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The 6-digit family is the current GMT-Master II generation, running from the 2018 reset through to today's catalogue. It starts with the steel Pepsi [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] and the Root Beer pair in 2018, adds the Jubilee Batman in 2019, the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] in 2022, the yellow-gold GRNR pair in 2023, the steel GRNR in 2024, and the Tiger Iron stone dials in 2025.


The 6-digit generation is the current Rolex GMT-Master II catalogue and the direct predecessors of current references. It opens in 2018 at Baselworld with the steel Pepsi [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] and the Rootbeer pair [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] / [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]], gets the Batman [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] a year later, then expands through the 2020s with the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] Destro, the 2023 yellow-gold return through the GRNR family, the steel GRNR Bruce Wayne in 2024, and the Tiger Iron stone-dial variants in 2025.
The platform is simple: caliber 3285, a slimmer 40mm case than the Super Case, and a two-colour Cerachrom catalogue that now runs across five colourways.
 
The generation sits on one platform. Caliber 3285, 40mm Oystersteel or precious-metal Oyster case with narrower lugs than the Super Case that came before it, and a bezel catalogue that now runs across five two-colour Cerachrom combinations. The Jubilee bracelet returned to the GMT-Master II Professional line for the first time since the 1675 era, arriving on the steel Pepsi in 2018 and then spreading across the rest of the family.


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* [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; “Bruce Wayne”
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; "Bruce Wayne"


The steel Pepsi was dropped from the catalogue at Watches &amp; Wonders 2026 per Robb Report. The white-gold Pepsi went with it. The rest of the family is current production.
Robb Report has the steel Pepsi dropped from the catalogue at Watches &amp; Wonders 2026, with the white-gold Pepsi going at the same time. The rest of the family is current production.


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=== Caliber 3285 ===
=== Caliber 3285 ===


The movement under every 6-digit reference is caliber 3285. Rolex launched the 3285 on the 2018 GMT-Master II lineup, the [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi and the Rootbeer pair, and has carried it unchanged across every 6-digit reference that followed. The Chronergy escapement replaced the standard Swiss lever geometry inside the 31-series architecture. Power reserve moved from approximately 48 hours on caliber 3186 to 70 hours. Blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carry over. The 3285 sits inside Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer certification, with rate accuracy tightened to -2/+2 seconds per day from the older COSC -4/+6 envelope.
Every 6-digit reference uses caliber 3285. The important upgrades over 3186 are the Chronergy escapement, 70-hour reserve, and the tighter Superlative Chronometer standard. The movement itself does not branch inside this family.
 
SJX’s launch coverage treated the Chronergy escapement as the headline technical change. Monochrome and Robb Report both anchor the 70-hour reserve as the consumer-facing improvement.


The architecture does not change for the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]]. Rolex reorients the case, dial, and date-wheel printing rather than mirror the movement internally. The date wheel numerals are oriented for the 9 o’clock window, which means the printing on the Destro’s date wheel differs from the printing on the right-handed 3285 applications, even though the movement plate does not.
The architecture does not change for the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] either. Rolex reorients the case, dial, and date-wheel printing rather than mirroring the movement internally: the date numerals are set for a 9 o'clock window, but the plate underneath is the standard 3285.


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=== Case proportions vs. 5-digit ceramic ===
=== Case proportions vs. 5-digit ceramic ===


The most immediately visible generation change is the case. Fratello puts the 126710-generation case at 40mm wide and 12.5mm tall, compared with the Super Case geometry of the 116710 references. The lugs are narrower. The crown guards are less blocky. Monochrome’s 126710BLNR review describes the 6-digit case as visibly less thick in photography at the same angle as a 116710BLNR, and the dimensional figures across the family — roughly 11.9-12.5mm thick depending on case material and reference — all sit under the Super Case height.
The most immediately visible generation change is the case. Fratello puts the 126710-generation case at 40mm wide and 12.5mm tall against the Super Case geometry of the 116710 references, with narrower lugs and less blocky crown guards. Across the family the figures run roughly 11.9 to 12.5mm thick depending on case material and reference, all of it under the Super Case height.


The dimensional change is the reason the 126710BLNR launched on Jubilee rather than Oyster in 2019. The slimmer case wears differently on the five-link bracelet, and the bracelet choice was the headline change at launch. Time+Tide’s 2020 Batman vs Batgirl comparison treats the drape difference as the primary wrist consequence of the generation shift.
The dimensional change is the reason the 126710BLNR launched on Jubilee rather than Oyster in 2019. A slimmer case drapes differently on the five-link bracelet, and that bracelet was the headline at launch. Time+Tide's 2020 Batman versus Batgirl comparison reads the drape difference as the main thing the generation shift changed on the wrist.


The case architecture is otherwise shared. Monobloc middle case, screw-down crown and caseback, Triplock crown, 100m water resistance, sapphire crystal with Cyclops over the date window. The only reference that departs from this layout is the [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]], which mirrors the crown and date window to the left side without changing the underlying dimensions.
The case architecture is otherwise shared: a monobloc middle case with screw-down caseback, a Triplock screw-down crown, 100m water resistance, and a sapphire crystal with Cyclops over the date window. The only reference that departs from this layout is the [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]], which mirrors the crown and date window to the left side without changing the underlying dimensions.


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=== The Jubilee return ===
=== The Jubilee return ===


The Jubilee bracelet had not been a production option on the GMT-Master II Professional line since the 1675 generation. Period-fitted Jubilee bracelets on 1675 watches are a collector signature of 1960s-1970s Rolex, but the 16750, 16700, and the entire 116710 generation shipped on Oyster only. The 2018 [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi broke that run. Jubilee became the steel GMT-Master II launch bracelet for the first time in roughly four decades, and the 2019 [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Jubilee extended the choice to the Batman.
Jubilee had been absent from the GMT-Master II Professional line since the 1675 era. The 2018 steel Pepsi brought it back, and the 2019 Batman extended the same choice to the blue-black watch.


The community named the Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR “Batgirl” in 2019. When Rolex reintroduced an Oyster option on the same reference in 2021, the split held: Batman stayed the Oyster-bracelet configuration, Batgirl stayed the Jubilee. Sotheby’s adopted the Batgirl name in cataloguing by 2020.
The community named the Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR "Batgirl" in 2019. When Rolex reintroduced an Oyster option on the same reference in 2021, the split held: Batman stayed the Oyster-bracelet configuration, Batgirl stayed the Jubilee. Sotheby's adopted the Batgirl name in cataloguing by 2020.


