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Insert Authenticity check, please! New Pics!


danielv2000

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I need some help to validate the authenticity of this insert. The insert is new in a wrapper but the wrapper has been opened.

I've done my comparison with gen pics and the available educational material over at TRF from Orchi and Springer.

Experts, please chime in before I pull the trigger.

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I'll stick my neck out and boldly tell you.... RUN! and RUN FAR!

Of course my source of comparison is a lowly 1675 GMT from a bygone era but there are specifics that tell me your photo is a fake. At least as compared to my lowly and threadbare (gen) insert.

Most egregious is that in your photo the "22" is covered up. How.................................. convenient. :g:

The font kerning for the 12, 14 and 16 are too widely spaced

The looks like the dreaded "2 overhang" is there

I dunno. If it's a rep then it's a good one. Better photos would help .... which is another tell-tale sign of a masquerading rep part.

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My AD swapped the insert for my 16710. The price was 50 Euros. They let me keep the old insert too.

The old one had a different font (Serif). All the newer GMT's (post 2004 and the service inserts) come with the standard font.

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My AD swapped the insert for my 16710. The price was 50 Euros. They let me keep the old insert too.

The old one had a different font (Serif). All the newer GMT's (post 2004 and the service inserts) come with the standard font.

wpid-Rolex-16710-GMT.jpg

10630104626.jpg

Hmm.. I wonder if my local AD would sell me one? I might try that.

The seller is reputable over on TRF. Better pics are on their way.

Thanks

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