ROLEX GMT MASTER II CERAMIC REF:116710LN

Since today is my Dad's Birthday, I am gonna talk about his watch.
This is my Dad's "upgraded" watch.
I think this is THE watch that will stay with my Dad for a long long time.

The Rolex GMT Master II Ceramic Ref:116710LN
This watch can be considered an upgrade as almost everything is new except for the movement, which is the same Caliber 3186 as found in his previous watch the Explorer II Ref:16570.

1st thing that you will notice is the new squarish thicker lugs case called the Maxi Case.

Comparing this case with the Submariner Ceramic's Maxi case, I prefer this one as the caseback is flatter and the watch sits snugly on the wrist.
Due to the Maxi Case, the watch wears bigger than the 40mm case size suggests.

And with the maxi case of course comes with Maxi Hands and Maxi Dial.
The white gold hands are thicker, with more luminova and the same goes for the dial, white gold applied markers are also bigger which makes legibility easy for my Dad's aging eyes.

The Ceramic bezel insert is also very nice.
For this bezel, the fonts are carved into the ceramic and the cavity is filled with platinum dust.
Rolex choose to use Ceramic for the bezel insert as it is scratchproof and also the colour and fonts are not prone to fading.
Rolex purists find this not much to their liking as faded bezels or tropical bezels somehow adds to the character of a watch after prolonged use.

Depending on the lighting conditions, it sometimes carry a greyish tone and sometimes looks pure black.

One thing I like about this watch is that it uses the bigger Rolex Triple Lock crown... but water resistance is rated at 100m only due to the thinner caseback. More fitting for this watch as a smaller crown wouldn't be balanced.

The bracelet is also another improvement.
It still the Rolex Oyster style bracelet but this time, the links are all solid. Which I believe will make stretching bracelets a thing of the past.
One thing that most people disliked is the polished center links.
I for one feel that it is nice as it lends a more classy and elegant look to the watch.
Let the Submariner be the tool watch.

The new clasp is also vastly improved.
Complicated construction but works like a charm.
It still retains the flip lock mechanism that is synonymous with Rolex.

Another new feature with the bracelet is the easylink extension.
During warm days when the wrist expands, you can extend the bracelet for 5mm without any tools.

The dial is of course very nice to look at... everything have been upsized slightly but still looks proportionate to the watch.
A dash of Green (Rolex's Official Colour) blends in and does not look out of place.
The underside of the cyclops have now been treated with anti-reflective coating and it does make for an easier reading of the date.

Overall, I really like this watch... and so does my Dad.
Not being a WIS like me, my Dad do not like many watches and wearing each one on rotation.
To him, one good watch is all he needs to wear 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
And this is the "one good watch"