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Old 31 March 2022, 08:06 AM   #1
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126720VTNR... what does the VTNR stand for?

pardon my ignorance... what does the VTNR stand for?
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:08 AM   #2
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Its short for SPRITE
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:08 AM   #3
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Vert Noir - Green Black in French
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:09 AM   #4
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pardon my ignorance... what does the VTNR stand for?
Vert/Noir = Green/Black
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:09 AM   #5
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:09 AM   #6
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Vert Noir - Green and Black in French
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Vert/Noir = Green/Black
got it - thanks!
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:09 AM   #7
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:11 AM   #8
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Old 31 March 2022, 08:13 AM   #9
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Deez France people are clever

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Old 31 March 2022, 11:05 AM   #11
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Why didn’t Rolex use LVNR instead of VTNR?


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L in LV is lunette or bezel. But not sure why they didn't use it.
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Old 31 March 2022, 11:11 AM   #13
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Why didn’t Rolex use LVNR instead of VTNR?


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To be in line with BLRO (Bleu / Rouge), CHNR (Chocolat/ Noir) , BLNR ( Bleu / Noir).
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L in LV is lunette or bezel. But not sure why they didn't use it.
Probably to be consistent across the GMT Master models.
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Old 31 March 2022, 11:12 AM   #15
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To be in line with BLRO (Bleu / Rouge), CHNR (Chocolat/ Noir)
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Old 31 March 2022, 01:45 PM   #17
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Probably to be consistent across the GMT Master models.

Right - they seem to use Lunette only solid color bezels .. LN, LV, etc


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Right - they seem to use Lunette only solid color bezels .. LN, LV, etc


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That’s a good answer, thank you.


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