My new rolex

[no8080]

Hi all,

this is my first time posting to the forum.

I have long been an admirer of collectable watches and I always wanted a GMT master ever since I was little. I remember seeing one on the TV show magnum and loved the design.

Finally after many years I am now the proud owner of a GMT 2. My wive bought me one for my birthday, as I would never spend the money on myself, so she bought one for me.

I got to choose the model, it had to be a steel bracelet model, as I am a little hard on jewelery, so gold would be too soft for me. I really like the pepsi bezel version and I have tried several on over the past years.

I went in to an AD yesterday to have a look at some models, they had a pepsi bezel model in stock, I found out through this forum that the GMT 2 models have now changed and the bezel colours (plus other bits) have changed. I asked if they had the new model in stock. They had one that had not been unwrapped yet and was still in it's protective wrapping.

It took me about an hour to compare the two models side by side. It was really hard to find one I liked more, I love the red/blue bezel, but I really like the slightly chunkier, heavier feeling new model, and the green writing and long green hour hand look better. I also prefer the new maxi face, it just looks much better. IMHO.

I finally decided on the new model 116710LN, as expected I got no discount. I am very happy with my choice, I just hope they don't bring out a red/blue bezel shortly as I will not be happy!

Also, the more thought about it, the more I was unhappy with the older red/blue bezel version, I have found it seems to be the most copied replica rolex watch around. I don't like the idea of that. With the new design, I like the rolex writing all the way around the inside face, plus the new bezel design hopefully will be harder to copy.

Neil