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29 October 2012, 12:37 PM
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Four watches for the price of two
I've been enjoying an unbelievable pair of vintage beauties this past year. I could not ask for a better looking 1680 and 1675 in my collection. I've sampled some insert options and decided that I like to have a faded fat font option for my 1680 and a Pepsi/black option for my 1675.
What I don't want is a tedious, risky operation of popping out inserts every time I crave a change of pace. So I've worked hard to acquire a full second set of inserts plus bezel assembly. Now I can just pop off a full assembly and swap it in 10 seconds.  
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29 October 2012, 12:57 PM
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Great idea, looks cool either way.
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29 October 2012, 12:59 PM
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Very nice! 10 seconds? Makes for a super easy and quick switch!
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29 October 2012, 01:39 PM
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The GMT Master is amazingly versatile
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29 October 2012, 02:01 PM
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very nice!
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29 October 2012, 02:41 PM
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I did the same, great set up. Really like that greyish insert ;)
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29 October 2012, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
 To this, very fast 
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29 October 2012, 03:30 PM
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10 sec . . .
Is it that easy ? Never tried it . . . HAGM 
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29 October 2012, 03:45 PM
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Yes indeed. It is rapid fire like tying a shoe or putting on a belt.
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29 October 2012, 04:28 PM
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Looks great, congrats. I think the GMT is more versatile that way because one can choose a faded pepsi, normal pepsi and a black insert, one option more than the 1680. Using a full assembly for quick changes is a very good idea though finding a lume matching pearl might be the most difficult part on a 1680, no such worries on a 1675.
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29 October 2012, 06:02 PM
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sweet - nice pair, a bit like mine, only mine are a Gilt and a Red.
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29 October 2012, 09:17 PM
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Very crafty :) Looks great!
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29 October 2012, 11:29 PM
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Very nice! Really like the faded bezel on the 1680! Great pair
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29 October 2012, 11:33 PM
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4 great watches!!!
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30 October 2012, 07:52 AM
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...and just think, they used to both be mine
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31 October 2012, 11:59 AM
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I do the same thing.
For my 1680 I've got a black bezel set and a Tudor Blue bezel set For my 16800: black bezel set, Lv bezel set, and a 16613(?) blue/silver bezel set. It was tricky finding a 3rd bezel to fit the 16800 with no issues though. Took 3 tries to find a third one. The other two are 16800 bezels. The last is a 16610 bezel.
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