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Old 4 February 2019, 11:56 AM   #1
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Faded Bezel GMT Pics

Who has the best faded bezel GMT? Here are some pics of mine to get us started.





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Old 4 February 2019, 01:25 PM   #2
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Old 4 February 2019, 02:07 PM   #3
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Here's a couple for you. One from 1967 and the other from 1978.
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Old 4 February 2019, 02:27 PM   #4
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I don't know if mine can compete, but I think it's an attractive insert. Circa 1971.
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Old 4 February 2019, 02:35 PM   #5
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Excellent examples! Not sure how the new ceramic GMT fits with the faded bezel idea since I think the idea behind ceramic is that it never fades. Love the fat font on the one immediately above!
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Old 4 February 2019, 04:45 PM   #6
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Slightly faded...



more faded..

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Old 4 February 2019, 05:35 PM   #7
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One here.
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Old 4 February 2019, 05:59 PM   #8
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Old 4 February 2019, 06:51 PM   #9
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Chilly morning up north.

Early gilt style baby blue and orange faded insert. Goes well together with brown.

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Old 4 February 2019, 07:59 PM   #10
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some really nice bezels only 2 I have are still too new to fade
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Old 4 February 2019, 11:15 PM   #11
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Chilly morning up north.

Early gilt style baby blue and orange faded insert. Goes well together with brown.

Awesome! Love the faded dial!
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Old 4 February 2019, 11:17 PM   #12
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Old 5 February 2019, 01:55 AM   #13
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Let’s we some fuchsia!!! I’d play but my pics are too large to upload....only site that pic blocks me like that
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Old 5 February 2019, 01:57 AM   #14
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Not sure how the new ceramic GMT fits with the faded bezel idea since I think the idea behind ceramic is that it never fades.
It was a joke

The 2018 Pepsi is now coming out with a darker insert so the old version looks ‘faded’ by comparison.
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Old 5 February 2019, 03:05 AM   #15
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It was a joke

The 2018 Pepsi is now coming out with a darker insert so the old version looks ‘faded’ by comparison.
That's a good move as I don't like this blue, but Im sure these MK1 purple inserts will be more desirable in the future!
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Old 5 February 2019, 03:30 AM   #16
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1978 GMT 1675.....cpl. OEM / original inlay; never polished.......


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Old 5 February 2019, 03:46 AM   #17
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Some more here.
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