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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''126710GRNR'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] -> '''126710GRNR'''</small>
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The [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] is the grey-and-black ceramic GMT — the “Bruce Wayne” or “Ghost” — that Rolex launched at Watches &amp; Wonders 2024 to fill the subdued-colour gap in the steel GMT-Master II line. The reference code reads as a colour: GRNR for ''gris-noir'', grey-black. Collectors who read it as green, on the assumption that Rolex designates insert colours by visible hue, misread it.
The 126710GRNR is the grey-and-black ceramic GMT — the “Bruce Wayne” or “Ghost” — that Rolex launched at Watches &amp; Wonders 2024 to fill the subdued-colour gap in the steel GMT-Master II line. GRNR abbreviates ''gris-noir'', grey-black. Collectors who take the GR for green, on the assumption that Rolex designates insert colours by visible hue, have the code backwards.


The release sits inside a broader GRNR family. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] and the yellow gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] had arrived the year before at Watches &amp; Wonders 2023. The [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] is the steel conclusion to that 2023-2024 two-step rollout.
The steel version closed a rollout the precious-metal references had opened. Rolex showed the Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] and its gold siblings at Watches &amp; Wonders 2023, and the steel followed a year later.


<span id="core-facts"></span>
<span id="core-facts"></span>
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== Core facts ==
== Core facts ==


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== Where it sits in the line ==
== Where it sits in the line ==


The 126710GRNR fills the subdued-colour slot in the steel GMT-Master II range. The blue-and-black [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman carries the cooler palette; the red-and-blue [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi carries the hot palette; the 126710GRNR sits between them as the restrained option. Fratello framed the launch as the answer to the void left by the 116710LN discontinuation in 2019 — the first single-colour-dominant Cerachrom GMT-Master II since the all-black five-year absence.
The 126710GRNR fills the subdued-colour slot in the steel GMT-Master II range. The blue-and-black [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman carries the cooler palette and the red-and-blue [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi the hot one, with the GRNR between them as the restrained option. It is also the first single-colour-dominant Cerachrom GMT-Master II since the all-black 116710LN left the catalogue in 2019, closing a five-year gap in the line.


Revolution’s “return of the subtle GMT” framing anchors the reference in its line position. Monochrome’s opinion-review-era reception split between the “too subtle / too boring” critique and the “great classic” defence; Time+Tide’s team was openly divided. The reference’s identity depends on viewing angle, in the literal sense — the grey half of the bezel only emerges in direct light, which made launch-week photography inconsistent and collector reception mixed.
Reception split on exactly that restraint, between a too-subtle critique and a great-classic defence, and Time+Tide’s team was openly divided. The disagreement traces to a physical property rather than to taste. The grey half of the bezel only emerges in direct light, so launch-week photography was inconsistent and the watch reviewers were describing was not always the same watch.


<span id="production-outline"></span>
<span id="production-outline"></span>
== Production outline ==
== Production outline ==


Watches &amp; Wonders 2024 launch on both Oyster (m126710grnr-0001) and Jubilee (m126710grnr-0002) from day one. Launch retail was USD 10,700 on Oyster and USD 10,900 on Jubilee, per Fratello and Monochrome. The reference remains in the current Rolex catalogue.
Rolex launched the reference at Watches &amp; Wonders 2024 on both bracelets from day one, the Oyster as m126710grnr-0001 and the Jubilee as m126710grnr-0002. Launch retail was USD 10,700 on Oyster and USD 10,900 on Jubilee. It remains in the current Rolex catalogue.


The GRNR family rollout sequence: 126719GRNR (white gold) and [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] (Rolesor) at Watches &amp; Wonders 2023, then the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] at Watches &amp; Wonders 2024. Fratello captures the two-stage timing; the yellow gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] sits alongside the other precious-metal variants in the same family.
The precious-metal GRNR references had arrived a year earlier, which makes the steel watch the second stage of a two-year rollout rather than the start of the family.


<span id="movement-notes"></span>
<span id="movement-notes"></span>
== Movement notes ==
== Movement notes ==


Caliber 3285 — the same movement shared across the modern GMT-Master II platform. Chronergy escapement, Parachrom blue hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers, 70-hour power reserve. Rolex certifies it to the Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 sec/day spec. Independently adjustable local hour hand; quickset date.
Caliber 3285, the movement shared across the modern GMT-Master II platform, with a Chronergy escapement, Parachrom blue hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers and a 70-hour power reserve. Rolex certifies it to the Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 sec/day standard. The local hour hand adjusts independently and the date quicksets.