The Jubilee is fitted with the Oysterlock folding clasp and the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. It drapes differently from the Oyster across all the references it is offered on. Launch coverage split on whether the bracelet was the headline or the complaint. Time+Tide took the positive side, aBlogtoWatch and Monochrome stayed neutral and let the bracelet speak. The choice has since become the defining configuration decision inside the 6-digit family.
The Jubilee is fitted with the Oysterlock folding clasp and the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. It drapes differently from the Oyster on every reference that offers both, and launch coverage split on whether that was the headline or the complaint. Bracelet choice is now the main configuration decision inside the family.


The 2023 yellow-gold [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] and [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] ship on Jubilee only. The yellow-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] Jubilee is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s. The predecessor [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] shipped exclusively on Oyster across its fourteen-year run.
The 2023 pair, the Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] and the solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], ship on Jubilee only. The 126718GRNR is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s. The predecessor [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] shipped exclusively on Oyster across its fourteen-year run.


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The 6-digit generation extended the two-colour ceramic catalogue. The 5-digit ceramic era had shipped two combinations — blue-and-black on the 2013 [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], red-and-blue on the 2014 [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]. The 6-digit family added three more.
The 6-digit generation extended the two-colour ceramic catalogue. The 5-digit ceramic era had shipped two combinations — blue-and-black on the 2013 [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], red-and-blue on the 2014 [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]. The 6-digit family added three more.


The brown-and-black CHNR insert on the 2018 Rootbeer pair was the first two-colour Cerachrom after BLNR and BLRO. The 24-hour numerals are moulded into the ceramic in Everose gold, Rolex’s patented platinum-fortified pink-gold alloy, which replaces the yellow gold of the earlier Rootbeer era. Fratello nicknamed the colourway “Cough Syrup” for reading colder than the Coca-Cola-brown of the vintage Rootbeers. Monochrome, Time+Tide, and Robb Report treat the black-dial-with-Everose-accents as a modern interpretation rather than a compromise.
The 2018 CHNR Root Beer pair was the first two-colour Cerachrom after BLNR and BLRO. Its brown-and-black insert and Everose numerals give the old Root Beer idea a colder, more modern look than the vintage yellow-gold versions.


The green-and-black VTNR insert on the 2022 [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] added the fourth colour pair. The green reads as a colour-history callback to the 2007 Fiftieth Anniversary green bezel announcement on the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]]. The combination is exclusive to the Destro.
The green-and-black VTNR insert on the 2022 [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] added the fourth colour pair, echoing the 2007 Fiftieth Anniversary green bezel announcement on the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]]. The combination is exclusive to the left-handed reference.


The grey-and-black GRNR insert on the 2023 [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] and [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], and the 2024 steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]], added the fifth. Rolex describes the grey ceramic colouration as ''gris noir'', the French-language source of the reference code. Monochrome’s launch coverage names the insert the same. The grey half reads 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, and Monochrome’s opinion piece builds the “photographs badly, wears well” argument around the same optical property.
The grey-and-black GRNR insert added the fifth modern two-colour Cerachrom pairing, its code taken from ''gris noir''. In practice the grey half often reads almost black indoors and shifts warmer in direct sun, which is why the bezel photographs less clearly than it wears.


The full modern two-colour Cerachrom catalogue now runs across BLNR (blue-black), BLRO (red-blue), CHNR (brown-black), VTNR (green-black), and GRNR (grey-black). Rolex has not released a two-colour red-and-black Coke insert. Robb Report noted the long-rumoured Coke ceramic that collectors had speculated about for years never arrived.
The full modern two-colour Cerachrom catalogue now runs across BLNR (blue-black), BLRO (red-blue), CHNR (brown-black), VTNR (green-black), and GRNR (grey-black). Rolex has never released a two-colour red-and-black Coke insert; Robb Report noted that the long-rumoured ceramic Coke simply never arrived.


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== Branch map ==
== Branch map ==


The 6-digit family splits by case material and by bezel colourway. Both axes carry collector weight, and the nickname catalogue tracks both.
The 6-digit family splits by case material and by bezel colourway, and the nickname catalogue tracks both.


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=== By metal ===
=== By metal ===


* '''Steel (Oystersteel):''' [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi, [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman/Batgirl, [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] Sprite/Destro, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] Bruce Wayne/Ghost. The 2026 discontinuation removed the steel Pepsi from the current catalogue.
* Steel (Oystersteel): [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi, [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman/Batgirl, [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] Sprite/Destro, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] Bruce Wayne/Ghost. The 2026 discontinuation removed the steel Pepsi from the current catalogue.
* '''Rolesor Everose:''' [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rootbeer. The only modern two-tone ceramic reference in Everose rather than yellow gold.
* Rolesor Everose: [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rootbeer. The only modern two-tone ceramic reference in Everose rather than yellow gold.
* '''Rolesor yellow gold:''' [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Zombie/Bumblebee. Returned yellow Rolesor to the GMT-Master II after a four-year absence.
* Rolesor yellow gold: [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Zombie/Bumblebee. Returned yellow Rolesor to the GMT-Master II after a four-year absence.
* '''Solid Everose gold:''' [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid Everose gold: [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* '''Solid yellow gold:''' [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid yellow gold: [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.


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=== By colourway ===
=== By colourway ===


* '''Red-and-blue (BLRO):''' [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] steel, 2018-2026. The 2026 discontinuation without announcement is the collecting event of the generation.
* Red-and-blue (BLRO): [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] steel, 2018-2026. The 2026 discontinuation without announcement is the collecting event of the generation.
* '''Blue-and-black (BLNR):''' [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] steel, 2019-present. Jubilee (Batgirl) and Oyster (Batman) configurations both current.
* Blue-and-black (BLNR): [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] steel, 2019-present. Jubilee (Batgirl) and Oyster (Batman) configurations both current.
* '''Brown-and-black (CHNR):''' [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rolesor Everose and [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
* Brown-and-black (CHNR): [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rolesor Everose and [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
* '''Green-and-black (VTNR):''' [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
* Green-and-black (VTNR): [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
* '''Grey-and-black (GRNR):''' [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor, [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] solid yellow gold, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.
* Grey-and-black (GRNR): [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor, [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] solid yellow gold, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.
 
