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Old 19 March 2011, 01:15 PM   #1
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Rarity of 1979/80 GMT-Master w/brown bezel and dial?

I've ran across a 1979/80 GMT-Master, all original with steel and gold jubilee bracelet, root beer bezel and brown dial (nipple dial from what I've read on here). How rare/collectible is this watch?
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Old 19 March 2011, 01:24 PM   #2
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Depends on how much you paid for it and how much you're trying to sell it for
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Old 19 March 2011, 01:25 PM   #3
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Not very rare, still a nice watch though.
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Old 5 December 2011, 12:10 AM   #4
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Not very rare, still a nice watch though.
Not sure I would call it rare, but I soubt that you would ever see another on someone's wrist. Well-- maybe I should have called it rare.

My first Rolex was a 1973 rootbeer, bought new. $200 without a bracelet.
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Old 5 December 2011, 03:21 AM   #5
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Not sure I would call it rare, but I soubt that you would ever see another on someone's wrist. Well-- maybe I should have called it rare.

My first Rolex was a 1973 rootbeer, bought new. $200 without a bracelet.
A bit of an old post, but the TT brown GMT is always nice to look at..

I'm not a big fan and my GMT's are TT with the black dial and insert, something easily changed..

They were not big sellers, and sometimes we call that "rare".. However, it hasn't caught the eye of collectors and so the value is no more, perhaps even less, than a comparable SS model, or the black TT..

Great conversation pieces and I'd own one for the right price, just for the GMT box..
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Old 19 March 2011, 02:02 PM   #6
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Erm...not a fan of brown.
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Old 19 March 2011, 07:31 PM   #7
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for years i hated brown, no brown clothes, shoes etc.

as i'm getting older this one just sings to me, so i bought it!







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Old 4 December 2011, 11:49 PM   #8
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for years i hated brown, no brown clothes, shoes etc.

as i'm getting older this one just sings to me, so i bought it!







My favorite GMT Master of them all.
Was thinking of buying one just like yours.
whats the value right now?

thanks
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Old 19 March 2011, 07:39 PM   #9
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Not super rare but not even close to as common as a coke or pepsi. It is a fantastic looking watch I think. It is the only GMT I would be excited to own. If you are worried about selling it down the road, I can promise to purchase it from you in 20 years.
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Old 19 March 2011, 07:44 PM   #10
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Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it...!

I'd never actually seen one of these while trawling the Internet for my fix of "watch porn" (which I guess says a bit for it's rarity).

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