No movement variation is documented between the GRNR siblings; the 3285 runs across the full current GMT-Master II line.
No movement variation is documented between the GRNR siblings. The 3285 runs across the full current GMT-Master II line without change.


<span id="dial-map"></span>
<span id="dial-map"></span>
== Dial map ==
== Dial map ==


Black lacquered dial with white gold applied Maxi markers and Chromalight lume. Two features distinguish the GRNR dial from the Batman and Pepsi dials: the green GMT hand and the green “GMT-MASTER II” text. Fratello’s Rolesor-vs-steel piece reads the green as a design-code callback to earlier GMT generations. aBlogtoWatch and SJX both call out the green-on-black colour as the key visual-identity choice — the grey bezel reads as black in most lighting, so the green accents carry the dial identity more than they do on the brighter Batman and Pepsi.
Black lacquered dial with white gold applied Maxi markers and Chromalight lume. The green GMT hand and the green “GMT-MASTER II” text are what separate the GRNR dial from the Batman and Pepsi, and both read as a design-code callback to earlier GMT generations. The green does more work here than on the brighter siblings. Because the grey bezel reads as black in most lighting, the accents carry the watch’s visual identity almost on their own.


No dial variants are documented. The same dial runs across the Oyster-bracelet -0001 and Jubilee-bracelet -0002 configurations.
No dial variants are documented, and the same dial runs on both the Oyster-bracelet -0001 and Jubilee-bracelet -0002 configurations.


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<span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==


The case is 40mm Oystersteel, approximately 11.9mm thick and 48mm lug-to-lug (Monochrome). Shared architecture with the 126710BLNR, 126710BLRO, and the left-handed 126720VTNR. Triplock crown, crown guards, 100m water resistance, sapphire crystal with Cyclops.
The case is 40mm Oystersteel, about 11.9mm thick and 48mm lug-to-lug, with a Triplock crown, crown guards, 100m water resistance and a sapphire crystal with Cyclops. The architecture is shared with the 126710BLNR, the 126710BLRO and the left-handed 126720VTNR.


The bezel is the reference’s defining feature. Grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom with platinum-PVD numerals. The grey half of the insert carries a noticeably different optical character from a painted or aluminum grey; it reads as near-black in indoor light and shifts toward warm grey in direct sun. Time+Tide’s Sydney-sunlight review captures the bezel behaviour most directly; Monochrome’s opinion piece builds the “photographs badly, wears well” argument around the same optical property.
The bezel is the reference’s defining feature: grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom with platinum-PVD numerals, the grey being the ''gris noir'' that gives the code its second half. That grey carries a noticeably different optical character from a painted or aluminum grey. It reads near-black in indoor light and shifts toward warm grey in direct sun, which is the whole basis of the “photographs badly, wears well” argument the watch attracted at launch.
 
Rolex describes the grey ceramic colouration as ''gris noir'', the French-language source of the GRNR code. Collectors who encounter the reference code in isolation often read GRNR as green-related; the correct parsing is GR = ''gris'', NR = ''noir''.


<span id="bracelets-end-links-clasps-and-packaging-notes"></span>
<span id="bracelets-end-links-clasps-and-packaging-notes"></span>
== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==
== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==


Both bracelets launched together. The Oyster -0001 fits a standard three-link Oyster with Oysterlock and Easylink. The Jubilee -0002 fits the five-link Jubilee with matching clasp furniture. SJX documents both at launch. Fratello’s Rolesor-vs-steel comparison adds that the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] is one of the non-precious-metal GMT-Master II references offered on Jubilee from the factory.
Both bracelets launched together. The Oyster -0001 takes the standard three-link Oyster with Oysterlock and Easylink, the Jubilee -0002 the five-link Jubilee with matching clasp furniture. The Oyster was the slightly cheaper of the two at launch and the more common sighting at authorised dealers through the first year of production. Putting a Jubilee on a steel Professional watch carries the same design-code reading as the 2018 Pepsi, a callback to the 1675-era configuration, and the 126710GRNR is one of the few non-precious-metal GMT-Master II references offered that way from the factory.


