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The GMT-Master 16700.....A Forgotten Reference

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Tools The GMT-Master 16700.....A... 7 July 2008, 09:24 AM

glocati Great write up and pics,... 17 July 2008, 07:33 AM

karmatp Great post Larry, thanks. ... 17 July 2008, 07:35 AM

Duc-904 Good stuff Larry! I recently... 17 July 2008, 07:42 AM

mike Excellent review... 17 July 2008, 07:46 AM

glocati Glad to see another 16700... 17 July 2008, 07:53 AM

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Bagman The GMT-Master 16700.....A... 30 April 2018, 11:16 AM

jdc Great write up and pictures,... 17 July 2008, 07:46 AM

redshirt1957 I know what you mean. ... 17 July 2008, 07:52 AM

strafer_kid Terrific picture! 12 January 2015, 06:52 AM

HogwldFLTR I agree that it is a cool... 15 July 2015, 11:08 PM

Lol-x Very interesting Larry,... 17 July 2008, 10:56 AM

Tools Well...That's not exactly the... 17 July 2008, 10:58 AM

jm433 One thing I've often wondered... 17 July 2008, 11:06 AM

Tools This has been the topic of... 17 July 2008, 11:30 AM

jm433 Interesting that the first... 17 July 2008, 11:50 AM

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AndersB Is it a confirmed fact that... 13 February 2012, 04:33 AM

what3ver Ouch. I wouldn't say that,... 17 July 2008, 02:05 PM

DSJ Great review. I hope to have... 18 July 2008, 01:19 AM

jtrader I love the look of the GMT... 18 July 2008, 01:34 AM

Dan Pierce Great read,... 18 July 2008, 01:49 AM

redshirt1957 Yep, I was lucky to get one... 18 July 2008, 01:51 AM

Dan Pierce Very cool,... 18 July 2008, 01:56 AM

kzm40 In the UK it's easy to get... 25 April 2009, 07:20 AM

FrankinCA Thank you for sharing that. 18 July 2008, 02:27 AM

lordcon I find it interesting that... 18 July 2008, 02:59 AM

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michigander Because the GMT-Master II was... 25 January 2012, 10:50 AM

HogwldFLTR The 16700 was introduced at... 2 May 2014, 12:30 AM

charles22 Better late then never.... 2 May 2014, 01:02 AM

HogwldFLTR Lend it to me; I'll break it... 2 May 2014, 08:17 AM

etp095 great looking watches,you... 8 October 2008, 07:28 AM

JimC Excellent review and photos! ... 26 October 2008, 12:56 PM

Frosty This is a very informative... 16 February 2011, 10:31 AM

MATCH1969 nice review, I had one 16700... 30 January 2013, 07:21 AM

dcvelo Beautiful, I love mine to... 19 February 2013, 11:07 AM

bplein Nice post! I use my... 18 March 2013, 08:32 AM

stylinleems My dad has a 16700 A-Serial... 30 May 2017, 10:24 AM

SeeitBuyit Always preferred this model.... 1 June 2018, 11:45 AM

yannis Fantastic pictures and a very... 9 November 2008, 06:03 PM

Rolexito Beautiful piece!......I´ve... 11 November 2008, 08:27 AM

GeoGio Greece A very nice post ! Thank you.... 1 December 2008, 08:55 AM

roscoe58 Great Stuff 24 April 2009, 01:53 PM

slc1310 I just purchased a gmt, thank... 29 April 2009, 10:22 AM

lobsterlee I'm seriously looking at a... 1 May 2009, 06:22 AM

Jet Is it true that the A serial... 14 January 2010, 02:23 PM

eyen I've seen U series with swiss... 11 July 2009, 09:11 PM

116520 My 16700 is a "A serial". ... 12 July 2009, 07:59 PM

sexner Very nice write up, Larry. ... 17 July 2009, 04:17 AM

bartonjet All the looks of a sub with... 18 July 2009, 11:46 AM

4000 feet Gmt 16700 14 January 2010, 12:03 PM

sea-dweller Nice review !!! 15 January 2010, 02:22 AM

Juggernaut Did the Sub bracelet have the... 15 January 2010, 05:33 AM

dcvelo No, just the Sub style with... 28 January 2010, 05:10 AM

Watch-connoisseur Great stuff and great watch.... 8 March 2010, 03:44 AM

noobperson Luminous markers? 13 March 2010, 03:52 PM

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2toneYachtMaster Great review!! Great pics!!... 16 January 2010, 12:00 PM

jets I love these threads. Just... 16 March 2010, 01:13 PM

MikeyTX :drul::rokn: Help... 12 April 2010, 10:32 AM

WouterN Another 16700 owner says hi... 14 June 2010, 11:33 PM

ABChop Just picked up this "A"... 15 June 2010, 02:11 AM

liv2rce Newbie 17 September 2010, 02:12 AM

dogtown I just swapped my Sea-Dweller... 13 October 2010, 12:43 PM

Medtech The last year of the 16700... 10 February 2011, 01:31 AM

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Grissom I would like to thank Larry... 17 February 2011, 10:17 AM