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== Gem-set and precious-metal branches ==
 
Rolex never catalogued the jewellery GMT-Master II, which is why it is missing from the branch maps above. It exists anyway, and it runs across both six-digit generations: the caliber 3186 references of the [[Reference:gmt-master-ii-5digit-ceramic-family|ceramic era]] first, then the current 3285 platform.
 
The 116769TBR is the extreme case. Nicknamed "Ice", it takes the 40mm GMT-Master II case in solid 18k white gold and buries it in stones — pavé diamonds across the dial, baguette-cut diamonds around the bezel in place of the 24-hour Cerachrom insert, and further diamond setting on the case, lugs and bracelet. Underneath all of it sits a standard caliber 3186 GMT-Master II, date at three, 24-hour hand working as it does on the steel references. The documented record puts the introduction at 2007 and surviving examples between 2008 and 2014. Because the reference was sold off-catalogue, no Rolex-published production figure or specification sheet exists for it.
 
Two further gem-set references sit below the Ice. Sotheby's GMT-Master collector's guide records the 116759SANR and the 116758SANR as white-gold and yellow-gold cases respectively, each set with diamonds and black sapphires. Sotheby's is the only documented source for the pair, and it gives no production dates or caliber for either — a thin record for two references that plainly exist.
 
The branch continues in current production with the 126755SARU, an Everose GMT-Master II carrying pavé diamonds on the dial, lugs and bracelet and a bezel of blue sapphires above red rubies that reproduces the Pepsi split in precious stones. It is the direct descendant of the [[Reference:16758#saru-sultanate-of-oman|16758 SARU]] of the mid-1980s, where Rolex first set a sapphire-and-ruby Pepsi bezel on a GMT-Master. The SARU idea skipped a generation and came back.


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| [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]]
| [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]]
| Sprite, Destro
| Sprite, Destro
| Sprite for the green bezel; Destro (Italian for “right-handed”) for the left-crown case
| Sprite for the green bezel; Destro (Italian for "right-handed") for the left-crown case
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| [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]]
| [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]]
| Rootbeer, Cough Syrup
| Rootbeer, Cough Syrup
| Rootbeer carries from the 1970s; “Cough Syrup” is Fratello’s 2019 framing
| Rootbeer carries from the 1970s; "Cough Syrup" is Fratello's 2019 framing
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| [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]]
| [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]]
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| [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]]
| [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]]
| Bruce Wayne, Ghost
| Bruce Wayne, Ghost
| Bruce Wayne reads the grey bezel as Batman’s alter ego; Ghost reads it as the blue half disappearing
| Bruce Wayne reads the grey bezel as Batman's alter ego; Ghost reads it as the blue half disappearing
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| [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]
| [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]
| Zombie, Bumblebee, Dark Knight
| Zombie, Bumblebee, Dark Knight
| Time+Tide’s April 2023 reader poll returned “Dark Knight” as the winner; enthusiast copy circulates “Zombie” and “Bumblebee”
| Time+Tide's April 2023 reader poll returned "Dark Knight" as the winner; enthusiast copy circulates "Zombie" and "Bumblebee"
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| [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]]
| [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]]
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| —
| No dominant nickname in the current corpus
| No dominant nickname yet
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“Bruce Wayne” is a collector nickname. Rolex does not use it in any catalogue or product page. The same goes for every other nickname on the list. Rolex’s own reference suffixes parse as French colour codes: BLNR for ''bleu-noir'', BLRO for ''bleu-rouge'', CHNR for ''chocolat-noir'', VTNR for ''verte-noir'', GRNR for ''gris-noir''.
"Bruce Wayne" is a collector nickname, and so is every other name in the table; none of them appear in a Rolex catalogue or product page. Rolex's own reference suffixes parse as French colour codes: BLNR for ''bleu-noir'', BLRO for ''bleu-rouge'', CHNR for ''chocolat-noir'', VTNR for ''verte-noir'', GRNR for ''gris-noir''.


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== Collecting context ==
== Collecting context ==


The 6-digit generation is still current production across most of its references, which makes the collecting dynamics different from any earlier GMT-Master II era. Waitlist pressure and grey-market premium are the defining market characteristics rather than post-discontinuation appreciation.
The 6-digit family is still mostly current production, so the market is driven by waitlists and allocation rather than by classic vintage scarcity.
 
The 2018-2021 [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi hype cycle set the pattern. Robb Report called it the hottest watch launch of 2018. Waitlists stretched for years. Secondary-market data shows double-digit appreciation through the 2020-2024 window with strong liquidity. Sotheby’s Important Watches Part II 2020 catalogued a circa-2019 example within eighteen months of launch, which marked the rapid shift from waitlist novelty to auction-house instrument. When Rolex dropped the reference from the catalogue at Watches &amp; Wonders 2026, grey-market purchase requests spiked 500% in a week and unworn examples moved past USD 40,000 per Robb Report’s post-discontinuation piece. The white-gold 126719BLRO left the catalogue at the same time.


The [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] carries a different market shape. Post-2019 pricing climbed through Rolex’s 2020-2022 price increases. EUR retail ran from around EUR 8,500 at launch toward EUR 11,200 by 2024, and the secondary market still reflects allocation-constrained supply. Sotheby’s Important Watches 2020 catalogued a Batgirl example in the low-to-mid GBP thousands estimate range. Early waitlists carried secondary-market prices roughly 100% over USD 9,250 retail.
The 2018 steel Pepsi set the pattern. Waitlists ran for years, auction-house examples appeared almost immediately, and the 2026 discontinuation pushed prices up again.


The Rootbeer pair sits in its own tier. The Rolesor [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] has the strongest auction footprint of the 6-digit family on an active-production basis. Sotheby’s Important Watches 2021 catalogued a circa-2019 example, and Phillips offered another circa-2019 full-set watch as lot 944 at the Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX in 2024 with hammer exceeding the HK$80,000-160,000 estimate. The solid-Everose [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] has thinner secondary-market data, matching the pattern for solid-gold variants of high-production Rolesor references. The 2025 Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 is too new to have built an auction record.
The Batman/Batgirl pair has held the steadiest active-production demand. Precious-metal auction footprint belongs to the Root Beer references, where the Rolesor watch trades more actively than the solid Everose. The yellow-gold GRNR pair launched hot in 2023, and the steel Bruce Wayne reached the market in 2024 without much auction history behind it yet.


