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	===Launch — Baselworld March 2007===		===Launch — Baselworld March 2007===

	Rolex revives the Milgauss at Baselworld 2007 with three variants: the white-dial clear-crystal 116400-0002, the black-dial clear-crystal 116400-0001, and the black-dial green-crystal 116400GV-0001 (Z-Black). The launch ~~coincides with~~ CERN ~~completing the Large Hadron Collider~~, and Rolex sends pre-production 116400 examples to CERN for testing, a deliberate echo of the original 6541 development brief. The 2007 anniversary year frames the green crystal as the 50th-anniversary signal even though the 116400 is positioned as a continuous catalogue revival rather than a limited-edition release. Launch retail was USD 6,200.		Rolex revives the Milgauss at Baselworld 2007 with three variants: the white-dial clear-crystal 116400-0002, the black-dial clear-crystal 116400-0001, and the black-dial green-crystal 116400GV-0001 (Z-Black). The launch landed during the LHC commissioning period at CERN, before first beam in September 2008., and Rolex sends pre-production 116400 examples to CERN for testing, a deliberate echo of the original 6541 development brief. The 2007 anniversary year frames the green crystal as the 50th-anniversary signal even though the 116400 is positioned as a continuous catalogue revival rather than a limited-edition release. Launch retail was USD 6,200.

	===Sub-reference cutoff (c. 2013 to 2014)===		===Sub-reference cutoff (c. 2013 to 2014)===
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	Caliber 3131 is a 28.5mm time-only chronometer movement running 31 jewels at 28,800 vph (4 Hz), with bidirectional rotor winding and roughly a 48-hour power reserve. It hacks; the crown winds clockwise only. The hairspring is Parachrom Blu (paramagnetic niobium-zirconium alloy), and the rest of the movement leans on amagnetic material choices in the escapement, screws, and mainplate components. Earliest production carries Kif shock protection; later examples use Paraflex. No date wheel, no quickset, COSC chronometer certified.		Caliber 3131 is a 28.5mm time-only chronometer movement running 31 jewels at 28,800 vph (4 Hz), with bidirectional rotor winding and roughly a 48-hour power reserve. It hacks; the crown winds clockwise only. The hairspring is Parachrom Blu (paramagnetic niobium-zirconium alloy), and the rest of the movement leans on amagnetic material choices in the escapement, screws, and mainplate components. Earliest production carries Kif shock protection; later examples use Paraflex. No date wheel, no quickset, COSC chronometer certified.

	The 3131 is the time-only sister of cal 3135. Same architecture, no date wheel, no quickset. It differs from the cal 3130 (in the 14060M Submariner no-date and 114270 Explorer) primarily through the Parachrom hairspring and amagnetic material choices, and from the cal 3132 (Explorer 214270) by retaining Kif rather than Paraflex on earliest production. The same cal 3131 is fitted to the 116900 Air-King ~~between~~ 2016 ~~and 2019 before~~ that ~~watch moves to~~ cal 3230.		The 3131 is the time-only sister of cal 3135. Same architecture, no date wheel, no quickset. It differs from the cal 3130 (in the 14060M Submariner no-date and 114270 Explorer) primarily through the Parachrom hairspring and amagnetic material choices, and from the cal 3132 (Explorer 214270) by retaining Kif rather than Paraflex on earliest production. The same cal. 3131 is fitted to the 116900 Air-King from 2016 until that reference is replaced by the 126900 with cal. 3230 in 2022.

	~~One~~ specification ~~worth flagging: the 116400~~ never ~~carried the~~ post-2015 Superlative Chronometer ±2 seconds ~~per~~ day ~~certification. It stays at the pre~~-~~2015 COSC ±4 / +6 standard across its entire production run~~.		Early 116400 production belongs to the COSC-era specification; later production should not be described as never carrying Rolex's post-2015 Superlative Chronometer ±2 seconds/day standard without a stronger Rolex-primary source.

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	~~Triplock~~ screw-down ~~with three internal gaskets~~. ~~Modern sport~~-~~line crown~~ architecture~~, not~~ the ~~smaller Twinlock the vintage Milgauss line~~ used.		Twinlock screw-down crown. The 116400 keeps the 100m Oyster-case water-resistance architecture rather than adopting the Triplock crown used on several other modern Professional models.

	===Crystal — two variants===		===Crystal — two variants===
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	The rehaut and random-serial transition lands during the 116400 production. The market sees ~~pre-rehaut~~ M, V, and G-serial examples (marginally collectible to some buyers as the "older Milgauss" cohort) and post-2010 scrambled-serial examples in roughly equal supply for the GV variants. The 116400-specific cutover month within the broader Rolex 2010 transition is not surfaced in published research.		The rehaut and random-serial transition lands during the 116400 production. The market sees sequential M, V, and G-prefix examples before the random-serial transition, followed by scrambled-serial examples from around 2010 onward. (marginally collectible to some buyers as the "older Milgauss" cohort) and post-2010 scrambled-serial examples in roughly equal supply for the GV variants. The 116400-specific cutover month within the broader Rolex 2010 transition is not surfaced in published research.

