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Old 27 September 2019, 05:19 AM   #1
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16760a

What is a 16760A. I have a GMT II with a booklet referring to this reference.
I've never seen that number mentioned on line.
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Old 27 September 2019, 05:38 AM   #2
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Reference to the Coke bezel aka Fat Lady. I wasn’t aware it was referred to the A (designation of Coke bezel). It’s been out of production since 1988, similar to 16700/16710 but has a slightly thicker case to accommodate the 3085 movement, where as 16700 had the 3175 & 16710 had the 3185 of that era.
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Old 27 September 2019, 06:09 AM   #3
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The GMTs were all just labelled A until the late 90s. Then they were labelled according to their insert color. A for Coke, B for Pepsi and N for Black.

You see some confusion because of the sudden obsession with 16710s "born" as Pepsis so people seek out 16710Bs, but this didn't show up on warranty papers until 98/99.
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Old 27 September 2019, 07:20 AM   #4
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All 16760 were coke insert whether it said A or not
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Old 27 September 2019, 09:55 AM   #5
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Great watch reference....undervalued if you ask me.
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Old 27 September 2019, 06:02 PM   #6
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16760

The Fat Lady, a beauty. Only came with the black and red insert. Watch that space.
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Old 28 September 2019, 12:24 AM   #7
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16760A or 16760A30 is the model number for the first generation GMT II.

The A has nothing to do with the bezel color.

Below is a warranty paper sleeve for the 16760. The B9315 indicates the bracelet style found on this particular watch which would have been an Oyster 93150.
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Old 30 September 2019, 05:35 AM   #8
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Thanks guys. It is a Coke and it definitely feels thicker.
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Old 30 September 2019, 05:52 AM   #9
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Fat Lady > 1983 thru 1988. Sometimes heard it called The Sophia Loren..

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Old 30 September 2019, 06:11 AM   #10
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Thanks guys. It is a Coke and it definitely feels thicker.
Cheers!
As it should be; they didn't come any other way.
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The Fat Lady, a beauty. Only came with the black and red insert. Watch that space.


Everyone complaining about the name “Bat Girl” should refer to this thread


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Old 31 October 2019, 04:23 AM   #12
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"A" is for Acier = steel
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