The 2023 yellow-gold GRNR pair carried large first-offer premiums at launch. Time+Tide’s May 2023 secondary-market snapshot gave first-offer asks around EUR 35,500 for the Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] against EUR 16,550 retail (roughly 2.1x) and EUR 67,800 for the solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] against EUR 39,200 retail (roughly 1.7x). The Rolesor drew stronger early demand than the solid gold, which inverts the usual precious-metal premium pattern.
The Destro is in the same position, with little auction history and a market that still runs mostly through dealers and private sales.


The steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] Bruce Wayne launched to divided reception in 2024. Monochrome’s opinion-review split on “too subtle / too boring” versus “great classic.” Time+Tide’s team was openly divided. The reference’s identity depends on viewing angle in the literal sense, and launch-week photography was inconsistent because of it. No tier-1 auction lot has appeared in the current corpus.
== Related references ==


The [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] Destro is the other current-production reference without a strong auction footprint. Secondary-market median pricing tracks Oyster and Jubilee separately, with above-retail premiums consistent through the production run since 2022. A provenance-grade auction specimen has not yet surfaced.
* [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master family index]]
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master II 126710BLNR]] — 'Batman', cal 3285 jubilee era
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master II 126711CHNR]] — Everose-steel root-beer
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master II 126715CHNR]] — Everose brown-black
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master II 126720VTNR]] — left-handed green-black "Sprite"
* [[Reference:16758|GMT-Master 16758]] — five-digit yellow gold; the 1980s SARU gem-set branch


