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Old 20 November 2010, 02:19 PM   #61
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All Rolex watches follow the same serial system, however slower sellers may not be maunfactured and released during the same timeframe as those that sell (and therefore deplete their serial number allocation) faster ..

.......... Z, M, V, and then the latest random serial numbering is correct..
Is there any info on how many, of each serial #, are made before they move to the next number? (I always thought the serial tied to the "year")

And if known, specifically the GMT II tt 116713?

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Old 22 November 2010, 03:08 AM   #62
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Old 22 November 2010, 09:54 AM   #63
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Is there any info on how many, of each serial #, are made before they move to the next number? (I always thought the serial tied to the "year")

And if known, specifically the GMT II tt 116713?

Thanks in advance!
The serial is not tied to a "year", but rather to a set of years that the model was known to be on the market... Almost all serial letter prefixes were used for 2 years and some were used for as many as 4.. Rolex has had two or three prefixes in the market at the same time too... Since there is a letter and 6 numbers, then they likely released close to a million serials with each letter throughout the line

However, Rolex has never released production numbers, so it is unknown how many watches they produce each year, or how many of each model within the line are produced.........
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Old 22 November 2010, 09:55 AM   #64
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does the bracelet on the new GMT has solid links all around or just the end links?
The GMT ceramic models all use solid links throughout the bracelet..
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Old 22 November 2010, 09:58 AM   #65
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can anyone tell me what the difference is between the 117610 BKSO and 117610LN model? checked, but cannot find any info.
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The 116710 BKSO means: Black dial, Stainless Steel, Oyster

The 116710 LN means Lunette Noir (Black Insert)

These are marketing and inventory codes for the exact same watch.. The Black ceramic insert GMT II
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Old 22 November 2010, 10:39 AM   #66
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Crystal engrave crone

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Sorry for newbie question, does GMT 2 serial "M" Ceramic come with engrave Crone on Crystal?
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Old 22 November 2010, 10:41 AM   #67
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Sorry for newbie question, does GMT 2 serial "M" Ceramic come with engrave Crone on Crystal?
If you mean Laser iched crown on the crystal..Yes
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Old 22 November 2010, 11:01 AM   #68
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If you mean Laser iched crown on the crystal..Yes
mine does'nt come with iched crown, I wounder what happen.
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Sorry for newbie question, does GMT 2 serial "M" Ceramic come with engrave Crone on Crystal?
Yes it does........
Shine a flashlight across the dial from the 12 position to the 6....It should stand out easy enough to be seen...
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Old 22 November 2010, 12:19 PM   #70
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Yes it does........
Shine a flashlight across the dial from the 12 position to the 6....It should stand out easy enough to be seen...
Told yall I am a newbie , I see it now so dawn tiny tiny small. Make me feel better, thanks sleddog
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Old 23 November 2010, 03:58 PM   #71
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The serial is not tied to a "year", but rather to a set of years that the model was known to be on the market... Almost all serials were used for 2 years and some were used for as many as 4.. Rolex has had two or three prefixes in the market at the same time too... Since there is a letter and 6 numbers, then they likely released close to a million serials with each letter throughout the line

However, Rolex has never released production numbers, so it is unknown how many watches they produce each year, or how many of each model within the line are produced.........
Thanks Larry!
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Old 24 November 2010, 10:36 AM   #72
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Old 24 November 2010, 10:36 AM   #73
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I'm glad you found it mate....!

Nice watch to by the way.....I love mine, I just need to wear it more often!
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Old 24 November 2010, 06:45 PM   #74
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