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Medtech Larry, Many thanks for this... 5 March 2011, 01:30 PM

model7el great post 18 March 2011, 09:29 AM

Pencinta Masa Thanks Larry for the very... 9 May 2011, 01:06 AM

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Newportkrieger I too have an E series 16700.... 9 May 2011, 03:04 AM

sorsara when they say Crystal=... 9 May 2011, 04:50 PM

Newportkrieger The crystal is the clear... 25 June 2011, 03:59 PM

dddrees Another excellent review... 6 August 2011, 12:03 AM

SWIMPRUF Nice review Larry. 6 August 2011, 08:38 PM

604Rolex great information! I'm... 5 January 2012, 08:11 PM

AndersB Tools! A great thread and a... 8 January 2012, 09:42 AM

Tools This is true, the 16700 will... 8 January 2012, 10:50 AM

Hanz079 Just a question. What series... 10 April 2012, 12:37 PM

ScottP Excellent!!! 17 July 2012, 03:38 PM

Alinoe This is a great write-up, and... 17 July 2012, 09:09 PM

sidlefaye its a wonderful watch to wear... 26 October 2012, 07:36 PM

andyboy39 Very informative.. Cheers.. 26 October 2012, 08:09 PM

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Kingair Just bought this GMT 16700 in... 20 February 2013, 11:14 AM

MC1988 Beautiful... 22 February 2013, 01:05 PM

juju38 my TDW... 8 March 2013, 11:12 PM

Tudor66 Great thread.... 18 March 2013, 10:46 AM

JerimiahLee A big fan of the 16700... 15 June 2013, 02:41 PM

K3VB Love the review, recently... 25 June 2013, 04:27 AM

mpaone Thanks for the info. Tried to... 30 July 2013, 04:39 AM

mpaone Forget it, found the info in... 30 July 2013, 07:26 AM

charles22 Great write up, but not... 8 August 2013, 12:24 AM

HogwldFLTR This was a great write-up; I... 25 April 2014, 12:23 PM

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G Francis My A series 26 April 2014, 01:48 AM

HogwldFLTR Larry, I just want to say how... 26 April 2014, 01:11 PM

steve.r Can I ask how you tell what... 28 September 2014, 03:13 AM

powerfunk You have to remove the... 28 September 2014, 03:30 AM

steve.r Ah ok, thank you Powerfunk. I... 28 September 2014, 12:47 PM

powerfunk If you sent it to RSC, you... 28 September 2014, 01:13 PM

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HogwldFLTR Mine was serviced by Rikki a... 4 October 2014, 03:28 AM

