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great live side by side pic of 1986 1st gen vs new 2018 release. Judge bezel colors/font style/size and rest of dial/hand/indices/case proportions for yourself. I know what I think.
Screen shot from watchadvisor youtube video.
Except that the first modern 16710 should have a tritium dial.... The one pictured is a 16700 or 16710 from after 1997. [nt]
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did the first gen gmt master II have tritium? hope you are well today. regards from across the pond! [nt]
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First gen always has a character, a charm to love about...
Having said that, the new ones are tomorrow’s classics...
I will go with the new....They’re well made, better evolutionary benefits.
Best,
Mahesh.,
I will go with the new....They’re well made, better evolutionary benefits.
Best,
Mahesh.,
It is very hard to improve on perfect.
I must say the proportions of the classic Rolex are very well balanced.
The modern on its own is a great watch but hard to compare. It like old Hollywood starlets vs the new each has its time and appeals to exh generation.
I am still hung up in the vintage world. Just call me nostalgic or simply and old fart. Lol.
Enjoy noth the new and old.
Bill
Nothing beats a good old 1675 gilt,
Perhaps my favourite all time Rolex; having said that if you compare a 16750 or later with the new 2018 version... I think I prefer the new one.... Oh, did I just said that??
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that the number fonts on the bezel are too wide, also the indices on the dial are too big, when you combine these two effects it creates a crowded and cramped dial. This the first feeling I have when I also physically see the new GMTs. If you check the good old GMT, then you can see these parts are handled delicately.
Also bezel colors of new one lack contrast between red and blue somehow.The old GMT or new Tudor BB GMT colors are better IMHO.
Akgün
Also bezel colors of new one lack contrast between red and blue somehow.The old GMT or new Tudor BB GMT colors are better IMHO.
Akgün
Bravo. Plus those maxi-lugs. Elegance is no longer in the Rolex design vocabulary in the current sub, gmt, exp2. But tudor gmt gets it much better. [nt]
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I'll take the modern.
The only way I can find to describe the new Pepsi is that it seems like 'the louder and slightly more obnoxious younger brother'. I would agree that the dial and bezel are busy and that's why the new jubilee bracelet works so well with it, an oyster is too conservative. Its a modern reinvention of a classic design with the volume turned up a bit. I could be completely wrong but I think discussion over what hue of red and blue the bezel is will be largely forgotten in a few years. To me the Tudor looks far closer to the classic Pepsi