advice on pepsi bezel GMT master

[timlaw]

I would appreciate any advice from the forum on

1.which model I should be looking to buy (serial no)

2. anything to look out for or avoid

3. the right price range - I would only want a pristine model with full box and papers and £3500 and up seems to be the going rate in the UK

4. can you tell what colour bezel ring was fitted at the factory and does it matter if a different colour ring has been fitted later? (I had a new factory ring fitted to my el primero rainbow flyback of the original design and it restored the orinal beauty of the watch)

all advice gratefully accepted.

Tim.

[jdc]

It sounds like you want a later model so would be looking at a 16710. The older 16700 is another consideration. Rolex USA label Rolex by bezel insert colour, rest of world certainly UK did not.
Rolex UK will do a Bezel insert for you while you wait, last I heard was around £40 so I would not get hung up on what was originally fitted, just get the best you can. £3200 will get you a good one, last of the runs had a 3186 cal fitted which there is a premium for - your choice to pay more - the 3185 is more than adequate.

[Dan Pierce]

Tim,

Martin and I are lucky enough to own the best of vintage and modern w/ our K series [2001/2] GMT II 16710's. They feature lug holes [for easy strap and bracelet changes] and solid end links. Rolex only produced these for a few years.
Good luck,
dP