Reference:16750 - Revision history

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	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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	=== Omani Police (Khanjar) ===		=== Omani Police (Khanjar) ===

	A small Sultanate-of-Oman commission carries the Khanjar emblem at six o'clock above the depth wording. The variant is one of the rarest 16750 sub-types in the auction record. A Bonhams 2021 New Bond Street lot (Bonhams 26687/68, c.1983) carried estimate GBP 70,000–100,000; the catalog noted that a comparable example sold the prior year had a serial number 53 positions away, supporting concurrent-issue production for a single Sultanate commission. Khanjar 16750s sit in their own collector tier above the standard market.		[[File:Ref 16750 government-oman-police.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=16750 with Royal Oman Police emblem dial\|16750 with Royal Oman Police emblem at 6 o'clock — one of four documented examples in the same 7.6M serial batch]]

			A small Sultanate-of-Oman commission carries the Khanjar emblem at six o'clock above the depth wording. The variant is one of the rarest 16750 sub-types in the auction record. A Bonhams 2021 New Bond Street lot (Bonhams 26687/68, c.1983) carried estimate GBP 70,000–100,000; the catalog noted that a comparable example sold the prior year had a serial number 53 positions away, supporting concurrent-issue production for a single Sultanate commission. Phillips Hong Kong XI 2020 lot 1009 added a parallel anchor: four 16750 examples are known carrying the Royal Oman Police emblem in white print, all sharing 7.6 million serials and missing the inside-caseback serial repeat — consistent with concurrent batch production for a single commission. Khanjar 16750s sit in their own collector tier above the standard market.

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Admin: Audit: strip research-scaffold corpus tokens (surveyed corpus, auction-house corpus, consulted source) — reader-facing rephrase

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	\| 1981 to 1988 (dominant editorial reading); 1979/1980 launch surfaces in some specialist sources. Earliest primary anchor in ~~the auction~~-house ~~corpus~~ is a documented 27 April 1981 retailer receipt		\| 1981 to 1988 (dominant editorial reading); 1979/1980 launch surfaces in some specialist sources. Earliest primary anchor in major-house lots is a documented 27 April 1981 retailer receipt
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Admin: Audit: tighten 580-endlink cluster — group by family, drop 1019 (19mm lugs, different family) and 1655 (Explorer II, 380 endlink) per end-links.yaml registry; drop 1665 (out-of-scope Sea-Dweller)

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Audit: tighten 580-endlink cluster — group by family, drop 1019 (19mm lugs, different family) and 1655 (Explorer II, 380 endlink) per end-links.yaml registry; drop 1665 (out-of-scope Sea-Dweller)

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	== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==		== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==

	Period-correct delivery is the 78360 Oyster with 580 endlinks. Jubilee 62510H with 501 endlinks is the optional configuration. Earlier 580 endlinks are shared across the ~~1675, 16750,~~ 5512 / 5513 / 1680 / ~~1665 /~~ 1016 / ~~1655 / 1019 cluster — bracelet~~ originality on a 16750 needs case-and-clasp-date verification rather than relying on the endlink stamp alone.		Period-correct delivery is the 78360 Oyster with 580 endlinks. Jubilee 62510H with 501 endlinks is the optional configuration. Earlier 580 endlinks are shared across the Submariner 5512 / 5513 / 1680 / 16800, Explorer 1016, and GMT-Master 1675 / 16750. Bracelet originality on a 16750 needs case-and-clasp-date verification rather than relying on the endlink stamp alone.

	Surviving examples wear both options. Matte Pepsi watches turn up on Jubilee more often than the glossy / black-bezel side; black and glossy-spider examples lean Oyster. Fitment as found at auction is not a reliable proxy for original delivery — the 1980s service window covers most surviving 16750s and bracelet swaps were common.		Surviving examples wear both options. Matte Pepsi watches turn up on Jubilee more often than the glossy / black-bezel side; black and glossy-spider examples lean Oyster. Fitment as found at auction is not a reliable proxy for original delivery — the 1980s service window covers most surviving 16750s and bracelet swaps were common.

