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I have a gen GMTII insert in front of me. It's a tad over 38.0mm

Glad to have you aboard, there are some good guys from Texas, alligoat is from the Houston area I believe, and mymanmatt is from Dallas. Jmb is from up in the panhandle, which is a fer piece from Houston!! All you other Texans feel free to chime in and add your name to the list too No dealers, but Matt(mymanmatt) is a wizard with building the best Rolex Datejusts and DayDates around, jmb is the go to guy for engraving case numbers, Rolex 1016's and high grade case/ bezel milling. Alligoat has forgotten more about Rolex builds than most of us know. All of them are good guys. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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I don't think you need a very thick skin around here. I put my 5508 up for criticism and was suprised how kind people were. I've worn it for a few months now and kept on reading. I now see small faults nobody mentioned, though I sure they were seen. 1016 are lovely, my current one isn't anywhere near as good as yours. One thing I do know it it is difficult to get a decent hour hand. It should extend into the chapter ring. However I have seen many, many genuine 1016s online and in London dealers that have clearly had a replacement hand set at some point and have a short hour hand. I'm no expert but I think you have a build to be proud of. Enjoy it.

Not 'insanity'........just vintage Rolex. As always, when it comes to vintage Rolex, remember - today's insane price is tomorrow's missed bargain.