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II] — unknown, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II] — Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/baselworld-2019-updated-rolex-gmt-master-ii-batman-126710blnr-jubilee-bracelet-price/ Baselworld 2019 – Updated Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 126710BLNR on Jubilee] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/baselworld-2019-updated-rolex-gmt-master-ii-batman-126710blnr-jubilee-bracelet-price/ Baselworld 2019 – Updated Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 126710BLNR on Jubilee] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/hands-on-review-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710blnr-batman-jubilee-price/ Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 126710BLNR | REVIEW (specs & price)] — Brice Goulard, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/hands-on-review-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710blnr-batman-jubilee-price/ Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 126710BLNR | REVIEW (specs & price)] — Brice Goulard, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-126710-blro-steel-jubilee-bracelet-calibre-3285-baselworld-2018-price/ Rolex GMT Master II Pepsi 126710 BLRO Steel Jubilee Calibre 3285 - Baselworld 2018] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-126710-blro-steel-jubilee-bracelet-calibre-3285-baselworld-2018-price/ Rolex GMT Master II Pepsi 126710 BLRO Steel Jubilee Calibre 3285 - Baselworld 2018] — 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] — 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://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711-chnr-two-tone-root-beer-review-price/ Rolex GMT-Master II 126711 CHNR Two-Tone Root Beer Review] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711-chnr-two-tone-root-beer-review-price/ Rolex GMT-Master II 126711 CHNR Two-Tone Root Beer Review] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-tiger-iron-dial-126715chnr-hands-on-review-price/ Hands-On: The Exotic Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Gold with Tiger Iron Dial] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-tiger-iron-dial-126715chnr-hands-on-review-price/ Hands-On: The Exotic Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Gold with Tiger Iron Dial] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/yellow-gold-and-rolesor-rolex-gmt-master-ii-grey-and-black-ceramic-bezel-2023-editions-126713grnr-126718grnr-specs-price/ Yellow Gold and Rolesor Back On The Rolex GMT-Master II With Grey & Black Ceramic Bezel] — unknown, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/yellow-gold-and-rolesor-rolex-gmt-master-ii-grey-and-black-ceramic-bezel-2023-editions-126713grnr-126718grnr-specs-price/ Yellow Gold and Rolesor Back On The Rolex GMT-Master II With Grey & Black Ceramic Bezel] — Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-steel-yellow-gold-two-tone-rolesor-126713grnr-hands-on-review-price/ The Rolex GMT-Master II Steel & Yellow Gold 126713GRNR, And Why I Fell For It] — Brice Goulard, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-steel-yellow-gold-two-tone-rolesor-126713grnr-hands-on-review-price/ The Rolex GMT-Master II Steel & Yellow Gold 126713GRNR, And Why I Fell For It] — Brice Goulard, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/the-lefty-rolex-oyster-perpetual-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-specs-price/ The left-handed Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR no-one saw coming] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/the-lefty-rolex-oyster-perpetual-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-specs-price/ The left-handed Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR no-one saw coming] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/why-i-dont-like-the-destro-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-review-opinion-price/ Why I Don't Like the Destro Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/why-i-dont-like-the-destro-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-review-opinion-price/ Why I Don't Like the Destro Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/03/rolex-gmt-master-ii-blnr-jubilee-bracelet.html Introducing the Rolex GMT-Master II "Batman" on Jubilee] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/03/rolex-gmt-master-ii-blnr-jubilee-bracelet.html Introducing the Rolex GMT-Master II "Batman" on Jubilee] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/03/baselworld-2018-rolex-introduces-the-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-in-stainless-steel.html Baselworld 2018: Rolex Introduces the GMT-Master II Pepsi in Stainless Steel] — unknown, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/03/baselworld-2018-rolex-introduces-the-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-in-stainless-steel.html Baselworld 2018: Rolex Introduces the GMT-Master II Pepsi in Stainless Steel] — SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-left-handed-ref-126720.html Rolex Introduces the GMT-Master II Left Handed Ref. 126720VTNR] — unknown, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2022/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-left-handed-ref-126720.html Rolex Introduces the GMT-Master II Left Handed Ref. 126720VTNR] — SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/07/hands-on-with-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-both-everose-and-rolesor.html Hands-On with the Rolex GMT-Master II, In Both Everose and Rolesor] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/07/hands-on-with-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-both-everose-and-rolesor.html Hands-On with the Rolex GMT-Master II, In Both Everose and Rolesor] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126729VTNR Green Ceramic & 126715CHNR Tiger Iron] — unknown, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126729VTNR Green Ceramic & 126715CHNR Tiger Iron] — SJX 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://www.fratellowatches.com/fasten-your-seatbelts-rolex-gmt-master-history/ Fasten Your Seatbelts: Rolex GMT-Master History and Overview of All Major References] — Fratello editorial, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/fasten-your-seatbelts-rolex-gmt-master-history/ Fasten Your Seatbelts: Rolex GMT-Master History and Overview of All Major References] — Fratello editorial, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-1126710blnr/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 'Batman' On Jubilee 126710BLNR] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-1126710blnr/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 'Batman' On Jubilee 126710BLNR] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/2023-rolex-gmt-master-ii-has-that-vintage-vibe/ The 2023 Rolex GMT-Master II Has That Vintage Vibe] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/2023-rolex-gmt-master-ii-has-that-vintage-vibe/ The 2023 Rolex GMT-Master II Has That Vintage Vibe] — 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/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-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://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711chnr/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II in Steel and Everose Gold] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711chnr/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II in Steel and Everose Gold] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-126715chnr/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Reference 126715CHNR] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-126715chnr/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Reference 126715CHNR] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-destro-does-it-make-any-sense/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR Destro] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-destro-does-it-make-any-sense/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR Destro] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16713-root-beer-is-better-126711chnr-cough-syrup/ Why The Rolex GMT-Master II 16713 Root Beer Is Better Than The 126711CHNR Cough Syrup] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16713-root-beer-is-better-126711chnr-cough-syrup/ Why The Rolex GMT-Master II 16713 Root Beer Is Better Than The 126711CHNR Cough Syrup] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/quench-your-thirst-on-the-first-day-of-dry-january-with-two-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-models/ Hands-On: Two Modern Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer Models] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/quench-your-thirst-on-the-first-day-of-dry-january-with-two-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-models/ Hands-On: Two Modern Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer Models] — Fratello Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/hands-on-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-126710-blro/ Hands-On: The Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi (ref. 126710BLRO)] — unknown, Time and Tide Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/hands-on-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-126710-blro/ Hands-On: The Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi (ref. 126710BLRO)] — Time and Tide Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-batman-batgirl-review/ Who wore it better: Batman or Batgirl?] — James Robinson, Time+Tide Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-batman-batgirl-review/ Who wore it better: Batman or Batgirl?] — James Robinson, Time+Tide 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://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711chnr-rootbeer/ Hands-On: the Rolex GMT Master II 126711CHNR Rootbeer] — unknown, Time and Tide Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126711chnr-rootbeer/ Hands-On: the Rolex GMT Master II 126711CHNR Rootbeer] — Time and Tide Watches
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/gold-rush-rolex-reintroduces-the-gmt-master-ii-in-solid-yellow-gold-and-two-tone/ Gold rush: Rolex reintroduces the GMT-Master II in solid yellow gold and two-tone] — D.C. Hannay, Time and Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/gold-rush-rolex-reintroduces-the-gmt-master-ii-in-solid-yellow-gold-and-two-tone/ Gold rush: Rolex reintroduces the GMT-Master II in solid yellow gold and two-tone] — D.C. Hannay, Time and Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/your-votes-are-in-for-the-new-yg-rolex-gmt-master-ii-nickname-here-are-your-answers/ Your votes are in for the new YG Rolex GMT Master II nickname] — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/your-votes-are-in-for-the-new-yg-rolex-gmt-master-ii-nickname-here-are-your-answers/ Your votes are in for the new YG Rolex GMT Master II nickname] — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/first-2023-rolex-novelties-hit-the-secondary-market-where-does-the-new-gmt-master-ii-sit/ First 2023 Rolex novelties hit the secondary market — where does the new GMT Master II sit?] — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/first-2023-rolex-novelties-hit-the-secondary-market-where-does-the-new-gmt-master-ii-sit/ First 2023 Rolex novelties hit the secondary market — where does the new GMT Master II sit?] — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-30/new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-for-left-handers-is-a-black-and-green-steel-surprise New Rolex GMT-Master II for Left-Handers Is a Black and Green Steel Surprise] — Bloomberg
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-30/new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-for-left-handers-is-a-black-and-green-steel-surprise New Rolex GMT-Master II for Left-Handers Is a Black and Green Steel Surprise] — Bloomberg
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126720vtnr-a-left-handed-model-with-a-green-and-black-bezel Introducing: The Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 126720VTNR: A Left-Handed Model With A Green And Black Bezel] — unknown, Hodinkee
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126720vtnr-a-left-handed-model-with-a-green-and-black-bezel Introducing: The Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 126720VTNR: A Left-Handed Model With A Green And Black Bezel] — Hodinkee
