What do people prefer?

[anonymous-user]

The new or old style Rolex GMTII ?





New style



The old style combinations.







I didn't like the new GMT II when it first came out but am warming to it a bit now. I expect soon the Sub and Sea Dweller will get the new bracelets and perhaps the ceramic bezel. What do people think?

[SpydieNut]

New style:





Old style:



old style for me

[Stu R]

SpydieNut said:

old style for me

ditto

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

They're all a bit heavy handed aren't they?

[pastrana72]

Old style.

<3

[Wadeski]

new looks more like a Seiko...the old is classic Rolex.

(not that Seiko make bad divers, but....you get me)

[tertius]

The watch looks too big for the bracelet in the new style - reminds me of Doxas which always seem that way.

[treacle]

Hi Stovey

I bought a new GMT with ceramic bezel as a day to day watch. I bought it as a stop gap while i wait for a Daytona, but i now am having second thoughts about bothering waiting for the Daytona, as i love the GMT so much. It looks so much better in the flesh and i prefer it to the older model. It was a bold step for Rolex to change a key model line like this, but you know Rolex dont do things by halves, it feels far from cheap...

Either way you cant go wrong... both great watches.

[whitechief]

tertius said:

The watch looks too big for the bracelet in the new style.

Exactly what I thought when seeing the two together.

[GCH]

Old style without the date window (which ruins it IMHO)

[anonymous-user]

GCH said:

Old style without the date window (which ruins it IMHO)

I don't think you get a GMT without the date window

[Rav]

Old everytime mate

[Bunglist]

Yeah the old style looks better, especially with the blue & red pepsi bezal.

[911wise]

Old pepsi style one for me. Bracelet on new one looks a bit cheap, may be different in flesh.

Edited by 911wise on Monday 28th January 20:54

[VickyTLC]

Old. Fact!

[asm911]

I prefer the new style one, the ceramic bezel looks amazing with a quality shine. Also the clasp on the new one is much improved over the cheap looking tinny clasp of the old one. The overall quality of the watch is very high. The only downside for me is the polished centre links in the bracelet which makes it very susceptible to everyday scratches.

[Spice_Weasel]

I'm with tertius on this one. The thicker lugs on the new model make the bracelet look too small for the watch whereas as the older model has a better integration between bracelet and case. I have a GMT Master (black bezel & hollow end links) I bought in '98 so maybe I would say that! The deployant clasp on the new model does look nice though, as does the larger crown.