steve.r Beautiful, I cant wait to get... 5 October 2014, 05:22 PM

steeldreams looking at this photo, I... 6 October 2014, 10:13 AM

ABChop The price of these sure seems... 7 January 2015, 05:06 AM

Sherpa23 This was the first Rolex that... 7 January 2015, 11:10 AM

steve.r Very true :cheers: 8 January 2015, 04:20 PM

dantheman3u4i Hey all, I just purchased... 30 January 2015, 09:17 AM

GeoGio Greece Yes, they do, I have a lot of... 1 February 2015, 09:46 AM

wilsonpepper Yes, they will and Beverley... 31 January 2022, 06:31 AM

dantheman3u4i So it turns out RSC U.S. will... 4 February 2015, 09:55 AM

juju38 hello yes This is the big... 5 February 2015, 08:26 PM

Frosty They will sell you one. You... 31 March 2015, 04:07 AM

cerbera New to this forum but I have... 7 April 2017, 02:45 AM

ABChop I got one bezel insert from... 8 February 2015, 05:18 AM

Cockyteal Love GMTs. My current... 8 February 2015, 06:46 PM

scott k Gmt A serial 17 February 2015, 04:33 PM

Pepsee I heard Rolex re-released the... 17 February 2015, 11:30 PM

jkyrolex Larry- I have the exact same... 19 February 2015, 08:39 AM

HogwldFLTR After organizing photobucket... 29 March 2015, 09:43 AM

Martyn Archer Just bought a 16700 from a... 31 July 2015, 07:06 AM

Matt748 Nice one, pics? You can... 4 August 2015, 07:00 AM

ducatiti 16700 owner here since 1995... 15 August 2015, 12:18 PM

Malbolge I liked their bezels / so... 17 August 2015, 06:46 PM

voxnaes The GMT-Master 16700.....A... 25 May 2016, 03:28 AM

voxnaes The GMT-Master 16700.....A... 25 May 2016, 03:29 AM

askdanny My 16700 in its natural... 28 May 2016, 01:19 AM

Yousefsl http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.co... 31 May 2016, 01:28 AM

strafer_kid My 16700 GMT is one of my... 31 July 2016, 05:54 PM

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Dweller4000 After much consideration i... 8 August 2016, 01:56 AM

Halitosis This whole thread is a great... 31 October 2016, 10:08 PM

Halitosis Oops - clearly didn't read... 1 November 2016, 06:02 AM

HogwldFLTR Considering the same, and... 19 November 2016, 11:38 AM

ben2t Very informative, will love... 6 February 2017, 01:46 AM

timemachines This is a great reference 7 February 2017, 09:55 AM

mattmcmhn Not that forgotten anymore...... 8 February 2017, 07:29 AM

Read Great 21 February 2017, 07:37 PM

dc_deluxe I've had 1675 in the past... 2 March 2017, 09:28 PM

yessir69 It's much thinner than other... 3 March 2017, 01:27 AM

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swish77 Last of the "real" GMTs.... 4 March 2017, 01:07 AM

exador One could argue that of the... 6 March 2017, 01:25 AM

swish77 Debatable, for sure, but I... 6 March 2017, 07:05 AM

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Martin_Taylor I like coke and Pepsi 8 April 2017, 01:46 PM

amygdala https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.c... 10 April 2017, 05:11 AM

Leadbelly Beautiful watches, gentlemen.... 10 April 2017, 10:42 PM

ben2t http://rs1154.pbsrc.com/albums... 1 May 2017, 12:24 AM

Sky21 Great photo, love the... 1 May 2017, 10:51 PM

strafer_kid 16700 or indeed any of the... 4 May 2017, 09:38 PM

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CPRWATCH 16700 not forgotten here 4 May 2017, 10:39 PM

dpdan93 I just sold this exact watch... 4 May 2017, 11:38 PM

ben2t http://s1154.photobucket.com/c... 29 May 2017, 08:20 AM

strafer_kid Great shot of a great watch! 2 June 2017, 06:50 AM

chows99 My recent acquisition N... 1 June 2017, 10:38 AM

Sky21 I don't think you attached a... 2 June 2017, 12:14 AM

Frosty I have an "N" series as well.... 2 June 2017, 03:51 AM

Sky21 The poster above is... 2 June 2017, 05:13 AM

chows99 Here you go! ... 2 June 2017, 02:12 AM

chows99 Yes. Mine is N series. Just... 2 June 2017, 02:56 PM

WatchDigger45 These are one of the most... 2 June 2017, 10:46 PM

dhmrs Love this reference. Have a... 4 June 2017, 05:12 AM

chows99 Can you attach a photo of... 5 June 2017, 01:03 AM

ben2t http://rs1154.pbsrc.com/albums... 5 June 2017, 09:04 AM

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CPRWATCH Any excuse to show this off ,... 9 June 2017, 09:59 PM

Sky21 Thanks for sharing, love... 10 June 2017, 02:13 AM

chows99 Watch in superb condition. I... 10 June 2017, 02:18 PM

Sky21 I'm curious to see how that... 10 June 2017, 02:27 PM

RFC Update to keep the... 22 May 2022, 04:24 PM

chows99 Thanks @Sky21. I am planning... 10 June 2017, 06:36 PM

chows99 http://i865.photobucket.com/al... 24 June 2017, 05:47 PM

ben2t http://i1154.photobucket.com/a... 26 June 2017, 04:12 AM

chows99 Lovely photos Sherwin!... 26 June 2017, 10:44 PM

ben2t thanks for the compliments... 30 June 2017, 02:35 PM

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swish77 Agreed! I love how the 16700... 3 July 2017, 01:50 AM

chows99 http://i865.photobucket.com/al... 4 July 2017, 01:56 PM

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Kieranrd Just acquired this beaut: '97... 15 July 2017, 07:58 PM