Standard Rolex presentation box and guarantee card fit the current-production modern format.
Standard Rolex presentation box and guarantee card, in the current-production modern format.


<span id="special-branches"></span>
<span id="special-branches"></span>
== Special branches ==
== Special branches ==
<span id="oyster-bracelet--0001-2024-present"></span>
=== Oyster-bracelet -0001 (2024-present) ===
The standard configuration; slightly less expensive than the Jubilee at launch. The more common sighting at authorised dealers through the first year of production.
<span id="jubilee-bracelet--0002-2024-present"></span>
=== Jubilee-bracelet -0002 (2024-present) ===
The five-link bracelet option. Carries the same design-code reading as the 2018 Pepsi: Jubilee on a steel Professional watch, an intentional callback to the 1675-era configuration.


<span id="nickname-branches-bruce-wayne-and-ghost"></span>
<span id="nickname-branches-bruce-wayne-and-ghost"></span>
=== Nickname branches: “Bruce Wayne” and “Ghost” ===
=== Nickname branches: “Bruce Wayne” and “Ghost” ===


Two nicknames circulate in enthusiast press. “Bruce Wayne” reads the watch as the off-duty or undercover version of the Batman, Bruce Wayne being Batman’s alter ego, and aBlogtoWatch and Monochrome both use the name. “Ghost” reads the grey bezel as the visual disappearance of the Batman’s blue half into near-invisibility; the name is less universal but appears in enthusiast coverage and collector discussion. Both names describe the same reference.
Two nicknames circulate, both for the same watch. “Bruce Wayne” reads it as the off-duty version of the Batman, Bruce Wayne being Batman’s alter ego, and that is the one the enthusiast press settled on. “Ghost” reads the grey bezel as the Batman’s blue half disappearing into near-invisibility; it turns up in collector discussion but never took hold as widely.


<span id="grnr-family-siblings"></span>
<span id="grnr-family-siblings"></span>
=== GRNR family siblings ===
=== GRNR family siblings ===


The 126710GRNR sits inside a broader GRNR range that includes the [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor (2023), the [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] yellow gold (2023), and the 126719GRNR white gold (2023). Fratello’s Rolesor-vs-steel piece positions the steel version as the stealthier option; the precious-metal variants carry the same grey-black ceramic and green-accent dial but in warmer case materials.
The broader GRNR range covers the [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor, the [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] yellow gold and the 126719GRNR white gold, all three from Watches &amp; Wonders 2023. They carry the same grey-black ceramic and green-accent dial in warmer case materials, which leaves the steel version as the stealthiest of the four.


<span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
<span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
== Historical market and auction record ==
== Historical market and auction record ==


No auction-house lot has appeared for the 126710GRNR in the current corpus. The reference is current production and most volume sits through authorised dealers and the immediate secondary market. Secondary-market pricing around launch ran modestly above retail; Time+Tide’s secondary-market coverage in the enthusiast press captured early premium pattern.
No auction-house lot has surfaced for the 126710GRNR. The reference is current production and too new for the major houses to have built the catalogue presence the Batman and Pepsi carry, so nearly all volume moves through authorised dealers and the immediate secondary market. Secondary-market pricing around launch ran modestly above retail.
 
== Related references ==
 
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|GMT-Master 126713GRNR]] — 2023–present
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|GMT-Master 126718GRNR]] — 2023–present
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master 126720VTNR]] — 2022–present
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master 126710BLNR]] — 2019–present
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]] — 2018–present
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master 126715CHNR]] — 2018–present


A provenance-grade auction specimen has yet to surface. The reference is too new to the market for the tier-1 auction houses to have built a catalogue presence comparable to the Batman or Pepsi.
See also the [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]].


