Bill
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I can't find any solid Military link that I can corroborate.
We do know that the Service centers did have this blue inserts available. Not sure who qualified to get them but it was a very small quantity and was not installed on any New production models. There was no part number for the blue insert.
Still searching.
All I can say is they are highly sought after by collectors and cost more that the watch 1675 they are placed on. But collectors have a need to find unique features to enjoy where scarcity creates the prestige. Unfortunately I am one.
Best
Bill
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The distinctive blue bezel.
If the black and blue bezel on behalf of the day and night, then all the blue circles represent what is? Is Rolex past interesting product design, of course, it is the production number is few and far between... I hope you will like it....my dear friends....
Very nice and unique
The mystery is always there. It is however a strange configuration on a 16750. But we know the only born with where military issue early 1970 some most of the watches with that blues insert seem to be in that period to match the original military configur...
If the black represents night time and the blue....
Represents daytime hours. Than perhaps the blue dial is aimed towards those who live in the very far north of the world, were during the summer, daylight hours are virtually 24 hours!!
The blue dial was made for the desert
It was made for the Oman Marine Ministry in the 1970's so it may have some significance when to comes to visibility in the desert. But it was most likely senior level people that would have these watches. Bill PS your response was more creative.
Not sure about the color and the desert
The military aspect and the watches made for the Oman Military with the Omani crest is generally accepted as the origins of the all blue dial. With the story continuing in the Rolex service departs and Cartier for excess blue inserts. What is your underst...
I've read several things, but have no evidence about all that.
English Army, for example, was one " infiormation ". No military at all was another information. I really don't know what to think about these blue inserts... Best, my friend. Nicolas.
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The Mondani book GMT if it is of an reference on page 156 with the red hand and 158 with standard big hand it also support the Oman theory. But this is not the bible a we know many things are possible. We just know the rough time of the inserts and the fa...
I am not sure the All Red 24 Hours Hand is correct on a 3 1xx xxx GMT.
As I am not sure the blue insert goes on a 16750, either... In the Mondani book, there is a blue insert ona 1675 from 1978, with no link with military provenance... All this is very contradictory. And interesting. Best, Nicolas This message has been edite...
That is the fun with Rolex no easy to get the facts
I will agree with you for sure no hard facts support any one theory. I will say that the blue dial was not offered in any factory configuration. I must have been some special order for who, what military etc don't know but rumor has there was some surplus...
Well, while you were sleeping, I was revisiting all my datas... ;) [nt]
No message body This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-06-05 09:31:19
I agree not likely for
the 16750 configuration which much later than the time window but never say never with Rolex. Bill
not every only 16750 can be switched to the blue bezel..
Rolex service center said: 16750 Case No. (blue bezel) within their companies can check to find, not every only 16750 can be switched to the blue bezel, in addition to your watch raw data is the configuration. Purchase it I was very doubt, but the Rolex s...
Rare configurationI ...
Only Ref.16750 blue bezel, I have to Rolex service center maintenance completed, they said to me: The configuration of this type is very rare, compared to of Ref.1675 the blue bezel watch.... Cheers, TED
THX...
Dear All: Thank you for your answer, because it is a Rolex watch ...hahahaha ) The watch I have been to Taiwan Rolex service center maintenance, and indeed they have a query whether it is correct blue bezel; the last Rolex company's Reply: No problem, thi...
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I can\'t find any solid Military link that I can corroborate. We do know that the Service centers did have this blue inserts available. Not sure who qualified to get them but it was a very small quantity and was not installed on any New production models....
I love your last phrase, Bill.
Well, there is also some beauty in our prestigious pieces, too... Best, Nicolas
And you will have to beg to get one
Not too many people will let them go unless they get a big premium. But the crazy buyers are out there. The laws of supply and demand prevail. Bill