16700 or 16710?

[khalifam]

Originally Posted by Glaze88

For me, the 16700 is the one:)



Last of the GMT Master and this faded bezel won me over:)

Love it, Does the lack of lume bother you? (assuming there's no lume)

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[RFC]

Originally Posted by Phrank

I own a 16613 Submariner "Bluesy", a Daytona and a Day-Date, one of the aspects that kinda took me by surprise with the Rolex 16700 GMT was how elegantly it sat on my wrist.

Very thin, solid like a Rolex, but I'd say hands down it's the most comfortable watch I've ever worn. It's so slim, fits under the cuff, love the lugs holes, but mainly, did I say it's slim?? lol

And IIRC correctly, you can't read 3 times zones on any GMT II simultaneously.

Picked this up recently, and it's a pleasure to wear, so my vote is 16700...

That’s one georgeous dial. Mine is a 16700 tritium of around 1995 and the lume is creamy not yellow just yet. Have found that dials like that in 16700’s are from around 1990. Two other differences. Do the 16710’s have lug holes and tritium dials like most 16700’s?

[Phrank]

Originally Posted by RFC

That’s one georgeous dial. Mine is a 16700 tritium of around 1995 and the lume is creamy not yellow just yet. Have found that dials like that in 16700’s are from around 1990. Two other differences. Do the 16710’s have lug holes and tritium dials like most 16700’s?

Bang on - it's an E-Serial 1990!

I was told both the hands and dial are all original - I've hit them with a UV Light and there is absolutely no reaction at all - nothing.

I did some looking around and actually found a number of examples where the hands were like almost new and the dial had patina, much like mine.

In this case, I was actually sure I'd bought this guys watch from this video, that the bracelet may have been swapped out, but he actually still has this watch - check it out:



A picture of my dial again - similarities are incredible:

[roviw]

I bought my 16700 pepsi about 6 years ago. Very happy with it and it is my daily wear

[Phrank]

Originally Posted by ducatiti

Love your patina!! Mine had "service" hands..

Are you sure those are "service" hands and not just the Tritium dial and hands aging differently? Tons of examples of the hands and dials aging differently...