dubbed as FATLady which was purchased recently from Hess Fine Art of USA.
This earliest 1st Generation Rolex GMT II Ref 16760 is RARE due to its
specific feature on Dial or the lack of it that makes it very rare n unique...
without the plot "DATE" after "OYSTER PERPETUAL"...hence also dubbed as...
err..."Rolex Fat Lady with No DATE"...LOL.
1st Up...with the exception of the watch being found to have
an aftermarket generic Bezel Insert...the rest of the watch has been
thoroughly checked out fine...
A couple of days ago...Orchi has ordered a new original replacement bezel..
n it should arrive within 2 months time...from RSC.
Here are some initial scans taken on the watch...
More details to follow...
2 comments:
Orchi, Shedlock2000 from TRF here, I have heard about the Fat lady much before, but never why? Can you tell me what the name is all about please? Great blog by the way, and beautiful watches in your collection!
Buddy Steve...
TQ for posting a comment in Orchi's Blog...
Before the age of internet...not many collectors were aware that the
1st Generation of GMT II Master...
Ref 16760 launched from 1984 until 1989 or so...has a thicker case in particular...about 0.5mm to 1mm differece
as compared with the later GMT Master II...n 16700/16750 GMT Master.
Not until 2006...a German Rolex forum member by the name of GeorgB...did some research n wrote an article about the Ref 16760...in the German forum.
In there...he coined the Ref 16760 as the "FAT Lady"...n the nickname has stuck on with its history...by keen collectors of Rolex GMT watches...
It is also interesting to note that the ref 16760 was never offered in 2T 18K/SS case...nor
was it available in full 18K Gold
model...
Hopes the above infos help...
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