Hey Shaun

Not to say they don't exist but I have not seen original 1-24 that are glossy only matt versions. Both the 1-24 and the original 2-24 on early Mk1/mk2 (no lume) bezels from my records are only matt finish. I love both of these bezels and they are super rare, more common is the later 2-24 bezel with lume, which I suspect was fitted either on later mk3 (maybe possibly on mk2) 1163 GMTs or at sevice.

Never say never though, right?!

R

: Really nice watch Darren

: It's interesting that the bezel, which looks to me 100% original,
: has a bright "pepsi" style blue and reds, with a
: metallic sheen. There are other versions of the 1163 GMT which
: have a more dull (slightly matte?) dark blue and dull red bezel.

: I believe there were two versions of the bezel on the GMT, the dull
: style (perhaps earlier, as this is shown in the early catalogs)
: and the slightly later (but still 1st execution) more metallic
: and glossy "pepsi" style bezel - much closer to the
: previous Autavia GMT - the 2446 C. I've mainly noticed this
: effect on the 1-2-3-...23-24 bezels, but David's 1163 GMT with
: the 2-4-6-8 bezel also looks quite metallic/glossy.

: Anybody else seen these variations?