chows99 Nice watch which will be even... 24 July 2017, 12:43 AM

strafer_kid Looks like a very nice one! 15 July 2017, 11:20 PM

Kieranrd I must say, I'm liking my... 12 August 2017, 09:44 PM

chows99 Yup 40mm is very wearable for... 13 August 2017, 07:46 PM

breitlings I didn't realize these had... 14 August 2017, 04:02 AM

chows99 Finally I got my lovely pink... 26 August 2017, 11:47 AM

CPRWATCH Congratulations, and the... 27 August 2017, 12:39 AM

HKS724 WOW, just gorgeous. ... 3 November 2017, 11:41 AM

chows99 Thanks for your kind words. I... 28 August 2017, 06:48 PM

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Quentin Hello from my A serial :dude: 30 August 2017, 06:16 AM

chows99 Hi 5 to fellow pink Pepsi!... 30 August 2017, 01:16 PM

strafer_kid 16700 is rapidly becoming the... 4 November 2017, 06:43 AM

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springer I enjoy them too, as well as... 4 November 2017, 09:08 AM

chows99 Thanks Springer for sharing... 4 November 2017, 03:10 PM

strafer_kid If only Rolex would start... 9 November 2017, 03:33 AM

iliketime that would make the price... 9 November 2017, 04:12 AM

HKS724 I've been on the hunt for one... 9 November 2017, 12:02 PM

bncapass1 The 16700 no longer appears... 10 November 2017, 02:00 AM

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CPRWATCH I think the 16700 was the... 10 November 2017, 02:48 AM

strafer_kid Would agree that sometimes it... 11 November 2017, 07:21 AM

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bncapass1 903716 Here's mine. A 16700... 10 November 2017, 11:03 AM

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bncapass1 903720 Here is a side view... 10 November 2017, 11:51 AM

adao My W serial 1996... 10 November 2017, 10:17 PM

bncapass1 Love those unpolished crown... 11 November 2017, 03:22 AM

amygdala https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.c... 10 November 2017, 10:26 PM

mineral Beautiful watch and look... 11 November 2017, 09:18 AM

john wick after reading this thread i... 11 November 2017, 08:14 PM

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ancientmariner ... pleased to add my 16700... 14 November 2017, 07:16 PM

mineral This is nice especially with... 14 November 2017, 09:23 PM

CPRWATCH Very nice , & love the open... 14 November 2017, 11:44 PM

roviw lovely watch, mine is one of... 15 November 2017, 05:26 AM

mineral My 16700 Swiss only luminova... 16 November 2017, 12:27 AM

Oldfashioned Could anyone confirm that... 22 November 2017, 03:35 PM

dbfagan Pretty sure it just came with... 23 November 2017, 05:34 AM

Halitosis I wish I had read this thread... 23 November 2017, 07:16 AM

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bncapass1 With much research over the... 28 November 2017, 03:30 AM

aalyu From what I've read, 16700... 28 November 2017, 05:47 PM

Frosty Mine is serial number N22XXX... 1 December 2017, 09:05 AM

Tools This is correct. During... 1 December 2017, 11:45 AM

faimag This is weird. I always... 3 February 2019, 06:44 PM

sillo Yup this is correct. But... 4 February 2019, 01:21 AM

Tools Just to confirm this commonly... 4 February 2019, 04:16 AM

strafer_kid Whilst no GMT Master was ever... 1 March 2019, 02:20 AM

sillo Yup, all the 5 digit inserts... 1 March 2019, 02:21 AM

ash1smith Nice write up. Helping a... 30 November 2017, 10:34 AM

Boman thanks for sharing 19 December 2017, 04:44 AM

AdamG Very interesting! Great... 19 December 2017, 06:19 PM

Mariner My favorite... 24 December 2017, 02:26 AM

strafer_kid Very nice indeed! 24 December 2017, 08:11 AM

Mariner Thanks, mate! 24 December 2017, 10:37 AM

mineral Classic GMT. Nice Sent... 24 December 2017, 01:10 PM

mineral Swiss dial Pepsi GMT ... 24 December 2017, 01:12 PM

hammywatch The GMT-Master 16700.....A... 6 January 2018, 10:00 PM

dysondiver great read 6 January 2018, 10:06 PM

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Dhiren Here is mine along side my... 8 March 2018, 11:36 PM

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CPRWATCH No real reason to post a... 8 March 2018, 11:50 PM

kzm40 When worn in rotation, the... 9 March 2018, 12:03 AM

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yessir69 Yes, it's a terrible watch. ... 9 March 2018, 02:31 AM

