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Old 6 August 2019, 05:40 AM   #1
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Long time lurker and member for a while. Have a little group of friends in the bay that are watch geeks and pointed me here for information years ago.

Got a chance to buy a GMT years ago but still looking for the all matte no shiny bits Rolex. I enjoy the tool aspect of the watch so polished bits and glossy dials aren't for me.

Any suggestions? Thinking about trading to a newer matte sub 116600 or explorer.
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Old 6 August 2019, 08:00 AM   #2
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Old 6 August 2019, 10:32 AM   #3
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Old 6 August 2019, 09:56 PM   #4
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Old 7 August 2019, 07:31 AM   #6
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Old 7 August 2019, 03:16 PM   #7
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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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Old 9 August 2019, 02:06 AM   #10
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Old 29 August 2019, 07:58 AM   #12
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Thanks all :) Ended up trading for a 116600, gonna hold onto it for a bit, but damn the ceramic insert is so shiny! #fail
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