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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''16760'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''16760'''</small> | ||
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The [[Reference:16760|16760]] is where the GMT-Master II really begins. It is the first watch in the family to add the independently adjustable 24-hour hand, which turns the bezel into a third-time-zone tool rather than just a second-time-zone aid. It also has the thicker case that gave the reference its two collector nicknames: Fat Lady and Sophia Loren. | The [[Reference:16760|16760]] is where the GMT-Master II really begins. It is the first watch in the family to add the independently adjustable 24-hour hand, which turns the bezel into a third-time-zone tool rather than just a second-time-zone aid. It also has the thicker case that gave the reference its two collector nicknames: Fat Lady and Sophia Loren. | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
The direct sale layer is still thinner here than it is on some neighboring references, but two things are already clear. | The direct sale layer is still thinner here than it is on some neighboring references, but two things are already clear. | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | ||
The case is the reference’s signature. Same nominal 40mm footprint as the watches around it, but thicker, heavier, and visually fuller at the crown guards. | The case is the reference’s signature. Same nominal 40mm footprint as the watches around it, but thicker, heavier, and visually fuller at the crown guards. | ||
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The bezel story is where the clean narrative breaks. The Field Manual’s reference table lists the [[Reference:16760|16760]] as coming only with a black insert or a black-and-red Coke insert, and explicitly says Pepsi was not a factory option for this reference. Sotheby’s complete collector’s guide describes the same watch as available with the blue-and-red Pepsi bezel or the black-and-red Coke bezel, which reads Pepsi in and reads black out. Monochrome’s family history aligns with Sotheby’s on the Pepsi question. Three reputable sources, three different edges of the same set. The disagreement is real, and the article preserves it rather than flattening it. | The bezel story is where the clean narrative breaks. The Field Manual’s reference table lists the [[Reference:16760|16760]] as coming only with a black insert or a black-and-red Coke insert, and explicitly says Pepsi was not a factory option for this reference. Sotheby’s complete collector’s guide describes the same watch as available with the blue-and-red Pepsi bezel or the black-and-red Coke bezel, which reads Pepsi in and reads black out. Monochrome’s family history aligns with Sotheby’s on the Pepsi question. Three reputable sources, three different edges of the same set. The disagreement is real, and the article preserves it rather than flattening it. | ||
The current direct sale set in the package only supports Coke. Coke is directly supported in the market layer and confirmed in all three text sources. Black is supported by the strongest conservative source. Pepsi sits inside the wider editorial and auction literature but has not yet been anchored by a direct [[Reference:16760|16760]] sale in the corpus. | The current direct sale set in the package only supports Coke. Coke is directly supported in the market layer and confirmed in all three text sources. Black is supported by the strongest conservative source. Pepsi sits inside the wider editorial and auction literature but has not yet been anchored by a direct [[Reference:16760|16760]] sale in the corpus. Two of three reputable sources name Pepsi as a production configuration, the Field Manual denies it, and no sold lot yet settles which reading matches Rolex’s actual output. | ||
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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
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=== Coke === | === Coke === | ||