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Comparison VN Case 16710 to Gen 16700 (many Pics)

kadeee

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Hello dear members of the forum,

Today I would like to show you my 16710 GMT Master II build compared to a used 16700 GMT Master. The GMT Master II build is based on the Vietnam Case, the Gen GMT Master is used, certainly 30 years old and has been polished. Possibly more than once as well. Keep in mind that the 16700 GMT Master has been polished so it's shape might not be perfect. But hey, it's Gen. And I just saw it in the pics, my build also needs to be cleaned once again.

Starting with a brief description of the watches and the photo equipment:
  • The case of the GMT Master II build was reworked by TomRep at several points. The horns have been ground a bit thinner, the chamfers reduced, and the case has been Gen like grounded and polished. The bezel is Gen, as is the strap. The bezel is a so called NOS part (that's a change to the build story) while the 78790 strap was used and rebrushed along with the case.
  • My friend's Gen GMT Master is from the 1990s and has certainly been polished at least once, probably more.
  • Watches has been put in a small DIY lightbox, no studio flashes has been used. 2 battery powered spots have illuminated the lightbox.
  • Pics have been taken with an iPhone
I placed the watches side by side for the photos. Also, I always photographed the build of the GMT Master II before the Gen. When the watches were placed on top of each other for comparison, my build is on the bottom and the Gen is on the top. My build has a 78790 bracelet on it, and the Gen has a 78360, which is another way to tell the two watches apart. Likewise on the dial, for my build I used a Super Luminova dial (Swiss Made), the Gen has an excellent preserved Tritium dial (T < 25).
I did not open the watches, my build has a VR 3186 (actually a 3185 clone) installed, the Gen has a 3175 caliber. This makes the watches minimally different in height, I did not compare the thickness with my caliper. My build is 12.1 mm thick.


But now to the pictures:

The GMT Master II 16710 Build:


The GMT Master 16700 Gen:


Left side: 16710 Build, right side: 16700 Gen


The 16700 Gen put on the 16710 Build:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16700 Gen put on the 16710 Build:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


The 16710 Build:


The 16700 Gen:


Enjoy the side by side pics and have fun.
 

Herrerakevin1114

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For your viet build, does the bezel come off relatively easy? (Can be removed by sliding finger under and no use of tools). Currently experiencing this issue with a recently acquired 16710 viet build with a gen bezel assembly.