GMT-Master

Rolex GMT-Master ref 16700 (1997) is the all-black bezel edition of the last GMT Master.  Rolex introduced the first model in the 1950s featuring a 24-hour bezel and dedicated hand for dual timekeeping.  Several decades later in the 1980s ref. 16700 hit the market representing the last of the GMT Masters before the collection was discontinued and replaced with the GMT Master II.  It remained in production until around the late 1990s during which it was furnished with a black or two-tone bezel the caliber 3175 mechanical movement with hacking seconds and either Tritium or Luminova.  The model you see here is a later production Rolex GMT with the newer luminescent material.  It also sports several modern upgrades over its predecessor ref. 16750 such as scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a then-new case design.