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Completely agree with your words Bill...
... I feel that the aging effect on GMT bezels adds to the charm of these old watches. Some colors are just amazing, and make for the strong character of a vintage GMT, even in common dials, and of course, much more if the dial got nicely aged indexes or some other special feature.
Your own watch is an amazing example indeed.
May I show own favorite?
I call it my "Fuchsia GMT": It is a 1961 cornino, gloss and gilt, exclamation dot, and its bezel got an awesome color shift, to purple or fuchsia with a nicely faded blue.
Thanks for a very ineresting thread with all these nice examples shown by you and other friends.
Best cordial regards, Abel.
Rolex 1675 the Beauty of the inserts - a perfect frame.
A beautiful picture need a beautiful frame. The inserts on the Rolex sports watches really bring out a lot of character in the watch and a pretty face need a nice frame. What is really interesting is that the inserts from the late 60\'s and early 70\'s al...
Love that frame! The colors are amazing....
Have a great day sir and enjoy that beautiful thing! Cheers,
A nice deep blue 1675
They don't always have to be faded inserts. So age with out too much distress. Bill Rolex 1675 from 1967 with MK1 dial ...
The perfect illustration of our Xmas Eve conversation, my friend.
A beauitfully faded insert adds a lot to a Vintage GMT. I have to find one for my Argentinian. Definitely! Best, and thanks for this detail which is far from being futile. Nicolas
Keeping my eyes and ears open
The bezel insert helps to bring out the character of the watch for sure. I need to post a nice ghost insert. Best Bill
My Gilt's insert has a nice fade....
Starting on the outer edge and moving inwards. It looks lovely 'in the flesh'! Happy New Year! Ross :) ...
No ghost here just many miles
You can clearly see this watch has seen the world. Bill
Beauty!
WOW! Talk about a beauty. What a watch and what an insert. Such a great red fade. V/R -Mike
What a fade!
WOW! Talk about a beauty. What a watch and what an insert. Such a great red fade. V/R -Mike
Very nice!
Very nice watch! Great case and fantastic patina, Bill. I really love the various shades you can get with a GMT. Here are mine: Gone but not forgotten: The current one: ...
Sexy beast
Still very full of life. All the colors are present but they are expressing themselves in a very special way. Love these old insets they real breath a different life into each watch. Best Bill
Gray and blues
You have a mesmerizing combination. It is more blue than black and more gray than blue. I can\'t figure her out. Bill
I agree with you in this one too Nicolas. GMT is best...
... associated with blue and red, and this is also my favorite combination for this model. Anyway, I have found some interesting variation in my all black bezel GMT. It also camouflages very well with my Sub, and this is a nice thing for Dexter! Un abrazo...
That is my issue with the black, even faded to grey, inserts.
They are too close to the Subs. Even if I love Subs a lot, I am more found of blue and red inserts for the GMTs. This is the DNA of these watches. Best, amigo. Nicolas.
VERY nice!
Black faded with a nice cream dial creates a fantastic look! Maybe my favorite on a matte dial 1675.
This one was so beautiful that I couldn't resist when I saw it. ;)
And, cherry on the cake, complete set! Best, Anatl. Nicolas.
And one, quite normal, but which works perfectly with this mini dial
Doesn't that one look familiar to you, Bill? ;) ...
I showed you this one, didn't I, Abel? Yes, I am totally under the charm.
And a love which lasts, and lasts, and lasts... Fomr bsome 4 years, now! Un fuerte abrazo, Amigo mio. Nicolas
Nicolas, it is possible you showed this one but...
... I can remember the Pussy Galore one best! Anyway, my mind couldn´t catch so many jewels together, and I have registered in my head´s hard disk a good part of them, which made a very deeeep impression! I assure you that back home, I tried my best to re...
Nice one Chris
Interesting to see how all the inserts cut off at different intersections on the 6 and 18. Worth a review to see how many variations there are. Happy new year. Bill
Old beat up insert on a 1675 from 1963
All the battle scars on this Rolex 1675 Double Swiss from 1963. Bill ...
Completely agree with your words Bill...
... I feel that the aging effect on GMT bezels adds to the charm of these old watches. Some colors are just amazing, and make for the strong character of a vintage GMT, even in common dials, and of course, much more if the dial got nicely aged indexes or ...
A real pleasure to enjoy this watch. One more to share.
So much character and so much life. If I may add one more. Ghost. Here we have a Rolex 1675 chapter ring with. Military serial engraved case back from the UK. This inserted all original to the watch. I don\'t know how they age like this but it is original...
i'm very curios to see the caseback...
...looking forward to see more, thanks for this topic Bill. c.
British army serial and rank. +
The name of the officer. It is not a military issue watch but a military personnel owned watch. Great history in every case. Bill
I would like to see more pics of this one.
This is also a superb insert. My God, what a collecton you have! Best, Nicolas
Super fat font - a real beauty
Faded blue with a hint of orange where the insert was once red. Oh! The dial is superbly tropical. Bill
Daddy Porn: Fifty shades of.....Pepsi
It's been a while I'm in love with faded Gmt's inserts.... I'm always stunned when I realize how they radically transform a watch. If I had to keep only one, this would be one of my purple/pink inserts, the nicest of all imho, and I think the rarest. It's...
Brilliant! I specially love the insert on your 3rd pictures.
Where do we go if we start collecting inserts, too? ;) But I fo agree with you, this is an important detail of a watch. Best, Nicolas.
Fantastic selection
You will have tell up more. The purple shade is always very interesting. Thanks Bill
Always a joy to see the beauty.
It is a cross between burnt orange and burnt red with a beautifully fade blue. Great watch and insert combination. Best Bill
Another Purple one.
Another one, more violet/purple than pink, and that has partially lost its glossy coating thus looking a bit more "vintage". ...
Great purple insert
I love the combination with the pen. The blue has a nice washed feel but still very deep blue. You have a very nice fat font insert. I can't see the E or the L so I can't speculate on the date. Bill
Update
Just to update, my recently acquired Fat Font Serif and my Fat Font Orange/Deep blue. ...
Cool! Bravo! Still, I slightly prefer your orange and blue insert.
More in the DNA of the GMT while we go closer to the Sub with the Black. Best, Nicolas
I like very much.
A beautiful dial deserves a great frame. That inserts works perfectly. Bill
It's amazing how...
The insert can play a big part in overall appearance... A nicely faded pepsi insert for the GMT is always nice to see Best Sam