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

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	The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the all-yellow-gold GMT-Master — the 18K case-and-bracelet variant of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] in the same five-digit production window. Same caliber 3075, same caller-GMT mechanic, same 40mm Oyster case architecture, same Pepsi-or-black bezel logic — but the 16758 is the first GMT-Master fitted with a sapphire crystal from launch. Production span 1979 / 1980 / 1981 to 1988 (sources disagree on the launch year). The reference is the early-1980s pivot point where Rolex moved sports tool watches into gem-set Cellini-buyer territory: black-on-Jubilee at the everyday end, champagne serti dials with rubies and diamonds in the middle, and the SARU sapphire-and-ruby bezel for Sultan-of-Oman commissions at the apex.		The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the all-yellow-gold GMT-Master — the 18K case-and-bracelet variant of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] in the same five-digit production window. Same caliber 3075, same caller-GMT mechanic, same 40mm Oyster case architecture, same Pepsi-or-black bezel logic — but the 16758 is the first GMT-Master fitted with a sapphire crystal from launch. Production span 1979 / 1980 / 1981 to 1988 (sources disagree on the launch year). The reference is the early-1980s pivot point where Rolex moved sports tool watches into gem-set Cellini-buyer territory: black-on-Jubilee at the everyday end, champagne serti dials with rubies and diamonds in the middle, and the SARU sapphire-and-ruby bezel for Sultan-of-Oman commissions at the apex.

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	* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-saru-saga-gem-set-gmt-master-story-from-saru-to-bruce-wayne/ The SARU Saga: Gem-Set GMT-Master Story] (Revolution Watch)		* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-saru-saga-gem-set-gmt-master-story-from-saru-to-bruce-wayne/ The SARU Saga: Gem-Set GMT-Master Story] (Revolution Watch)
	* [https://thekeystone.com/blogs/passingtime/saru-16758 Featured: Original SARU GMT-Master Ref. 16758] (The Keystone Watches)		* [https://thekeystone.com/blogs/passingtime/saru-16758 Featured: Original SARU GMT-Master Ref. 16758] (The Keystone Watches)
	* [https://www.the1916company.com/in-focus/featured/champagne-serti-rolex-16758/ Champagne Serti Rolex 16758 In Focus] ~~(The 1916 Company)~~		* [https://www.the1916company.com/in-focus/featured/champagne-serti-rolex-16758/ Champagne Serti Rolex 16758 In Focus]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-the-drivers-collection/rolex-gmt-master-ref-16758-a-yellow-gold Rolex GMT-Master Ref. 16758 c.1981 — Sotheby's Driver's Collection lot 8] (Sotheby's, 2019)		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-the-drivers-collection/rolex-gmt-master-ref-16758-a-yellow-gold Rolex GMT-Master Ref. 16758 c.1981 — Sotheby's Driver's Collection lot 8] (Sotheby's, 2019)
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/important-watches-ge1804/lot.15.html Reference 16758 GMT-Master c.1984 brown nipple — Sotheby's Important Watches GE1804 lot 15] (Sotheby's, 2018)		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/important-watches-ge1804/lot.15.html Reference 16758 GMT-Master c.1984 brown nipple — Sotheby's Important Watches GE1804 lot 15] (Sotheby's, 2018)

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	=== Early matte phase ===		=== Early matte phase ===

	VRFM identifies the earliest 16758 dials as matte carryovers from the 1675/8 era — hard to distinguish from a 16753 dial without back-of-bezel clues. The matte phase is short and confined to the very front of the production run. Documented examples are rare in ~~the auction~~-house ~~corpus~~; most early 16758 examples already wear the glossy mid-1980s configuration.		VRFM identifies the earliest 16758 dials as matte carryovers from the 1675/8 era — hard to distinguish from a 16753 dial without back-of-bezel clues. The matte phase is short and confined to the very front of the production run. Documented examples are rare in major-house lots; most early 16758 examples already wear the glossy mid-1980s configuration.

