Rolex 16760 “fat lady” non-date dial

[10klakes]

Originally Posted by rolstaff

Here we have some pics of my unworn 16760 fatlady "no date"..

Wow- that is a beauty.


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[sheldonsmith]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I'm pretty confused as to why Rolex would ditch this design for the 16710; what was the advantage?

The difference was the change in movement. The Fat Lady had a 3085 movement, an upgraded 3075 movement that incorporate an independent 12-hour hand. The upgrade from the 3075 movement made the 3095 movement thicker, and this the proportionally thicker case (along with the first GMT movement with a sapphire crystal other than the all gold 18k GMT).

The 16710 utilises an upgraded 3185 movement that utilised a full balance bridge and smaller balance wheel that resulted in a thinner movement and a correspondingly slightly thinner case.

FWIW, I have a comparison posted at https://www.minus4plus6.com/16760.php



~ Sheldon

[ras47]

Originally Posted by CRM114

In this case the OP is referring to dial's writing, not the lack of the date complication. Some 16760 dials came with the words "Oyster Perpetual" while others came with "Oyster Perpetual Date".

Ah, that makes sense.

[TuRo]

Originally Posted by rolstaff

In this case it has nothing to do with hype. Its not comparable with a stick dial-hype.

The fatlady "no date" dial defines the very first version of this new model 16760.
Similar to the OCC - dial of the 1675 (very first version)

Spot on sir !