Why I got rid of my GMT IIc...

[dotcomakazee]

I LOVED this watch. I think it is one of the most stunning in the entire Rolex line. And perhaps that was the problem...after a couple of months it just didn't look "Rolex-ish" to me. I found myself longing for the more rugged classic look of the Submariner, so I traded.

Has anyone esle gone through this?

[Lamone]

I don't blame you, I flipped it as well.

[Nakow]

Ouch!!!
Well don't even bother about the past transaction and get another GMT IIc in a right time !

[mic6]

Originally Posted by dotcomakazee

I LOVED this watch. I think it is one of the most stunning in the entire Rolex line. And perhaps that was the problem...after a couple of months it just didn't look "Rolex-ish" to me. I found myself longing for the more rugged classic look of the Submariner, so I traded.

Has anyone esle gone through this?

this post is amazing
i had the exact same thoughts a year ago
after wearing the gmt ii-c for a few months i realised it was so perfectly made and so beautiful that it didn't look like a rolex anymore :)

a ss sub is always more noticable than the gmt ii-c

could not agree more with your post

[082013]

Yep, went from these two back to a 16710, black/coke.

[petespendthrift]

Would any of you guys have kept the GMTII-c if it had brushed centre links instead of the naff shiny ones?

The reason i ask is that I love my GMTII-c but forever wish it had brushed centre links. I have not sold mine because the centre links are now so scratched that they are nearly brushed anyway but intend to ask RSC to brush them it so that it looks less scruffy. I'll be quite annoyed if they refuse. As a paying customer I should have the right to choose to have it any way I want.

[karmatp]

Interesting I know that I have a picture burned in my brain what a sport Rolex should be and the GMT II C is not it. The classics's rule, SS is the best and PCL's need to go by by.

[rolex_addict]

I can't blame you either... They are both stunning watches but I enjoy wearing the sub more!

[SLS]

Originally Posted by dotcomakazee

I LOVED this watch. I think it is one of the most stunning in the entire Rolex line. And perhaps that was the problem...after a couple of months it just didn't look "Rolex-ish" to me. I found myself longing for the more rugged classic look of the Submariner, so I traded.

Has anyone esle gone through this?

Nope, can't say that I have! I really like the IIc, it wears so much better than the Sub IMO. BUt you have to do what makes you happy!
~Scott

[bigterpsfan]

I tried both on today, and the sub just looks a bit plain next to the GMT IIc. I think you made a mistake. But I am a bit biased cuz I just bought the GMT this week.

[Ivy League]

Originally Posted by Nakow

Ouch!!!
Well don't even bother about the past transaction and get another GMT IIc in a right time !

Does anyone understand this guy?

[Atlanta]

Originally Posted by dotcomakazee

I LOVED this watch. I think it is one of the most stunning in the entire Rolex line.

Your first two thoughts were right on - selling something because it is too perfect? That makes no sense to me.

[mretzloff]

If you don't like the polished center links, just run a 3M Scotch Brite over them. You'll then have the normal brushed center links.

[yannis]

dotcomakazee is the GMT on your avatar the one you currently own?

[Dr.B]

Both are great timepieces that will last a lifetime. Why not both.....
However, if I had to pick...?...?...?..........GMT IIc.....:-)

[watchnut]

I probably don't have a right to weigh in on this as I don't own one but.........I did have a GMT for 20+ years and loved it. I just don't care for the supercase, the new bezel and....... that dam*** green hand! That being said, those polished center links on my Daytona are driving me a bit nuts!

[Dr.B]

Originally Posted by watchnut

I probably don't have a right to weigh in on this as I don't own one but.........I did have a GMT for 20+ years and loved it. I just don't care for the supercase, the new bezel and....... that dam*** green hand! That being said, those polished center links on my Daytona are driving me a bit nuts!

Come on you just have to love the Daytona.
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo335/Fbendfeldt/_CFB0281.jpg

[RossInIllinois]

This is why I wanted the previous design GMT. I also wanted to be able to change the watches looks by trading out bezels.

[watchnut]

Originally Posted by Dr.B

Come on you just have to love the Daytona.
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo335/Fbendfeldt/_CFB0281.jpg

I do, Doc, I do! I'm just torn between the white dial, mine, and the black one. It's never ending. And congrats on a beautiful family!

