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29 September 2017, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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116710 Chromalight Lume
Currently without a Rolex for the first time since 1984; and it's actually a wee bit depressing.
I'm in the market for a pre-owned 116710 GMT II but I like the blue Chromalight Lume. Does anyone know what year Rolex started putting that lume in the GMT II? Thanks
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29 September 2017, 11:53 AM | #2 |
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When Rolex issued 116710BLNR (with Chromalight lume) in 2013, all the other modern GMT Master II watches changed their lume from green Superluminova to aqua blue Chromalight tacitly.
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29 September 2017, 12:08 PM | #3 |
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this
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29 September 2017, 01:18 PM | #4 |
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I guess what I'm asking is if I find a pre-owned Circa 2009 or so model, will it have Chromalight or the Superluminova?
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29 September 2017, 01:33 PM | #5 |
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looks like the answer is above.
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29 September 2017, 02:05 PM | #6 |
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I can't answer for certain, but I do know that I owned a 2009 GMT that had green lume and two years later my 2011 Sub had blue. I actually preferred the green...it was brighter and easier to read.
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29 September 2017, 03:36 PM | #7 |
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Superluminova, but that looks way nicer with the green on the watch and Rolex will eventually update it anyway during service. So don't let that hold you off, embrace it
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30 September 2017, 05:28 AM | #8 |
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Thank you.
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30 September 2017, 05:43 AM | #9 |
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Maybe I'm the only one but the blue lume looks green enough to me that it's a moot point. NONE of my blue lume watches look anything like they do on the website.
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