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Production ran approximately 1981 to 1988 across the dominant editorial reading. A specialist split surfaces on the launch year — some specialist sources push it back to 1979 or 1980. The earliest primary-document anchor ~~in the auction-house corpus~~ is a 27 April 1981 retailer receipt accompanying a documented full-set Bonhams lot in 2024. ~~Cataloged~~ examples dated 1980 surface in the auction record (Sotheby's 2020 lot 109), so the 1980 reading is not unsupported, but the bulk of ~~the corpus dates~~ examples 1981 onward.		Production ran approximately 1981 to 1988 across the dominant editorial reading. A specialist split surfaces on the launch year — some specialist sources push it back to 1979 or 1980. The earliest primary-document anchor is a 27 April 1981 retailer receipt accompanying a documented full-set Bonhams lot in 2024. Catalogued examples dated 1980 surface in the auction record (Sotheby's 2020 lot 109), so the 1980 reading is not unsupported, but the bulk of surviving examples date 1981 onward.

	No published Rolex production figure surfaces in the surveyed sources. The eight-year run versus the 1675's twenty-one years implies meaningfully smaller volume — collectors describe the 16750 as "particularly scarce" against the 1675, with matte-dial examples covering only roughly the first four to five years of the run.		No published Rolex production figure surfaces in the surveyed sources. The eight-year run versus the 1675's twenty-one years implies meaningfully smaller volume — collectors describe the 16750 as "particularly scarce" against the 1675, with matte-dial examples covering only roughly the first four to five years of the run.

Admin: 16750: rebuild from external research scout (16 sources). Production 1981-1988 (1979/1980 minority); 27 April 1981 receipt is earliest primary anchor. Cal 3075: 27j 28,800 vph 48hr free-sprung Microstella + Breguet overcoil hack quickset 28.5×6.2mm. Caller GMT mechanic preserved. Matte (~1981-85) → glossy WG-surround indices (~1986+); spider crazing on glossy lacquer. Pepsi + black factory only (NO Coke). 78360/580 + Jubilee 62510H/501. Omani Police Khanjar variant (Bonhams 2021 lot 68 GBP 70...

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16750: rebuild from external research scout (16 sources). Production 1981-1988 (1979/1980 minority); 27 April 1981 receipt is earliest primary anchor. Cal 3075: 27j 28,800 vph 48hr free-sprung Microstella + Breguet overcoil hack quickset 28.5×6.2mm. Caller GMT mechanic preserved. Matte (~1981-85) → glossy WG-surround indices (~1986+); spider crazing on glossy lacquer. Pepsi + black factory only (NO Coke). 78360/580 + Jubilee 62510H/501. Omani Police Khanjar variant (Bonhams 2021 lot 68 GBP 70...

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	<small>[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] → '''16750'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] -> '''16750'''</small>

	The [[Reference:16750\|16750]] is the bridge reference in the GMT-Master line. It keeps the acrylic crystal and the older linked-hand GMT logic, in which the 24-hour hand tracks the local hour hand rather than moving on its own, but adds the faster caliber 3075 and a quick-set date. The result is one of the most usable references in the family: still plainly vintage, much less of a chore to live with.		The [[Reference:16750\|16750]] is the bridge reference in the GMT-Master line. It keeps the acrylic crystal and the older linked-hand GMT logic, in which the 24-hour hand tracks the local hour hand rather than moving on its own, but adds the faster caliber 3075 and a quick-set date. The result is one of the most usable references in the family: still plainly vintage, much less of a chore to live with.
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	The changeover from matte to glossy is not a clean break. The practical reading is that 1984 sits in the overlap zone, so matte and glossy examples can coexist without anything being wrong.		The changeover from matte to glossy is not a clean break. The practical reading is that 1984 sits in the overlap zone, so matte and glossy examples can coexist without anything being wrong.

