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The 126718GRNR is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master II Rolex unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside its Rolesor sibling 126713GRNR. It ended a four-year gap in the line. Rolex discontinued the solid-gold 116718LN in 2019 and issued no yellow-gold GMT of any kind until this one.

Case, bracelet, and bezel ring are all 18k yellow gold. The grey-and-black Cerachrom insert is shared with the Rolesor sibling.

Core facts

detail	value
reference	126718GRNR
family	GMT-Master II
production	2023-present
movement	caliber 3285
case	40mm solid 18k yellow gold Oyster case
crystal	sapphire with Cyclops
water resistance	100m
bezel	grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom with yellow-gold-filled numerals
key identity	return of solid yellow gold to the ceramic GMT-Master II line

Where it sits in the line

The 126718GRNR is the solid-gold member of the 2023 GRNR pair. The Rolesor 126713GRNR launched on the same W&W keynote, and the steel 126710GRNR followed a year later in 2024, completing the GRNR family across three case materials. It is the direct successor to the discontinued 116718LN, which carried solid yellow gold through the GMT-Master II line from 2005 to 2019.

Upstream, the 126718GRNR is the first yellow-gold GMT-Master II in the 126710-generation case. The case is slimmer than the Super Case 116718LN, caliber 3285 replaces caliber 3186, and the bezel moves from single-colour black Cerachrom to the new grey-and-black insert. Downstream, the reference is current production. No successor has been announced.

Production outline

Production began at W&W 2023 and remains current in the 2026 Rolex catalogue. A 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant added the reference’s first alternative dial configuration.

Movement notes

The 126718GRNR runs caliber 3285, shared with the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the broader 126710-generation family. It beats at 28,800 bph, delivers a 70-hour power reserve, and holds to Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer standard of -2/+2 seconds per day. The Chronergy escapement is the architectural change from caliber 3186, with blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carrying over.

Dial map

The 126718GRNR launched with one dial configuration. Glossy black lacquer carries 18k yellow-gold applied markers, gilt-style “GMT-Master II” text, and Chromalight luminescence. The gilt typography is a deliberate vintage cue, and it parallels the discontinued 116718LN.

Tiger Iron dial (2025)

Rolex introduced a Tiger Iron dial in 2025, the reference’s first alternative dial branch. Tiger iron is a natural stone made of banded alternations of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and hematite, so every dial cut from it is unique. Neither pricing nor a production split has been published.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

The case is 40mm across and 11.9mm thick in solid 18k yellow gold, with sapphire crystal, Triplock crown, and 100m water resistance unchanged from the 116718LN. The case generation is the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, which makes the 126718GRNR thinner on the wrist than the reference it succeeds.

The bezel is the grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom insert with 18k yellow-gold-filled numerals. Monochrome decodes “GRNR” as gris-noir. The grey-and-black combination had not appeared in the Cerachrom catalogue before 2023, and the insert is shared across all three GRNR references.

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

The 126718GRNR ships on a solid 18k yellow-gold Jubilee bracelet with the Oysterclasp and Easylink 5mm extension. That is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s, and a departure from recent precedent, since the 116718LN predecessor shipped on Oyster only. No Oyster-bracelet 126718GRNR has surfaced.

Full-set packaging is the standard Rolex presentation box, the International Guarantee card, and swing tags.

Special branches

The 2025 Tiger Iron dial is the only alternative branch documented for the reference, offered as a factory option alongside the standard black dial. Rolex applied the same stone to the Everose 126715CHNR in the same year, and that version has drawn most of the hands-on coverage.

Historical market and auction record

The 126718GRNR has not yet appeared at Sotheby’s, Phillips, or Christie’s.

Time and Tide gave CHF 37,100 as the launch retail figure. Its May 2023 secondary-market snapshot put first-offer asks at around EUR 67,800 against EUR 39,200 retail, roughly 1.7x at first availability. The Rolesor 126713GRNR carried a roughly 2.1x premium at the same moment. Robb Report photographed Mark Wahlberg wearing a 126718GRNR in 2023.

Related references

GMT-Master 126713GRNR — 2023–present
GMT-Master 126710GRNR — 2024–present
GMT-Master 126720VTNR — 2022–present
GMT-Master 126710BLNR — 2019–present
GMT-Master 126711CHNR — 2018–present
GMT-Master 126715CHNR — 2018–present

Sources

Yellow Gold and Rolesor Back On The Rolex GMT-Master II With Grey & Black Ceramic Bezel — Monochrome
Rolex GMT-Master II Watch, An Era Of Two-Tone And Yellow Gold Returns — aBlogtoWatch
Vintage in a Modern Package: Rolex GMT Master II 126718GRNR — European Watch Company
The 2023 Rolex GMT-Master II Has That Vintage Vibe — Fratello Watches
Gold rush: Rolex reintroduces the GMT-Master II in solid yellow gold and two-tone — D.C. Hannay, Time and Tide
Your votes are in for the new YG Rolex GMT Master II nickname — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
First 2023 Rolex novelties hit the secondary market — where does the new GMT Master II sit? — Zach Blass, Time and Tide
New Rolex GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold and Two-Tone: Specs and History — Everest Bands
Rolex 2023 New Releases — An Overview — Everest Bands
New Rolex watches released at Watches and Wonders 2023 — Wallpaper*
Introducing — Yellow Gold and Rolesor Back on The Rolex GMT-Master II, With Grey and Black Ceramic Bezel — Watchlounge
Rolex GMT-Master II 126713 & 126718 — GRNR — Horobox
Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II — New Yellow Gold and Yellow Rolesor Versions — Master Horologer
Rolex 126718GRNR Review — Tiger Iron Dial GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold — WatchesOff5th
Ticks and Kicks? Mark Wahlberg Shows Off a Yellow-Gold Rolex GMT-Master II — Robb Report
Rolex's New Watches for 2023: New Daytonas, Zany Day-Dates and More — Robb Report
Rolex Caliber 3186 vs. Caliber 3285 — Bob's Watches
Golden Boy with Retro Flair: The New Rolex Yellow Gold GMT-Master II — Chrono24 Magazine
Rolex GMT-Master II Yellow Gold and Rolesor Yellow Gold Editions — SwissWatchExpo

