Incoming 16710 Pepsi Stick Dial - Unlikeliest Grail

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I remember as a kid, maybe 11-12 years old, seeing a blue and red rolex on my uncles friends wrist. Even back then, I was mesmerized by the watch. I’ve had 100s of opportunities to grab one of these over the years but, as my collection indicates, it just didn’t happen. Now I’ve gone full circle, embracing the watch that started my childhood love-affair with the brand, and after spending many hours reading about the final 16710 stick dial (also known as error dial) found on the final Z and M series GMT II, I pulled the trigger on this grail. A quick look on chrono24 will confirm that these last variants of the 16710 are fetching big money on the old continent and, luckily, I found a vendor with this immaculate piece who had no idea what it was so, I snapped it up for 9k USD (Europe is min 12k and as much as 23k) . Also bought a jubilee from the same production year and just waiting on the 502T end-links to arrive from my trusted parts source in Germany.