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolexs-pepsi-gmt-master-ii-watch-release-2788442/ Rolex's Pepsi GMT Master II Is the Hottest Watch Launch of 2018] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolexs-pepsi-gmt-master-ii-watch-release-2788442/ Rolex's Pepsi GMT Master II Is the Hottest Watch Launch of 2018] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-pepsi-gmt-master-ii-discontinued-market-1237890139/ With the Rolex Pepsi Now Gone, the Market Is Smelling Blood] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-pepsi-gmt-master-ii-discontinued-market-1237890139/ With the Rolex Pepsi Now Gone, the Market Is Smelling Blood] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-new-watches-1234823261/ Rolex's New Watches for 2023: New Daytonas, Zany Day-Dates and More] — unknown, Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-new-watches-1234823261/ Rolex's New Watches for 2023: New Daytonas, Zany Day-Dates and More] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/mark-wahlberg-rolex-gmt-master-ii-1235364056/ Ticks and Kicks? Mark Wahlberg Shows Off a Yellow-Gold Rolex GMT-Master II] — unknown, Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/mark-wahlberg-rolex-gmt-master-ii-1235364056/ Ticks and Kicks? Mark Wahlberg Shows Off a Yellow-Gold Rolex GMT-Master II] — Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/the-most-coveted-new-watches-of-2018-2836398/ The 6 Most Coveted Watches of 2018 (Including a Rolex That Has Already Doubled in Price)] — unknown, Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/the-most-coveted-new-watches-of-2018-2836398/ The 6 Most Coveted Watches of 2018 (Including a Rolex That Has Already Doubled in Price)] — Robb Report
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-lineup/ Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Rolex GMT-Master II Lineup] — unknown, Revolution
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-lineup/ Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Rolex GMT-Master II Lineup] — 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] — 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://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-rolex-gmt-master-ii-tiger-iron-everose-review/ A Closer Look: Rolex GMT-Master II Tiger Iron] — unknown, Revolution Watch
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-rolex-gmt-master-ii-tiger-iron-everose-review/ A Closer Look: Rolex GMT-Master II Tiger Iron] — Revolution Watch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-rolesor-everose-2018-watch/ Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer In Rolesor & Everose Gold For 2018] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-rolesor-everose-2018-watch/ Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer In Rolesor & Everose Gold For 2018] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-watch-an-era-of-two-tone-and-yellow-gold-returns/ Rolex GMT-Master II Watch, An Era Of Two-Tone And Yellow Gold Returns] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-watch-an-era-of-two-tone-and-yellow-gold-returns/ Rolex GMT-Master II Watch, An Era Of Two-Tone And Yellow Gold Returns] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126720-vtnr-destro-left-handed-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT Master-II Ref. 126720 VTNR Destro Left-Handed Watch] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126720-vtnr-destro-left-handed-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT Master-II Ref. 126720 VTNR Destro Left-Handed Watch] — 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] — 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.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126715CHNR Tiger Iron Watch] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126715CHNR Tiger Iron Watch] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://wornandwound.com/rolex-goes-destro-with-new-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr/ Rolex Goes Destro With New GMT-Master II 126720VTNR] — Worn & Wound
* [https://wornandwound.com/rolex-goes-destro-with-new-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr/ Rolex Goes Destro With New GMT-Master II 126720VTNR] — Worn & Wound
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/baselworld-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-stainless-steel-pepsi-ref-126710blro-jubilee-bracelet Baselworld 2018: Rolex GMT Master II Stainless Steel Pepsi ref. 126710BLRO] — Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/baselworld-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-stainless-steel-pepsi-ref-126710blro-jubilee-bracelet Baselworld 2018: Rolex GMT Master II Stainless Steel Pepsi ref. 126710BLRO] — Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/baselworld-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-rolesor-ref-126711chnr-the-new-gmt-two-tone Baselworld 2018: Rolex GMT Master II Everose Rolesor ref. 126711CHNR] — unknown, Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/baselworld-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-rolesor-ref-126711chnr-the-new-gmt-two-tone Baselworld 2018: Rolex GMT Master II Everose Rolesor ref. 126711CHNR] — Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/depth/confessions-collector-acquiring-my-dream-watch-rolex-gmt-master-ii-chnr-aka-root-beer Confessions Of A Collector – Acquiring My Dream Watch, The Rolex GMT Master II CHNR] — unknown, Watchonista
* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/depth/confessions-collector-acquiring-my-dream-watch-rolex-gmt-master-ii-chnr-aka-root-beer Confessions Of A Collector – Acquiring My Dream Watch, The Rolex GMT Master II CHNR] — Watchonista
* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/closer-look/2022-rolex-gmt-master-ii-leftys-perspective The 2022 Rolex GMT-Master II from a Lefty's Perspective] — Watchonista
* [https://www.watchonista.com/articles/closer-look/2022-rolex-gmt-master-ii-leftys-perspective The 2022 Rolex GMT-Master II from a Lefty's Perspective] — Watchonista
* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/blog/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126718grnr-review Vintage in a Modern Package: Rolex GMT Master II 126718GRNR] — unknown, European Watch Company
* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/blog/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126718grnr-review Vintage in a Modern Package: Rolex GMT Master II 126718GRNR] — European Watch Company
* [https://www.everestbands.com/blogs/bezel-barrel/all-new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-yellow-gold-and-two-tone New Rolex GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold and Two-Tone: Specs and History] — unknown, Everest Bands
* [https://www.everestbands.com/blogs/bezel-barrel/all-new-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-yellow-gold-and-two-tone New Rolex GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold and Two-Tone: Specs and History] — Everest Bands
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-pepsi-the-key-references The Rolex Pepsi: The Key References] — unknown, Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-pepsi-the-key-references The Rolex Pepsi: The Key References] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-batgirl-ref-126710blnr-stainless Rolex GMT-Master Batgirl Ref 126710BLNR Circa 2019 — Important Watches 2020] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-batgirl-ref-126710blnr-stainless Rolex GMT-Master Batgirl Ref 126710BLNR Circa 2019 — Important Watches 2020] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-part-ii/pepsi-gmt-master-ii-ref-126710blro-stainless-steel 'Pepsi' GMT-Master II, ref 126710BLRO, stainless steel, circa 2019] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/important-watches-part-ii/pepsi-gmt-master-ii-ref-126710blro-stainless-steel 'Pepsi' GMT-Master II, ref 126710BLRO, stainless steel, circa 2019] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/important-watches-3/bwgqz-reference-126711chnr-gmt-master-ii-root-beer Reference 126711CHNR GMT-Master II 'Root Beer', A Stainless Steel And Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2019] — unknown, Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/important-watches-3/bwgqz-reference-126711chnr-gmt-master-ii-root-beer Reference 126711CHNR GMT-Master II 'Root Beer', A Stainless Steel And Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2019] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-126715-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-a Rolex Reference 126715 GMT-Master II Root Beer, A Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Zone Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2018] — unknown, Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-126715-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-a Rolex Reference 126715 GMT-Master II Root Beer, A Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Zone Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2018] — Sotheby's
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/HK080524/944 Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer, Reference 126711CHNR — Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX, Lot 944] — unknown, Phillips
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/HK080524/944 Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer, Reference 126711CHNR — Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX, Lot 944] — Phillips
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/2019-rolex-batman-gmt-master-jubilee.html Baselworld 2019: Rolex Batman GMT-Master II with Jubilee Bracelet] — Paul Altieri, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/2019-rolex-batman-gmt-master-jubilee.html Baselworld 2019: Rolex Batman GMT-Master II with Jubilee Bracelet] — Paul Altieri, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/editorial/history-of-rolex-batman.html The History of The Rolex Batman GMT-Master II] — Paul Altieri, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/editorial/history-of-rolex-batman.html The History of The Rolex Batman GMT-Master II] — Paul Altieri, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/baselworld-2018-rolex-root-beer-gmt-master-ii.html Rolex Root Beer Review: Ultimate Buying & Collecting Guide] — unknown, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/baselworld-2018-rolex-root-beer-gmt-master-ii.html Rolex Root Beer Review: Ultimate Buying & Collecting Guide] — Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126713grnr-stainless-steel-and-18k-yellow-gold.html Rolex GMT-Master II ref 126713GRNR Stainless Steel & 18k Yellow Gold Jubilee] — unknown, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-126713grnr-stainless-steel-and-18k-yellow-gold.html Rolex GMT-Master II ref 126713GRNR Stainless Steel & 18k Yellow Gold Jubilee] — Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/rolex-caliber-3186-vs-rolex-caliber-3285.html Rolex Caliber 3186 vs. Caliber 3285] — unknown, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/rolex-caliber-3186-vs-rolex-caliber-3285.html Rolex Caliber 3186 vs. Caliber 3285] — Bob's Watches
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_variation/82-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710blnr-0003/overview Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLNR-0003 Price Overview] — unknown, WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_variation/82-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126710blnr-0003/overview Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLNR-0003 Price Overview] — WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/733-rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-126710blro/overview Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi 126710BLRO market overview] — unknown, WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/733-rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-126710blro/overview Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi 126710BLRO market overview] — WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/756-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-126711chnr/overview Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer 126711CHNR Price Overview] — unknown, WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/756-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-126711chnr/overview Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer 126711CHNR Price Overview] — WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_variation/1409-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-0001/overview Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR-0001 market overview] — unknown, WatchCharts
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_variation/1409-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126720vtnr-0001/overview Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR-0001 market overview] — WatchCharts
* [https://www.41watch.com/en/journal/buyers-guides/review-gmt-master2-batman Technical review of Rolex GMT Master II BLNR Batman] — Clément C., 41Watch
* [https://www.41watch.com/en/journal/buyers-guides/review-gmt-master2-batman Technical review of Rolex GMT Master II BLNR Batman] — Clément C., 41Watch
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-the-complete-collectors-guide The Rolex GMT-Master: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's
* [https://thekeystone.com/blogs/passingtime/gmt-ice Model Profile: Rolex GMT-Master "Ice" Ref. 116769TBR] — The Keystone Watches


