith]

Congrats

[PanosI]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Excellent choice, my friend!

SEL's and lug holes are a [somewhat] rare treat and allows for easy strap/ bracelet changes, plus additional bezel inserts so you can take advantage of the most versatile Rolex ever made.
dP

^^ What he said !


To the OP : Big congrats on that beauty


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[johnbeth]

Originally Posted by m3vert

Well I have been lurking here for a few years but never posted! Amongst others I currently have Breitling Super Avenger white dial, Panerai Luminor GMT and now after 20+years of wanting one I have finally decided to purchase the GMTii c/w Pepsi. Its weird going to the small size of the GMT compared to my others, but it is way more comfortable to wear than the Breitling for sure.
It is a 2003 and in excellent condition, no stretch on bracelet and not a mark on it anywhere. I am loving this watch and I cannot believe the accuracy of it! It was serviced when I bought it and it is currently running at -.6sec/day which I think is brilliant! and that is me playing with the regulation over night. I think once I fine tune the position of the watch it might be even better lol.
Anyway not the best photo of it, but the only one for now :-)

Congrats and enjoy!

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Excellent choice, my friend!

SEL's and lug holes are a [somewhat] rare treat and allows for easy strap/ bracelet changes, plus additional bezel inserts so you can take advantage of the most versatile Rolex ever made.
dP

Well said Mr DP!