Rolex Gmt-master – Ref: 16700 – 1994 – Tritium Dial. Full Set. Beautiful Patina.

Description

BEAUTIFUL AND FULLY ORIGINAL EXAMPLE. UNPOLISHED. RARE TRITIUM DIAL. ONE FOR THE COLLECTOR.

FULL SET. INNER AND OUTER BOX, WARRANTY PAPERWORK, MANUALS AND SPARE LINK.

WATCH WILL BE FULLY INSPECTED, TESTED, CHECKED AND DETAILED BEFORE SOLD. ANY INSPECTION WELCOME.

The stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master ref. 16700 made its debut in 1988 to replace the preceding GMT-Master 16750. While the GMT-Master ref. 16700 retained its familiar 40mm Oyster case size and aluminum bezel, the watch was now fitted with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal on top of the dial rather than an acrylic one. Furthermore, the hour markers on the black dial now included white gold surrounds and the movement inside the watch was the updated Caliber 3175 (which functioned identically to the previous Caliber 3075) with the practical quickset date feature. Like all GMT-Master models, the hands and indexes on the ref. 16700 are coated in luminescence for legibility in the dark. Depending on its exact manufacturing year, the GMT-Master 16700 can either have tritium lume (until about 1997) characterized by the “Swiss T<25” text below 6 o’clock or Luminova lume (starting around 1998) characterized by the “Swiss” text below 6 0’clock. Rolex offered the GMT-Master 16700 with either a blue and red “Pepsi” style bezel or a solid black one, as well as the choice between an Oyster or Jubilee bracelet. The contrasting color combination of a GMT-Master bezel is not just for aesthetic purposes but it is also a way to differentiate the day/night hours on the bezel. In the case of the Pepsi bezel shown here, the red section is for the daytime hours while the blue portion houses the nighttime hours. 12 MONTHS WARRANTY SUPPLIED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT.