Lot 270

Rolex, Swiss, "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. 5099465, Case No. L637293, Ref. 16700, Cal. 3175, 40 mm, circa 1989
An automatic wristwatch with "Pepsi" bezel, 24h indicator, date and so called "Spider Web" dial - with original box
Case: steel, screw back ref. 16700, unidirectional rotating "Pepsi" bezel, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, "Oyster" steel bracelet ref. 78360, endlinks stamped 580, clasp N9, bracelet length 140 mm, total length 180 mm. Dial: black, irregularly patinated dial (spider dial), luminous Mercedes hands (Super-LumiNova).
After the introduction of the Rolex GMT Master II, the company surprised their customers with another, improved model of the original GMT Master.
One of those is this GMT Master reference 16700, which was produced in a small series only. The model used the updated calibre 3175, which is identical to the previous calibre 3075 and the additional 24-hour hand that is linked to the 12-hour hand. At first the bezel was only available with the popular "Pepsi" colour combination, a small number of timepieces with black bezels were delivered later.

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