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Kooteepee Luminova Vs Tritium Which... 10 March 2018, 03:10 AM

yuditracp Thanks for sharing :-bd 1 May 2018, 03:56 PM

panosr1200s Here is mine.. Swiss only... 2 May 2018, 06:58 AM

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lee fowler Picked up a new to me 16700... 3 May 2018, 07:24 AM

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Father and Son Our 16700 3 May 2018, 10:45 AM

Fabrice M GMT's are my favorite... 3 May 2018, 11:20 AM

strafer_kid Very well put.....a great... 12 June 2018, 08:32 AM

Chope Man Hello to All, this is my... 15 June 2018, 10:50 AM

ibbraithwaite No mate - 3. As is the case... 28 June 2018, 11:09 PM

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sillo Just to add to this with the... 30 January 2019, 10:59 AM

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AntoMeRolexPassion Hi, i minutely readed your... 28 February 2019, 11:27 PM

sillo Going to look into the dial a... 1 March 2019, 02:14 AM

springer You are correct. The bezel... 1 March 2019, 02:30 AM

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lobsterlee Here’s my 1999 A serial...... 18 August 2020, 04:12 AM

sillo Bracelet Options/End Links... 30 January 2019, 11:08 AM

AntoMeRolexPassion Very interesting topic, many... 28 February 2019, 06:01 AM

joe100 https://i.postimg.cc/ydg7ZcZn/... 21 May 2019, 09:39 AM

sillo ^ very nice! ... 21 May 2019, 09:43 AM

mineral Look perfect! Mine... 21 May 2019, 09:48 AM

joe100 Thanks and likewise! Time... 21 May 2019, 09:47 AM

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strafer_kid Gotta love the 16700! 12 June 2019, 09:18 PM

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wilsonpepper Here is my 18238 and 16700 11 October 2019, 05:48 AM

mineral The Gmt really look good on... 11 October 2019, 11:27 AM

BisonHead Just noticed this thread, a... 11 October 2019, 06:17 AM

5pastfive My daily wear turns 25 this... 7 January 2020, 02:14 AM

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Initial_J What do the forum members... 17 January 2020, 09:56 AM

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tmfawzy I attach a pix of my 16700,... 11 February 2020, 06:40 PM

mmaggi Initial J - The bezel looks... 3 February 2020, 04:52 AM

Initial_J Actually, what I meant was... 10 February 2020, 01:35 PM

lobsterlee Haha, I remember taking mine... 15 August 2020, 11:58 PM

Pekket Any Swiss Made Masters? 17 August 2020, 06:17 AM

sillo I don't think any came with... 17 August 2020, 06:19 AM

springer I would agree. I've owned... 18 August 2020, 10:57 AM

Tools The last of the 16700's would... 17 August 2020, 07:16 AM

WeiLo Love this beauty 3 February 2020, 05:01 PM

joe100 16700-two time zones... 2 July 2020, 09:30 AM

aba123 Beautiful reference, thank... 6 August 2020, 05:48 AM

eskiserkan I come up with a NOS “Swiss... 17 August 2020, 08:20 AM

Pekket Wow! Than you all for taking... 18 August 2020, 05:34 AM

SaintMickey Amazing first article and... 18 August 2020, 12:05 PM

padi56 First you do not need 10 post... 18 August 2020, 10:36 PM

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GEOR Here's mine - 1998 U-Serial... 8 October 2020, 03:17 AM

Yaz Really nice Envoyé de... 8 October 2020, 04:57 AM

strafer_kid 16700 is a great watch -... 8 October 2020, 10:07 PM

Nonuendo Interesting that the first... 9 December 2020, 09:13 PM

jamesmayfield Great guide! After getting my... 18 December 2020, 05:57 AM

teatea Great read, I really enjoyed... 3 November 2021, 03:58 AM

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jl4ec Good post 28 January 2022, 09:50 AM

pursang_ Do we have any educated... 11 July 2022, 05:37 AM

Phrank Rise from the Dead, Thread! ... 24 February 2023, 09:53 AM

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Phrank Going to post here before... 26 March 2023, 05:05 AM

verbal.kint i’m very glad i ran into this... 20 April 2023, 03:24 PM

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HogwldFLTR 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: Isle de Plum Watch: Too many to list! Posts: 34,118	This was a great write-up; I recently bought one and it should arrive tomorrow. Thanks for all the hard work in posting the information on the 16700. Mine is an E series. __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

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