Report on GMTIIc after 5 days - SCORE OUT OF 10?

[Porsche]

I was a little nervous and apprehensive about my new 116710 for first few days, but now it just feels "right". It's one of those watches that are a reflection of your own personality if you know what I mean. I’m loving it more and more every day.

For those who are considering getting one, I wanted to share some additional info… most of these comments have been made by others, but I figured a re-cap would be handy. Not a full review, just some succinct observatons...

• The crown on the winder lines up perfectly vertical I guess I was lucky?
• Date changes at approx 1 min past midnight
• Have been banging around for 5 days now, and light scratches on clasp are nowhere near as bad as I expected from other posts.
• Polished centre links are definitely NOT too blingy
• The RolexRolexRolex on the rehaut is hardly noticeable in normal light, indoors etc (I think AD showrooms have much brighter, halogen lights, so everything sparkles more, but also exagerates the rehaut writing)
• The lume is not as strong as I was expecting (not even close to a 15 year old Seiko divers I have) and it doesn't last as long, although if I give it a good "charge" before going to bed, I may be able to still make out time about 5 hours later...
• The shiny-ness of the bezel was a little more than I was initially expecting, but it has either "settled" down, or I have got used to it and it looks "normal" to me now. Either way, I am more than happy with the trade-off, ie. that the form (shiny-ness) is due the the function (ceramic = durability), not just bling for the sake of it. So let say one each for this so these cancel each other out
• Comfort? It's my first Rolex, so can't really compare, but it's a bit heavier and bigger than I am used to, but that only lasted 1 day. Now it's perfect
• Appearance. It looks fantastic, but still subtle. Non-WIS's don't even notice (I was very self-concious at first) - dangerous when driving though... with my hand on steering wheel the watch is directly in my line of site, so my eyes keep drifting off the road and onto the watch!
• Does it sing to me...??? YES

Total score out of 10...

= 9

= 1


PS. oops, haven't even thought of checking accuracy yet, but maybe that should wait until after the "break-in" period...


PPS. I had better include a pic...

[toph]

nice one John- great watch and review

[cully]

Great report John, (it looks much better than that stealth watch you had on in the other post )

Cheers Paul

[ROLEXUS]

It definitely is a great watch..... Only way from here is solid gold version!

[swatty]

Couldn't agree more John, Great report

[Rolexitis]

Thanks for sharing. I love those GMT's

[DSJ]

Nice report - the watch pic is much better than the naked wrist!

[Oscar]

John,

A very good report.............

I look forward to picking my SS GMTIIc up this Friday morning from the AD.................

[SLS]

Great report, but keep in mind that your 15 year old Seiko may be using Tritium. BTW, it takes about 2 days to break in your watch, so you should be good to go on your accuracy check.
~Scott

[Dylan Wade]

All good points John,

Thanks for your review,

[Ivy League]

That's great.
I hope your review will encourage more members toward a new GMT IIc purchase.
I see several posts where people are still undecided between the GMT or something else like a sub.

I.V.

[Porsche]

Hi all,

thanks for the feedback. When I first went into an AD 6 months ago, I asked for a Sub. He showed me one, but then suggested the GMT... when compared alongside each other, yes, the Sub was muchh more subtle and the GMT really "popped" (again under the strong quartz lights) so I was not 100% convinced. But then I looked at all the updates (especially the clasp) and I knew the answer.

I also believe that most WIS's can't really be objective. You all know your 116710's from your 16800's... whereas most of the general public would have a hard time even recognizing it was a Rolex... the other factor is the huge increase in the number of "bling" watches here most clothing and other fashion labels are producing huge, blingy watches that are polished all over to cash in on a look, and "branding" them.

In comparison, our Rolex's are mostly very very discreet, so please don't let the polished centre links stop you from getting one of the newer models.

I have had mine on for nearly a week now, and no-one has given it a second look!!! (except me of course :)

[newrolexman]

Good review..

agree 100% , a great good looking watch.

[mike]

Well said.

[C. Davidson]

Thanks for the accurate review. Congratulations on your GMT, it looks good on you.

[Art161]

WE WANT LUME
WE WANT LUME
WE WANT LUME

Thanks for the comprehensive report. Enjoy.

[Green Arrow]

Originally Posted by ROLEXUS

It definitely is a great watch..... Only way from here is solid gold version!

That certainly ended up being my decision.

[mdtddd2007]

very nice...congrats!!!

[Z-Sub]

Love that maxi dial and it's gaining on me. More than ever that I have an itch to get a black bezel and switch out the green bezel on my LV sub!

[Singslinger]

Nice one. It's next on my list, probably at the end of the year since I just bought the green Sub last month. Enjoy!