	==Market — 2025 to 2026 bands==		==Market — 2025 to 2026 bands==

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	===Z-Blue launch — Baselworld March 2014===		===Z-Blue launch — Baselworld March 2014===
			[[File:Ref 116400 zblue dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue dial — electric-blue sunburst under the Glace Verte green sapphire crystal. Orange lightning-bolt seconds hand and orange MILGAUSS text at 12 are the signature accents.\|116400GV Z-Blue — the 2014 introduction. Electric-blue sunburst dial against the Glace Verte green sapphire crystal. The only blue dial ever in the Milgauss line.]]


	The 116400GV-0002 Z-Blue replaces the discontinued non-GV black in the catalogue. Electric blue sunburst lacquer pigmented with zirconium (hence "Z"), under the green Glace Verte crystal — the dial reads aqua/turquoise through the green tint, shifting from deep blue to aqua-blue with green reflections depending on light angle. Retail jumps to USD 8,200.		The 116400GV-0002 Z-Blue replaces the discontinued non-GV black in the catalogue. Electric blue sunburst lacquer pigmented with zirconium (hence "Z"), under the green Glace Verte crystal — the dial reads aqua/turquoise through the green tint, shifting from deep blue to aqua-blue with green reflections depending on light angle. Retail jumps to USD 8,200.

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	~~[[File:Ref~~ 116400 ~~hero~~.~~webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=~~Rolex ~~Milgauss 116400GV Z~~-~~Blue — electric-blue zirconium~~-~~sunburst lacquer under~~ the ~~Glace Verte~~ sapphire crystal, the ~~only colored crystal Rolex~~ has ever ~~produced. Image via Monochrome~~.~~\|Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z~~-~~Blue~~ — ~~electric~~-~~blue zirconium~~-~~sunburst lacquer under~~ the Glace Verte sapphire ~~crystal,~~ the ~~only colored crystal~~ Rolex has ~~ever produced. Image via Monochrome~~.]]		The 116400 is the Milgauss revival. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld March 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 production end and at the fiftieth anniversary of the 1956 6541 catalog launch. The brief inverts the 1019's: where the 1019 stripped the 6541's signatures for a dress-coded antimagnetic Oyster, the 116400 revives the lightning-bolt seconds hand and adds the green sapphire crystal that only the Milgauss line has ever worn. Four sub-references run across sixteen years — two with clear sapphire crystals (white dial 116400-0002 and black dial 116400-0001) and two with the Glace Verte green-tinted sapphire (Z-Black 116400GV-0001 and the 2014 Z-Blue 116400GV-0002). The line ends at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 with the 116400GV discontinuation. Rolex has not announced a Milgauss successor.

	~~The~~ 116400 ~~is the Milgauss revival~~. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld March 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 production end and at the fiftieth anniversary of the 1956 6541 catalog launch. The brief inverts the 1019's: where the 1019 stripped the 6541's signatures for a dress-~~coded antimagnetic Oyster, the 116400 revives the lightning~~-~~bolt seconds hand and adds~~ the ~~green~~ sapphire crystal ~~that~~ only ~~the Milgauss line~~ has ever ~~worn~~. ~~Four sub~~-~~references run across sixteen years~~ — ~~two with clear sapphire crystals (white dial 116400~~-~~0002 and black dial 116400~~-~~0001) and two with~~ the Glace Verte ~~green-tinted~~ sapphire ~~(Z-Black 116400GV-0001 and~~ the ~~2014 Z-Blue 116400GV-0002). The line ends at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 with the 116400GV discontinuation.~~ Rolex has ~~not announced a Milgauss successor~~.		[[File:Ref 116400 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.]]

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

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			[[File:Ref 116400 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.]]

	The 116400 is the Milgauss revival. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld March 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 production end and at the fiftieth anniversary of the 1956 6541 catalog launch. The brief inverts the 1019's: where the 1019 stripped the 6541's signatures for a dress-coded antimagnetic Oyster, the 116400 revives the lightning-bolt seconds hand and adds the green sapphire crystal that only the Milgauss line has ever worn. Four sub-references run across sixteen years — two with clear sapphire crystals (white dial 116400-0002 and black dial 116400-0001) and two with the Glace Verte green-tinted sapphire (Z-Black 116400GV-0001 and the 2014 Z-Blue 116400GV-0002). The line ends at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 with the 116400GV discontinuation. Rolex has not announced a Milgauss successor.		The 116400 is the Milgauss revival. Rolex unveiled it at Baselworld March 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 production end and at the fiftieth anniversary of the 1956 6541 catalog launch. The brief inverts the 1019's: where the 1019 stripped the 6541's signatures for a dress-coded antimagnetic Oyster, the 116400 revives the lightning-bolt seconds hand and adds the green sapphire crystal that only the Milgauss line has ever worn. Four sub-references run across sixteen years — two with clear sapphire crystals (white dial 116400-0002 and black dial 116400-0001) and two with the Glace Verte green-tinted sapphire (Z-Black 116400GV-0001 and the 2014 Z-Blue 116400GV-0002). The line ends at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023 with the 116400GV discontinuation. Rolex has not announced a Milgauss successor.

	[[File:Ref 116400 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer under the Glace Verte sapphire crystal, the only colored crystal Rolex has ever produced. Image via Monochrome.]]

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