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	=== Middle glossy sunburst phase ===		=== Middle glossy sunburst phase ===

	The dominant configuration across the ~~corpus~~. Glossy sunburst lacquer over the gold substrate, prone to tropical / honey patination on the brown variant. Most "wow" 16758 dials at auction sit in this phase. The Sotheby's 2018 GE1804 lot 15 (circa 1984 brown nipple) and the Sotheby's 2019 Driver's Collection lot 8 (circa 1981, serial 7,092,867, black nipple) both anchor the middle-glossy phase.		The dominant configuration across the auction record. Glossy sunburst lacquer over the gold substrate, prone to tropical / honey patination on the brown variant. Most "wow" 16758 dials at auction sit in this phase. The Sotheby's 2018 GE1804 lot 15 (circa 1984 brown nipple) and the Sotheby's 2019 Driver's Collection lot 8 (circa 1981, serial 7,092,867, black nipple) both anchor the middle-glossy phase.

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	== Movement notes ==		== Movement notes ==

	Caliber 3075 is the same automatic carried over from the 16750 and 16753: 27 jewels, 28,800 vph, 48–50-hour reserve, free-sprung Microstella balance with Breguet overcoil, hacking seconds, quickset date. No 16758-specific tuning surfaces in any ~~consulted~~ source. The caliber retains the linked-hand caller-GMT mechanic — the 24-hour hand cannot be set independent of the local hour hand on the 16758. Independent local hour arrived only with caliber 3085 in the 16760 (1983) and the 16713 (1989). Service-era movement swaps from caliber 3075 to caliber 3175 are documented across the family; a 3175 in a 16758 case is a service replacement.		Caliber 3075 is the same automatic carried over from the 16750 and 16753: 27 jewels, 28,800 vph, 48–50-hour reserve, free-sprung Microstella balance with Breguet overcoil, hacking seconds, quickset date. No 16758-specific tuning surfaces in any published source. The caliber retains the linked-hand caller-GMT mechanic — the 24-hour hand cannot be set independent of the local hour hand on the 16758. Independent local hour arrived only with caliber 3085 in the 16760 (1983) and the 16713 (1989). Service-era movement swaps from caliber 3075 to caliber 3175 are documented across the family; a 3175 in a 16758 case is a service replacement.

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	Two factory 18K bracelet configurations on the regular 16758:		Two factory 18K bracelet configurations on the regular 16758:
	* '''18K Jubilee 8386''' with hidden-clasp ("Super Jubilee") — the most-documented combination across ~~the surveyed corpus~~. Five-link Jubilee in solid yellow gold with the slim hidden folding clasp.		* '''18K Jubilee 8386''' with hidden-clasp ("Super Jubilee") — the most-documented combination across documented examples. Five-link Jubilee in solid yellow gold with the slim hidden folding clasp.
	* '''18K Oyster 8385''' — three-link, less frequent. Phillips Hong Kong XI 2020 lot 1016 carries the Oyster configuration on a black-dial example.		* '''18K Oyster 8385''' — three-link, less frequent. Phillips Hong Kong XI 2020 lot 1016 carries the Oyster configuration on a black-dial example.

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	The 16758 SARU is the apex variant — and one of the rarest of all GMT-Masters. The bezel alternates sapphires (blue, upper half) and rubies (red, lower half) with diamond hour batons; the dial replaces the standard nipple markers with diamond hour markers; the bracelet is a diamond-set Presidential. Production estimate sits at fewer than 36 examples per the specialist record — the only documented production figure for any 16758 sub-variant.		The 16758 SARU is the apex variant — and one of the rarest of all GMT-Masters. The bezel alternates sapphires (blue, upper half) and rubies (red, lower half) with diamond hour batons; the dial replaces the standard nipple markers with diamond hour markers; the bracelet is a diamond-set Presidential. Production estimate sits at fewer than 36 examples per the specialist record — the only documented production figure for any 16758 sub-variant.

	The Sultanate-of-Oman commission is the documented provenance for at least one SARU example with Khanjar caseback engraving. Phillips Geneva XII (November 2020) lot 106 carries case 8,510,585, movement 1,100,222, full set, ~~hammer CHF 256,250~~ against estimate CHF 180,000–280,000. Phillips Winning Icons (2017) sold a SARU at USD 240,000 — the public-market benchmark for the variant. Christie's Keystone Collection (2020) lot 224 carried a USD 280,000–320,000 estimate.		The Sultanate-of-Oman commission is the documented provenance for at least one SARU example with Khanjar caseback engraving. Phillips Geneva XII (November 2020) lot 106 carries case 8,510,585, movement 1,100,222, full set, against estimate CHF 180,000–280,000. Phillips Winning Icons (2017) sold a SARU at USD 240,000 — the public-market benchmark for the variant. Christie's Keystone Collection (2020) lot 224 carried a USD 280,000–320,000 estimate.