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Latest revision as of 13:26, 10 August 2026


The 6-digit family is the current GMT-Master II generation, running from the 2018 reset through to today's catalogue. It starts with the steel Pepsi 126710BLRO and the Root Beer pair in 2018, adds the Jubilee Batman in 2019, the left-handed 126720VTNR in 2022, the yellow-gold GRNR pair in 2023, the steel GRNR in 2024, and the Tiger Iron stone dials in 2025.

The platform is simple: caliber 3285, a slimmer 40mm case than the Super Case, and a two-colour Cerachrom catalogue that now runs across five colourways.

Core map

  • 126710BLRO (2018-2026): first steel ceramic Pepsi; first Jubilee GMT since 1675 era
  • 126711CHNR (2018-present): Rolesor Everose Rootbeer revival; first two-colour Cerachrom
  • 126715CHNR (2018-present): solid Everose Rootbeer; Tiger Iron dial added 2025 as -0002
  • 126710BLNR (2019-present): Batman transition to Jubilee and caliber 3285
  • 126720VTNR (2022-present): left-handed green-and-black Destro; first modern left-crown Rolex sports watch
  • 126713GRNR (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
  • 126718GRNR (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
  • 126710GRNR (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; "Bruce Wayne"

Robb Report has the steel Pepsi dropped from the catalogue at Watches & Wonders 2026, with the white-gold Pepsi going at the same time. The rest of the family is current production.

Where the family changes

Caliber 3285

Every 6-digit reference uses caliber 3285. The important upgrades over 3186 are the Chronergy escapement, 70-hour reserve, and the tighter Superlative Chronometer standard. The movement itself does not branch inside this family.

The architecture does not change for the left-handed 126720VTNR either. Rolex reorients the case, dial, and date-wheel printing rather than mirroring the movement internally: the date numerals are set for a 9 o'clock window, but the plate underneath is the standard 3285.

Case proportions vs. 5-digit ceramic

The most immediately visible generation change is the case. Fratello puts the 126710-generation case at 40mm wide and 12.5mm tall against the Super Case geometry of the 116710 references, with narrower lugs and less blocky crown guards. Across the family the figures run roughly 11.9 to 12.5mm thick depending on case material and reference, all of it under the Super Case height.

The dimensional change is the reason the 126710BLNR launched on Jubilee rather than Oyster in 2019. A slimmer case drapes differently on the five-link bracelet, and that bracelet was the headline at launch. Time+Tide's 2020 Batman versus Batgirl comparison reads the drape difference as the main thing the generation shift changed on the wrist.

The case architecture is otherwise shared: a monobloc middle case with screw-down caseback, a Triplock screw-down crown, 100m water resistance, and a sapphire crystal with Cyclops over the date window. The only reference that departs from this layout is the 126720VTNR, which mirrors the crown and date window to the left side without changing the underlying dimensions.

The Jubilee return

Jubilee had been absent from the GMT-Master II Professional line since the 1675 era. The 2018 steel Pepsi brought it back, and the 2019 Batman extended the same choice to the blue-black watch.

The community named the Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR "Batgirl" in 2019. When Rolex reintroduced an Oyster option on the same reference in 2021, the split held: Batman stayed the Oyster-bracelet configuration, Batgirl stayed the Jubilee. Sotheby's adopted the Batgirl name in cataloguing by 2020.

The Jubilee is fitted with the Oysterlock folding clasp and the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. It drapes differently from the Oyster on every reference that offers both, and launch coverage split on whether that was the headline or the complaint. Bracelet choice is now the main configuration decision inside the family.

The 2023 pair, the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the solid-gold 126718GRNR, ship on Jubilee only. The 126718GRNR is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s. The predecessor 116718LN shipped exclusively on Oyster across its fourteen-year run.

Two-colour Cerachrom iteration

The 6-digit generation extended the two-colour ceramic catalogue. The 5-digit ceramic era had shipped two combinations — blue-and-black on the 2013 116710BLNR, red-and-blue on the 2014 116719BLRO. The 6-digit family added three more.

