Really nice closeups there!
You captured the watch very nicely.
One of the "must haves" of any Rolex fan i think.
Nice......
Really nice closeups there!
You captured the watch very nicely.
One of the "must haves" of any Rolex fan i think.
Yes agreed, but very much over shadowed by it's brother the Sub.
Wahhhhhh my favourite GMT :thumbsup:
Yes agreed, but very much over shadowed by it's brother the Sub.
I think that's inevitable - the Sub has been the icon for Rolex for long, and it's gonna take some herculean effort to knock it off its perch. But the GMT-Master can definitely hold its own against any challenge, in an underrated manner of sort.
I think its Pepsi bezel la
I think its Pepsi bezel la
Haha....okok..pepsi..i always got these 2 confused ;D
Yeah! a pepsi bezel...i wasn't understand why its called pepsi long time before but after knew it I smile myself.. ;DI think its Pepsi bezel la
Haha....okok..pepsi..i always got these 2 confused ;D
It would be great if Rolex reissues the White dial GMT Master.
When the GMT-Master was launched in 1954, Pan American Airlines, who was the original party that approached Rolex to develop a watch which could simultaneously display the exact time in two different time zones, immediately adopted it. In order to differentiate between watches intended for its crew and for ground staff, a special order with white dials was manufactured for ground staff. Probably fewer than 200 of these white dial watches were made, and they are a rare find today.
Maybe because his good friend Che beat him to the GMT and all he got was a sub :Laughing_on_floor:
Manburg, noobs in GMT.
What's the difference between GMT and GMT II ?
Manburg, noobs in GMT.
What's the difference between GMT and GMT II ?
CK, there were actually a few differences. Let me just take you to some of them.Thanks Manburg & DC :thumbsup:
The first GMT-Master that was re-named as GMT-Master II is the model ref. 16760 (which was also known as Fat Lady/Sophia Loren) issued from 1983 to 1988. The movement used was 3085 that has hacking and quickset functions. It has also now been equipped with a sapphire crystal, though the markers are still using tritium as used in the 16750 and 1675. The crown protectors are also a bit bigger than its predecessor.
The most marked change is however the GMT hand is now no longer being controlled by the hour hand. Meaning, it could be adjusted independently without having to adjust the hour hand, which is the case in GMT-Master (even the ref. 16700, as mine). Thus, with a rotatable bezel, the GMT-Master II could now display three different time zones simultaneously, as opposed to two in the GMT-Master.
Hope that helps a bit.
a bit strange for me to see these figures who stood up against imperialism, capitalism wearing Rolexes...the very symbol of money and wealth///
Thanks Manburg & DC :thumbsup:
So we can reckon that GMT-Master II was 'renamed' since 1983?
a bit strange for me to see these figures who stood up against imperialism, capitalism wearing Rolexes...the very symbol of money and wealth///
a bit strange for me to see these figures who stood up against imperialism, capitalism wearing Rolexes...the very symbol of money and wealth///
Well, I can't speak for either Castro or Guevera for their choice of watches, or whether such choices betrayed their so-called struggle, but I would certainly know one leader that is very much known for his modesty and humility, even if such traits are only to be gleaned from his choice of watch.
(http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/pencintalego/565be432.png)
I believe this is the watch in question, Casio Men's Prayer Compass Watch CPW310-1 or one its variation.
(http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn322/TheHobbit_01/Collection/41pFrAl1KuL_SL500_AA300_.jpg)
a bit strange for me to see these figures who stood up against imperialism, capitalism wearing Rolexes...the very symbol of money and wealth///
that time lolex was still consider as tool watch as opposed to today.
a bit strange for me to see these figures who stood up against imperialism, capitalism wearing Rolexes...the very symbol of money and wealth///
that time lolex was still consider as tool watch as opposed to today.
Yeah Guevara is the real Rambo of that era, organising and participating in armed struggles in Cuba, Bolivia, Congo and etc..
in those era, the selection of a real robust tool watch is not much. Thus came the marketing term " The Men who guided the destiny of the world would wear a Rolex"