[Dr.B]

Thank you...
I am blessed with a beautiful, healthy and happy Family...for that I am eternally grateful.
Saludos...

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by dotcomakazee

I LOVED this watch. I think it is one of the most stunning in the entire Rolex line. And perhaps that was the problem...after a couple of months it just didn't look "Rolex-ish" to me. I found myself longing for the more rugged classic look of the Submariner, so I traded.

Has anyone esle gone through this?

Very interesting. I understand how you feel. I also came close to buying a GMT ceramic. Still think it's a beauty, but I'm still more drawn to the classic sub and love the 'old style' GMT.

Always pays to go with your instinct...

[Overkill]

I don't understand you guys. The GMTIIc is indeed a beautiful watch. We sit there and look for perfection and wish we could find the perfect thing (whether it be a watch, or something else), and when we finally find it we go "no, it's too perfect".

Apart from the fact that perfection is relative to each one of us and their own opinion (because I personally can mention a few changes that I'd like to see made to the GMTIIc before I'd call it perfect for me), the GMTIIc isn't perfect, it's ALMOST perfect. It's probably the closest Rolex to perfection, and I definitely want one; hopefully the time will come soon.

[Quicksilver]

I think I understand what Irving means when he says the GMT is "too perfect". What he is talking about is the shift in Rolex away from the look of a classical functional tool watch to a smoother looking dressier watch. Not that the GMT IIc is any less a tool watch than the Sub or the old GMT - it just looks less so. This new look is the look people seem to like. Rolex is evolving - but not for the better in my eyes.

The IIc is a great watch but its looks are not, to my eyes, classic Rolex. The case size looks to big for the bracelet and the pcl's are a feature I do not like. I could get used to the case size but the pcl I will never adapt to. Whilst I would be proud to wear a iic the Sub however, is perfection to my eyes.

Irving made the right choice.

Just my two cents.

[marshallr47]

I say what ever makes you happy. Congrats.

[astcell]

I have the TT GMTIIc and think the SS version looks fantastic. I recently realized that 3 of my Rolexes are discontinued versions! The GMTII non-c, the 16800 and now the TT sub with the "old" bezel.

[cody p]

it looks pretty rolexish to me.

[Nakow]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I think I understand what Irving means when he says the GMT is "too perfect". What he is talking about is the shift in Rolex away from the look of a classical functional tool watch to a smoother looking dressier watch. Not that the GMT IIc is any less a tool watch than the Sub or the old GMT - it just looks less so. This new look is the look people seem to like. Rolex is evolving - but not for the better in my eyes.

The IIc is a great watch but its looks are not, to my eyes, classic Rolex. The case size looks to big for the bracelet and the pcl's are a feature I do not like. I could get used to the case size but the pcl I will never adapt to. Whilst I would be proud to wear a iic the Sub however, is perfection to my eyes.

Irving made the right choice.

Just my two cents.

I exactly had the same view before starting my homework for a GMT IIc till I got one ,then my whole theory got a U turn after handling one so for .I must admit that the older GMT IIs and the SS Sub date are the legendary models ,but nevertheless GMT IIc has somehow left the previous models far left behind and apart from the stunning ceramic bezel it is still a tool watch for any purpose like tracking the dual time zone or diving since it has the exact water resistance like any Rolex Submariner .I'm pretty sure that the only reason Rolex doesn't declare it as 300m water resistant because it will affect the charm of SS Sub ,since the newer model Sub is close to be launched soon.
As far as the high polished center link is concerned ,one can easily change it into single tone bracelet but somehow it won't click with the ceramic bezel .
Cheers.

[Courmayeur1]

I love the old GMT ll, bought an "M" c but it just did nothing for me. Sold it then found myself buying another just to make sure... Sold it a month later, something about the bezel just made it too much for me IMHO.

[scottschoe]

Seems like you wanted to buy the brand, not the watch. Seems a bit silly to me, but to each his own - luckily we have a lot to pick from.

[VDENTALS]

Originally Posted by mretzloff

if you don't like the polished center links, just run a 3m scotch brite over them. You'll then have the normal brushed center links.

with sd band