The 2018 CHNR Root Beer pair was the first two-colour Cerachrom after BLNR and BLRO. Its brown-and-black insert and Everose numerals give the old Root Beer idea a colder, more modern look than the vintage yellow-gold versions.

The green-and-black VTNR insert on the 2022 126720VTNR added the fourth colour pair, echoing the 2007 Fiftieth Anniversary green bezel announcement on the 116710LN. The combination is exclusive to the left-handed reference.

The grey-and-black GRNR insert added the fifth modern two-colour Cerachrom pairing, its code taken from gris noir. In practice the grey half often reads almost black indoors and shifts warmer in direct sun, which is why the bezel photographs less clearly than it wears.

The full modern two-colour Cerachrom catalogue now runs across BLNR (blue-black), BLRO (red-blue), CHNR (brown-black), VTNR (green-black), and GRNR (grey-black). Rolex has never released a two-colour red-and-black Coke insert; Robb Report noted that the long-rumoured ceramic Coke simply never arrived.

Branch map

The 6-digit family splits by case material and by bezel colourway, and the nickname catalogue tracks both.

By metal

  • Steel (Oystersteel): 126710BLRO Pepsi, 126710BLNR Batman/Batgirl, 126720VTNR Sprite/Destro, 126710GRNR Bruce Wayne/Ghost. The 2026 discontinuation removed the steel Pepsi from the current catalogue.
  • Rolesor Everose: 126711CHNR Rootbeer. The only modern two-tone ceramic reference in Everose rather than yellow gold.
  • Rolesor yellow gold: 126713GRNR Zombie/Bumblebee. Returned yellow Rolesor to the GMT-Master II after a four-year absence.
  • Solid Everose gold: 126715CHNR solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
  • Solid yellow gold: 126718GRNR, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.

By colourway

  • Red-and-blue (BLRO): 126710BLRO steel, 2018-2026. The 2026 discontinuation without announcement is the collecting event of the generation.
  • Blue-and-black (BLNR): 126710BLNR steel, 2019-present. Jubilee (Batgirl) and Oyster (Batman) configurations both current.
  • Brown-and-black (CHNR): 126711CHNR Rolesor Everose and 126715CHNR solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
  • Green-and-black (VTNR): 126720VTNR left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
  • Grey-and-black (GRNR): 126713GRNR Rolesor, 126718GRNR solid yellow gold, 126710GRNR steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.

Gem-set and precious-metal branches

Rolex never catalogued the jewellery GMT-Master II, which is why it is missing from the branch maps above. It exists anyway, and it runs across both six-digit generations: the caliber 3186 references of the ceramic era first, then the current 3285 platform.

The 116769TBR is the extreme case. Nicknamed "Ice", it takes the 40mm GMT-Master II case in solid 18k white gold and buries it in stones — pavé diamonds across the dial, baguette-cut diamonds around the bezel in place of the 24-hour Cerachrom insert, and further diamond setting on the case, lugs and bracelet. Underneath all of it sits a standard caliber 3186 GMT-Master II, date at three, 24-hour hand working as it does on the steel references. The documented record puts the introduction at 2007 and surviving examples between 2008 and 2014. Because the reference was sold off-catalogue, no Rolex-published production figure or specification sheet exists for it.

Two further gem-set references sit below the Ice. Sotheby's GMT-Master collector's guide records the 116759SANR and the 116758SANR as white-gold and yellow-gold cases respectively, each set with diamonds and black sapphires. Sotheby's is the only documented source for the pair, and it gives no production dates or caliber for either — a thin record for two references that plainly exist.

The branch continues in current production with the 126755SARU, an Everose GMT-Master II carrying pavé diamonds on the dial, lugs and bracelet and a bezel of blue sapphires above red rubies that reproduces the Pepsi split in precious stones. It is the direct descendant of the 16758 SARU of the mid-1980s, where Rolex first set a sapphire-and-ruby Pepsi bezel on a GMT-Master. The SARU idea skipped a generation and came back.

Nicknames

The 6-digit family carries an unusually dense nickname catalogue. Most names are collector-press shorthand rather than Rolex-official terminology.

Reference Nickname(s) Origin
126710BLRO Pepsi Descends from the 1950s 6542; applies only to red-and-blue
126710BLNR Jubilee Batgirl Coined in 2019 enthusiast coverage for the Jubilee-bracelet launch
126710BLNR Oyster Batman Carried from the 116710BLNR; applied to the Oyster variant after 2021
126720VTNR Sprite, Destro Sprite for the green bezel; Destro (Italian for "right-handed") for the left-crown case
126711CHNR Rootbeer, Cough Syrup Rootbeer carries from the 1970s; "Cough Syrup" is Fratello's 2019 framing
126715CHNR Rootbeer Inherited from the 1970s solid-gold 1675/8 and 16758
126710GRNR Bruce Wayne, Ghost Bruce Wayne reads the grey bezel as Batman's alter ego; Ghost reads it as the blue half disappearing
126713GRNR Zombie, Bumblebee, Dark Knight Time+Tide's April 2023 reader poll returned "Dark Knight" as the winner; enthusiast copy circulates "Zombie" and "Bumblebee"
126718GRNR — No dominant nickname yet

"Bruce Wayne" is a collector nickname, and so is every other name in the table; none of them appear in a Rolex catalogue or product page. Rolex's own reference suffixes parse as French colour codes: BLNR for bleu-noir, BLRO for bleu-rouge, CHNR for chocolat-noir, VTNR for verte-noir, GRNR for gris-noir.

Collecting context

The 6-digit family is still mostly current production, so the market is driven by waitlists and allocation rather than by classic vintage scarcity.

The 2018 steel Pepsi set the pattern. Waitlists ran for years, auction-house examples appeared almost immediately, and the 2026 discontinuation pushed prices up again.

The Batman/Batgirl pair has held the steadiest active-production demand. Precious-metal auction footprint belongs to the Root Beer references, where the Rolesor watch trades more actively than the solid Everose. The yellow-gold GRNR pair launched hot in 2023, and the steel Bruce Wayne reached the market in 2024 without much auction history behind it yet.

The Destro is in the same position, with little auction history and a market that still runs mostly through dealers and private sales.

Related references

Sources

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