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-in-steel-with-grey-black-bezel-specs-price/ Introducing: Rolex GMT Master II 126710GRNR Steel & Grey-Black bezel] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-in-steel-with-grey-black-bezel-specs-price/ Introducing: Rolex GMT Master II 126710GRNR Steel & Grey-Black bezel] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne-black-grey-opinion-review/ Opinion: The Rolex GMT-Master II Bruce Wayne isn't Boring, It's a Great Classic] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne-black-grey-opinion-review/ Opinion: The Rolex GMT-Master II Bruce Wayne isn't Boring, It's a Great Classic] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-introduces-the-stellar-gmt-master-ii-black-and-gray-in-stainless-steel/ Rolex Introduces The GMT-Master II Black And Gray In Stainless Steel] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-introduces-the-stellar-gmt-master-ii-black-and-gray-in-stainless-steel/ Rolex Introduces The GMT-Master II Black And Gray In Stainless Steel] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/sunday-morning-showdown-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-vs-116710ln/ Sunday Morning Showdown: Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR Vs. 116710LN] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/sunday-morning-showdown-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-vs-116710ln/ Sunday Morning Showdown: Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR Vs. 116710LN] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/sunday-morning-showdown-rolex-gmt-master-ii-black-and-gray-rolesor-126713grnr-vs-stainless-steel-126710grnr/ Sunday Morning Showdown: Rolex GMT-Master II Black And Gray Rolesor 126713GRNR Vs. Stainless Steel 126710GRNR] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/sunday-morning-showdown-rolex-gmt-master-ii-black-and-gray-rolesor-126713grnr-vs-stainless-steel-126710grnr/ Sunday Morning Showdown: Rolex GMT-Master II Black And Gray Rolesor 126713GRNR Vs. Stainless Steel 126710GRNR] — Fratello Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2024/05/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II Oystersteel Ref. 126710GRNR] — unknown, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2024/05/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II Oystersteel Ref. 126710GRNR] — SJX Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-hands-on/ Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR | HANDS ON] — Time+Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-hands-on/ Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR | HANDS ON] — Time+Tide
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne-watch-for-2024/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR Bruce Wayne Watch For 2024] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne-watch-for-2024/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR Bruce Wayne Watch For 2024] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.watchtime.com/brands/sports-watch/speaking-softly-rolex-updates-its-gmt-master-ii-at-watches-wonders-2024 Speaking Softly, Rolex Updates its GMT-Master II at Watches & Wonders 2024] — unknown, WatchTime
* [https://www.watchtime.com/brands/sports-watch/speaking-softly-rolex-updates-its-gmt-master-ii-at-watches-wonders-2024 Speaking Softly, Rolex Updates its GMT-Master II at Watches & Wonders 2024] — WatchTime
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-12670grnr-a-closer-look/ A Closer Look: The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR — The Return of the Subtle GMT] — unknown, Revolution
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-12670grnr-a-closer-look/ A Closer Look: The Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR — The Return of the Subtle GMT] — Revolution
* [https://www.officialwatches.com/blogs/articles/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR 'Bruce Wayne'] — Official Watches
* [https://www.officialwatches.com/blogs/articles/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710grnr-bruce-wayne Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR 'Bruce Wayne'] — Official Watches
* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126710grnr-0003 Rolex GMT-Master II watch: Oystersteel - m126710grnr-0003] — Rolex
* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126710grnr-0003 Rolex GMT-Master II watch: Oystersteel - m126710grnr-0003] — Rolex


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Latest revision as of 23:55, 9 August 2026


GMT-Master -> 126710GRNR

The 126710GRNR is the grey-and-black ceramic GMT — the “Bruce Wayne” or “Ghost” — that Rolex launched at Watches & Wonders 2024 to fill the subdued-colour gap in the steel GMT-Master II line. GRNR abbreviates gris-noir, grey-black. Collectors who take the GR for green, on the assumption that Rolex designates insert colours by visible hue, have the code backwards.

The steel version closed a rollout the precious-metal references had opened. Rolex showed the Rolesor 126713GRNR and its gold siblings at Watches & Wonders 2023, and the steel followed a year later.

Steel GMT, grey-and-black Cerachrom
Steel GMT, grey-and-black Cerachrom

Core facts

detail value
reference 126710GRNR
family GMT-Master II
production 2024-present
movement caliber 3285
case 40mm Oystersteel, approximately 11.9mm thick, 48mm lug-to-lug
crystal sapphire with Cyclops
water resistance 100m
bezel two-colour grey-and-black Cerachrom, platinum-PVD numerals
bracelet Oyster (-0001) or Jubilee (-0002) at launch
dial black lacquer, white gold markers, green GMT hand and green “GMT-MASTER II” text
key identity steel ceramic GRNR, subdued-palette companion to the Batman and Pepsi

Where it sits in the line

The 126710GRNR fills the subdued-colour slot in the steel GMT-Master II range. The blue-and-black 126710BLNR Batman carries the cooler palette and the red-and-blue 126710BLRO Pepsi the hot one, with the GRNR between them as the restrained option. It is also the first single-colour-dominant Cerachrom GMT-Master II since the all-black 116710LN left the catalogue in 2019, closing a five-year gap in the line.

