Stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master, 3175-calibre model 16700 from the early 1990s with black dial on Jubilee* bracelet, with a beautifully mellowed dial. Comes with Rolex boxes, GMT-Master booklet, green Rolex document pouch and our own warranty card. The glass, hands and bezel insert are service replacements, while we note that the bracelet shows significant wear – as was often the case with this dressier combination. The NEW equivalent is now £6,200 but these older models have proved extremely desirable in their own right over recent years and we are staggered how prices have risen even through 2017.
* The bracelet appears to be a correct Jubilee reference 62510 with penultimate “50” links and “502 B” end-links, but at some point the clasp from an Oyster 78360 bracelet has been adapted to replace the original 62510 Jubilee-reference clasp. The Jubilee bracelets fitted on GMT-Masters were a standard (if rarely specified) option, but they commonly suffered the effects of wear more than the Oyster variants. A new owner may well choose to wear the watch on a fabric strap now, to preserve the bracelet as it is.
Price: £5,499
