16710 Gmt Master Ii Ceramic Bezel
All of these gmt master ii watches use the caliber 3186 movement.
16710 gmt master ii ceramic bezel. While there s no denying the appeal of the ultra modern ceramic bezel the classic aluminum bezels of past gmt master ii models offer a completely different charm. Rolex gmt master ii ref. 16710 gmt master ii 40mm case stainless steel aluminum bezel sapphire crystal independent hours. When the first ceramic bezel was unveiled on the gmt master ii rolex claimed that it would be impossible to create a bi colored bezel in cerachrom and only offered their new ceramic gmt master ii with an all black cerachrom insert.
16710 to see if either model can claim to have the better bezel. 16710 pepsi bezel rolex box circa 1997. Rolex gmt master ii 16700 16710 16760 fat font faded pepsi bezel insert original. This automatic timepiece continues the legacy of the gmt master which debuted in 1953 defining features include a bidirectional bezel with a 24 hour scale and an additional hour hand for the gmt time.
The aluminum bezel was used until the discontinuing of the gmt master ii 16710 in 2007 which means that the aluminum bezel had been standard for many decades. Rolex unpolished 2000 rolex gmt master ii 40mm a serial. Rolex gmt master ii coke 16710 black red 40mm oyster no holes 12 999. Rolex gmt master ii coke bezel 16710 2001 with rolex papers 12 467.
In 2014 rolex was able to create the red color on the ceramic bezel for the new incarnation of the red and blue pepsi although in order to recoup the higher cost of this bezel it was only initially available on the white gold gmt master ii. Rolex gmt master ii coke custom ceramic black red 116710 13 995. Since the first gmt was released and the 16710 coming into production many things have changed but there are still many things that are very similar or the same as the first watches. The rolex gmt master ii may just be the most famous watch with a second time zone.
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Let s compare the rolex gmt master ii 116710 vs. Specifically these final watches at the end of the production run for the 16710 not only exhibited a dial font. Rolex gmt master ii black ceramic bezel 40mm mens watch 116710.