	Two ~~features inside the~~ glossy side ~~matter enough to name outright~~. ~~Some early~~ glossy dials omit the word Date above GMT-Master, and ~~some~~ later glossy dials develop the hairline cracking collectors call a spider dial.		Two glossy-side features are worth pulling out. Early glossy dials sometimes omit the word Date above GMT-Master, and later glossy dials sometimes develop the hairline cracking collectors call a spider dial.

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	Not every glossy dial becomes a spider dial, but the reference is closely associated with the pattern.		Not every glossy dial becomes a spider dial, but the reference is closely associated with the pattern.

	Spider on a 16750 means age cracks in the glossy lacquer, not a factory dial type. ~~The useful collector point is that~~ the effect ~~usually signals~~ an original ~~later glossy~~ dial ~~rather than~~ a replacement.		Spider on a 16750 means age cracks in the glossy lacquer, not a factory dial type. In practice the effect is a positive signal: an unspoiled original late dial, not a clean service replacement.

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	=== Service drift ===		=== Service drift ===

	One documented black-bezel 16750 carries a Swiss-only service dial, a later Rolex-supplied replacement marked only "Swiss" at the bottom without the "T SWISS T" tritium wording the original would have carried, together with a later service date wheel and a later bracelet. The watch is a cautionary example ~~rather than~~ a clean baseline, and it shows how quickly a 16750 can drift away from its delivered configuration.		One documented black-bezel 16750 carries a Swiss-only service dial, a later Rolex-supplied replacement marked only "Swiss" at the bottom without the "T SWISS T" tritium wording the original would have carried, together with a later service date wheel and a later bracelet. The watch is a cautionary example, not a clean baseline, and shows how quickly a 16750 can drift away from its delivered configuration.

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	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==

	The case is the familiar 40mm Oyster with crown guards, but the crystal is still acrylic. ~~That distinction~~ is the quickest ~~way to separate~~ the 16750 from ~~later~~ sapphire-era GMTs ~~when moving through the family~~.		The case is the familiar 40mm Oyster with crown guards, but the crystal is still acrylic. The acrylic is the quickest visual cue separating the 16750 from the sapphire-era GMTs that follow.

	The bezel palette is simpler than the later GMT-Master II run. Pepsi and plain black are the two standard branches.		The bezel palette is simpler than the later GMT-Master II run. Pepsi and plain black are the two standard branches.
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	=== Black-bezel service example ===		=== Black-bezel service example ===

	The black 16750 ~~among surviving examples~~ is ~~useful as~~ a realism check ~~rather~~ than a trophy piece. Black bezel, service dial, service date wheel, and a later bracelet all sit on ~~the same~~ watch.		The documented black 16750 in this group is a realism check more than a trophy piece. Black bezel, service dial, service date wheel, and a later bracelet all sit on one watch.

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	=== Glossy spider no-Date dial ===		=== Glossy spider no-Date dial ===

	This branch gives the later 16750 its own collector identity ~~rather than~~ leaving it as a 1675 successor. The combination of white-gold surrounds, omitted Date wording, and web-like lacquer cracking is the strongest surviving-watch signal of an original late-run dial. A redial or service dial rarely carries any of those traits in isolation, and almost never all three at once.		This branch is what gives the later 16750 its own collector identity instead of leaving it parked as a 1675 successor. The combination of white-gold surrounds, omitted Date wording, and web-like lacquer cracking is the strongest surviving-watch signal of an original late-run dial. A redial or service dial rarely carries any of those traits in isolation, and almost never all three at once.

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	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	The market record for the 16750 is still thin next to the 1675, but already enough to show the reference’s internal hierarchy. A matte Pepsi example ~~anchors~~ the transitional side, a black-bezel service example ~~anchors the cautionary side~~, and a glossy spider ~~example anchors~~ the later collector ~~side~~. ~~The available~~ evidence ~~remains dealer-led rather than auction-led~~.		The market record for the 16750 is still thin next to the 1675, but it is already enough to show the reference’s internal hierarchy. A matte Pepsi example carries the transitional side, the black-bezel service watch demonstrates how far an example can drift, and the glossy spider sits at the top of the later collector tier. Auction representation remains shallow; most of the surviving evidence comes from the trade.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==