	The SARU shares the 16758 reference number with the regular gold GMT-Master, which has led some collector commentary to read the SARU as service-component-on-production-watch rather than as a separate factory commission. The corpus consensus reads the SARU as a factory production line — the Sultanate-of-Oman provenance and the consistent dial / bezel / bracelet specification across the surviving examples support that read.		The SARU shares the 16758 reference number with the regular gold GMT-Master, which has led some collector commentary to read the SARU as service-component-on-production-watch rather than as a separate factory commission. The corpus consensus reads the SARU as a factory production line — the Sultanate-of-Oman provenance and the consistent dial / bezel / bracelet specification across the surviving examples support that read.

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	The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the all-yellow-gold GMT-Master — the 18K case-and-bracelet variant of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] in the same five-digit production window. Same caliber 3075, same caller-GMT mechanic, same 40mm Oyster case architecture, same Pepsi-or-black bezel logic — but the 16758 is the first GMT-Master fitted with a sapphire crystal from launch. Production span 1979 / 1980 / 1981 to 1988 (sources disagree on the launch year). The reference is the early-1980s pivot point where Rolex moved sports tool watches into gem-set Cellini-buyer territory: black-on-Jubilee at the everyday end, champagne serti dials with rubies and diamonds in the middle, and the SARU sapphire-and-ruby bezel for Sultan-of-Oman commissions at the apex~~. Phillips Geneva XII 2020 lot 106 hammered at CHF 256,250 for a Sultanate-of-Oman SARU~~.		The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the all-yellow-gold GMT-Master — the 18K case-and-bracelet variant of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] in the same five-digit production window. Same caliber 3075, same caller-GMT mechanic, same 40mm Oyster case architecture, same Pepsi-or-black bezel logic — but the 16758 is the first GMT-Master fitted with a sapphire crystal from launch. Production span 1979 / 1980 / 1981 to 1988 (sources disagree on the launch year). The reference is the early-1980s pivot point where Rolex moved sports tool watches into gem-set Cellini-buyer territory: black-on-Jubilee at the everyday end, champagne serti dials with rubies and diamonds in the middle, and the SARU sapphire-and-ruby bezel for Sultan-of-Oman commissions at the apex.

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Admin: 16758 yellow gold rebuild from external research scout (17 sources). Production launch contested 1979/1980/1981 (capture all three); end 1988 unanimous. SARU sub-variant <36 examples. Sapphire crystal from launch — 16758 is first GMT-Master with factory sapphire (vs acrylic 1675/8, 16750, 16753). Cal 3075 same as 16750/16753 — no 16758-specific tuning. Three dial sub-generations: early matte / mid-1980s glossy sunburst / late gold-surround nipple. Dial colours: black nipple, brown sunburst ni...

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16758 yellow gold rebuild from external research scout (17 sources). Production launch contested 1979/1980/1981 (capture all three); end 1988 unanimous. SARU sub-variant <36 examples. Sapphire crystal from launch — 16758 is first GMT-Master with factory sapphire (vs acrylic 1675/8, 16750, 16753). Cal 3075 same as 16750/16753 — no 16758-specific tuning. Three dial sub-generations: early matte / mid-1980s glossy sunburst / late gold-surround nipple. Dial colours: black nipple, brown sunburst ni...

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	<small>[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] → '''16758'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] -> '''16758'''</small>

	The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] generation. It keeps the older linked-hand GMT logic, adds the quick-set date through caliber 3075, and moves the gold GMT line into the five-digit era without yet becoming a GMT-Master II. The watch still looks back toward the 1675/8, but it already points toward the [[Reference:16718\|16718]] that would follow.		The [[Reference:16758\|16758]] is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master of the [[Reference:16750\|16750]] generation. It keeps the older linked-hand GMT logic, adds the quick-set date through caliber 3075, and moves the gold GMT line into the five-digit era without yet becoming a GMT-Master II. The watch still looks back toward the 1675/8, but it already points toward the [[Reference:16718\|16718]] that would follow.