Reception split on exactly that restraint, between a too-subtle critique and a great-classic defence, and Time+Tide’s team was openly divided. The disagreement traces to a physical property rather than to taste. The grey half of the bezel only emerges in direct light, so launch-week photography was inconsistent and the watch reviewers were describing was not always the same watch.

Production outline

Rolex launched the reference at Watches & Wonders 2024 on both bracelets from day one, the Oyster as m126710grnr-0001 and the Jubilee as m126710grnr-0002. Launch retail was USD 10,700 on Oyster and USD 10,900 on Jubilee. It remains in the current Rolex catalogue.

The precious-metal GRNR references had arrived a year earlier, which makes the steel watch the second stage of a two-year rollout rather than the start of the family.

Movement notes

Caliber 3285, the movement shared across the modern GMT-Master II platform, with a Chronergy escapement, Parachrom blue hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers and a 70-hour power reserve. Rolex certifies it to the Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 sec/day standard. The local hour hand adjusts independently and the date quicksets.

No movement variation is documented between the GRNR siblings. The 3285 runs across the full current GMT-Master II line without change.

Dial map

Black lacquered dial with white gold applied Maxi markers and Chromalight lume. The green GMT hand and the green “GMT-MASTER II” text are what separate the GRNR dial from the Batman and Pepsi, and both read as a design-code callback to earlier GMT generations. The green does more work here than on the brighter siblings. Because the grey bezel reads as black in most lighting, the accents carry the watch’s visual identity almost on their own.

No dial variants are documented, and the same dial runs on both the Oyster-bracelet -0001 and Jubilee-bracelet -0002 configurations.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

The case is 40mm Oystersteel, about 11.9mm thick and 48mm lug-to-lug, with a Triplock crown, crown guards, 100m water resistance and a sapphire crystal with Cyclops. The architecture is shared with the 126710BLNR, the 126710BLRO and the left-handed 126720VTNR.

The bezel is the reference’s defining feature: grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom with platinum-PVD numerals, the grey being the gris noir that gives the code its second half. That grey carries a noticeably different optical character from a painted or aluminum grey. It reads near-black in indoor light and shifts toward warm grey in direct sun, which is the whole basis of the “photographs badly, wears well” argument the watch attracted at launch.

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

Both bracelets launched together. The Oyster -0001 takes the standard three-link Oyster with Oysterlock and Easylink, the Jubilee -0002 the five-link Jubilee with matching clasp furniture. The Oyster was the slightly cheaper of the two at launch and the more common sighting at authorised dealers through the first year of production. Putting a Jubilee on a steel Professional watch carries the same design-code reading as the 2018 Pepsi, a callback to the 1675-era configuration, and the 126710GRNR is one of the few non-precious-metal GMT-Master II references offered that way from the factory.

Standard Rolex presentation box and guarantee card, in the current-production modern format.

Special branches

Nickname branches: “Bruce Wayne” and “Ghost”

Two nicknames circulate, both for the same watch. “Bruce Wayne” reads it as the off-duty version of the Batman, Bruce Wayne being Batman’s alter ego, and that is the one the enthusiast press settled on. “Ghost” reads the grey bezel as the Batman’s blue half disappearing into near-invisibility; it turns up in collector discussion but never took hold as widely.

GRNR family siblings

The broader GRNR range covers the 126713GRNR Rolesor, the 126718GRNR yellow gold and the 126719GRNR white gold, all three from Watches & Wonders 2023. They carry the same grey-black ceramic and green-accent dial in warmer case materials, which leaves the steel version as the stealthiest of the four.

Historical market and auction record

No auction-house lot has surfaced for the 126710GRNR. The reference is current production and too new for the major houses to have built the catalogue presence the Batman and Pepsi carry, so nearly all volume moves through authorised dealers and the immediate secondary market. Secondary-market pricing around launch ran modestly above retail.

Related references

See also the GMT-Master family index, movement reference, bracelet & clasp guide, and serial numbers by year.

Sources

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