Rolex GMT-Master II 116718 - Unboxing the 18K Yellow Gold Green Face | Bob's Watches

Welcome back to another installment of What’s in The Box? Today, Ripley is unboxing a gold GMT Master II 116718 with a stunning green dial. Shop Pre-Owned Rolex: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex/ Browse our entire collection of certified pre-owned Rolex GMT Master II watches, including the handsome yellow gold and anniversary dial ref. 116718 featured in this video: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-1.html Rolex invented the GMT Master in 1954, outfitting early models with a 4th hand and a bi-directional 24-hour bezel. The idea was that the wearer could keep local time set on the centrally-mounted hands and read home time against the bezel via the extra hand. Initially, the GMT hand did not operate independently of the other hands, only allowing the wearer to read up to two time zones at once. However, that all changed in the 1980s when the GMT Master II hit the market. The GMT hand became independent, allowing the wearer to read up to three time zones simultaneously. The star of today’s video, reference 116718, didn’t come to market until decades later, in the mid-2000s. It belonged to the first generation of 6-digit GMT’s, complete with a new and improved movement with a smoother hour hand, an anti-reflective Cyclops lens over the date, a Maxi dial with larger hour markers and Mercedes hands, and a new case and bracelet. This generation was also, notably, the first to feature what many Rolex enthusiasts refer to as the “Super Case.” It features large