Help with this 16700

[rosss]

Hi,
Still avidly looking for a GMT!
Please can people give their opinions on this 16700?
It's from 1998.
How does the case look? Does the dial seem original, or service dial? Same with the hands?
Thanks in advance!

[swish77]

Looks quite nice. What's the beginning of the serial number?

It's a tritium dial, but hard to tell about the hands because of the poor light-box photos. I'd much prefer to see photos in natural light. I'd ask for more/better photos, and ask about the hands. Maybe get a UV photo to make sure there's no glow. Case appears to have been polished, but looks decent.

If it's 1998, it'll be a late 16700 with a tritium dial, before the A-serial with the luminova dial, which was the last batch of the reference.

[lee fowler]

Looks to be very polished to me and I would look elsewhere being honest.

[athom]

badly polished, I'd say aftermarket bezel...

[robinmgb]

I bought a 1989 16700 yesterday with a faded bezel and will of course keep it but actually prefer the look of a new bezel, called Rolex service centre in King's Hill and they are £27, why would anyone buy an aftermarket bezel, doesn't make sense to me

[Paulie 50]

Originally Posted by robinmgb

I bought a 1989 16700 yesterday with a faded bezel and will of course keep it but actually prefer the look of a new bezel, called Rolex service centre in King's Hill and they are £27, why would anyone buy an aftermarket bezel, doesn't make sense to me

Try getting one from Rolex.

[996marty]

I love GMT’s just don’t like them with that bracelet,I see you are in Manchester you are surrounded with good secondhand dealers I’d shop around.

[rosss]

Originally Posted by 996marty

I love GMT’s just don’t like them with that bracelet,I see you are in Manchester you are surrounded with good secondhand dealers I’d shop around.

Yeah, they had a lovely one in the Swiss Watch Shop last week, but it's gone now!
Any other decent places that you know of?

[storm66]

Originally Posted by robinmgb

I bought a 1989 16700 yesterday with a faded bezel and will of course keep it but actually prefer the look of a new bezel, called Rolex service centre in King's Hill and they are £27, why would anyone buy an aftermarket bezel, doesn't make sense to me

I need one for my wife’s 16700 as hers is really faded.......£27 sounds really cheap

[robinmgb]

Originally Posted by storm66

I need one for my wife’s 16700 as hers is really faded.......£27 sounds really cheap

I'm going to Kings Hills service centre tomorrow to pick one up and will confirm when done, they did day £50 to fit but if that's optional I'll do it myself, only takes a minute!

[swish77]

Originally Posted by athom

badly polished, I'd say aftermarket bezel...

Really? Watch has definitely been polished, but looks like there's still meat on the lugs. The bracelet crown has been polished down a bit, but overall I'd say the watch doesn't look too bad, and I have extreme case OCD!

As for the bezel insert, what are you seeing that makes it look aftermarket? It looks identical to the insert on my 16700, to my eyes anyway, and this is a confirmed authentic insert that I bought myself at the RSC in NYC. (Or perhaps you mean the "bezel" itself, not the insert?)

[athom]

Looking at both eight, I don't like what I see...

[storm66]

Originally Posted by robinmgb

I'm going to Kings Hills service centre tomorrow to pick one up and will confirm when done, they did day £50 to fit but if that's optional I'll do it myself, only takes a minute!

Grab one for me please!
Yep could you let me know how you get on.... I think you can PM me
Thanks

[996marty]

Originally Posted by rosss

Yeah, they had a lovely one in the Swiss Watch Shop last week, but it's gone now!
Any other decent places that you know of?

Have you tried watchfinder? They have a place in Manchester Uk specialist watches have a good selection Mike Wood The Old Watch shop in Southport has a constantly changing selection and further afield uk vintage watches have some cracking watches plus Swiss watch shop in the royal exchange to name a few.

[robinmgb]

Originally Posted by storm66

Grab one for me please!
Yep could you let me know how you get on.... I think you can PM me
Thanks

I have pm'd you but I don't think it's sent.
I went to RSC Kings Hill this morning and paid £40 plus vat for a new Pepsi bezel insert, that included fitting and a surcharge for me keeping my original faded bezel

[LLmrol]

If you want a 16700 from 98 I’d recommend a U-serial or later with a “Swiss only” dial.

[ADAM-ATL]

Hey Rosss, shot you a PM

[athom]

what about this : https://cda.chronomania.net/forum_en...3bd406322960be

[swish77]

Originally Posted by athom

Looking at both eight, I don't like what I see...

They look OK to me.

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by swish77

They look OK to me.

Agree with you swish.....not sure what he is looking at

[athom]

sorry then...

[Tom1675]

Originally Posted by 1665fan

Agree with you swish.....not sure what he is looking at

x3 as i was catching up on this post the insert is fine and yeah the case is polished kinda nubby guards... not tragic but there are others out there I'd shop...

[Wahlberg]

Originally Posted by athom

what about this : https://cda.chronomania.net/forum_en...3bd406322960be

Start looking in the US. You should get better value for your money than Euro prices.

[strafer_kid]

Originally Posted by robinmgb

I'm going to Kings Hills service centre tomorrow to pick one up and will confirm when done, they did day £50 to fit but if that's optional I'll do it myself, only takes a minute!

I picked one up from RSC London shortly before it closed last year for it's refurb - it came in around £54 fitted on the basis that I retained to orignal one.