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-The [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master II Rolex unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside its Rolesor sibling [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]. It returned yellow gold to the ceramic GMT-Master II line after a four-year absence. The solid-gold 116718LN had been discontinued in 2019, and Rolex had issued no yellow-gold GMT of any kind since. Time+Tide’s launch-day piece reads the pair as “gold rush.”
+The 126718GRNR is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master II Rolex unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside its Rolesor sibling [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]. It ended a four-year gap in the line. Rolex discontinued the solid-gold 116718LN in 2019 and issued no yellow-gold GMT of any kind until this one.
-The case, bracelet, and bezel are all 18k yellow gold. The grey-and-black Cerachrom insert is shared with the Rolesor sibling.
+Case, bracelet, and bezel ring are all 18k yellow gold. The grey-and-black Cerachrom insert is shared with the Rolesor sibling.
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 == Where it sits in the line ==
-The 126718GRNR is the solid-gold member of the 2023 GRNR pair. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] launched on the same W&amp;W keynote; the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] followed a year later in 2024, completing the GRNR family across three case materials. The 126718GRNR is the direct spiritual successor to the discontinued 116718LN, bridging the 2005-2019 solid-gold-GMT era to the 2023 return.
+The 126718GRNR is the solid-gold member of the 2023 GRNR pair. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] launched on the same W&amp;W keynote, and the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] followed a year later in 2024, completing the GRNR family across three case materials. It is the direct successor to the discontinued 116718LN, which carried solid yellow gold through the GMT-Master II line from 2005 to 2019.
-Upstream, the 126718GRNR is the first yellow-gold GMT-Master II in the 126710-generation case. The case is slimmer than the Super Case 116718LN, calibre 3285 replaces caliber 3186, and the bezel moves from single-colour black Cerachrom to the new grey-and-black Cerachrom insert. Downstream, the reference is current production. No successor has been announced.
+Upstream, the 126718GRNR is the first yellow-gold GMT-Master II in the 126710-generation case. The case is slimmer than the Super Case 116718LN, caliber 3285 replaces caliber 3186, and the bezel moves from single-colour black Cerachrom to the new grey-and-black insert. Downstream, the reference is current production. No successor has been announced.
 <span id="production-outline"></span>
 == Production outline ==
-Production began at W&amp;W 2023 and remains current in the 2026 Rolex catalogue. Time+Tide gives CHF 37,100 as the launch retail figure. A 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant adds the reference’s first alternative dial configuration. Robb Report’s wrist-spotting of Mark Wahlberg wearing a 126718GRNR in 2023-2024 documents the reference’s mainstream-media placement.
+Production began at W&amp;W 2023 and remains current in the 2026 Rolex catalogue. A 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant added the reference’s first alternative dial configuration.
 <span id="movement-notes"></span>
 == Movement notes ==
-The 126718GRNR runs caliber 3285, shared with the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the broader 126710-generation family. The calibre runs at 28,800 bph, delivers a 70-hour power reserve, and holds to Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 seconds-per-day standard. Chronergy escapement is the architectural change from caliber 3186, with blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carrying over.
+The 126718GRNR runs caliber 3285, shared with the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the broader 126710-generation family. It beats at 28,800 bph, delivers a 70-hour power reserve, and holds to Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer standard of -2/+2 seconds per day. The Chronergy escapement is the architectural change from caliber 3186, with blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carrying over.
 <span id="dial-map"></span>
 == Dial map ==
-The 126718GRNR launched with a single dial configuration: glossy black lacquer, 18k yellow-gold applied markers, gilt-style “GMT-Master II” text, and Chromalight luminescence. The gilt typography reads as a direct vintage cue that parallels the discontinued 116718LN. Fratello’s dial close-up and Monochrome’s launch coverage both show the same yellow-gold markers and hands against the black dial.
+The 126718GRNR launched with one dial configuration. Glossy black lacquer carries 18k yellow-gold applied markers, gilt-style “GMT-Master II” text, and Chromalight luminescence. The gilt typography is a deliberate vintage cue, and it parallels the discontinued 116718LN.
 <span id="tiger-iron-dial-2025"></span>
 === Tiger Iron dial (2025) ===
-Rolex introduced a Tiger Iron dial variant in 2025. Tiger Iron is a natural stone composed of banded alternations of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and hematite. The Tiger Iron dial is the reference’s first alternative dial branch. Pricing and production-split data have not entered the corpus.
+Rolex introduced a Tiger Iron dial in 2025, the reference’s first alternative dial branch. Tiger iron is a natural stone made of banded alternations of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and hematite, so every dial cut from it is unique. Neither pricing nor a production split has been published.
 <span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>
 == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==
-The case is 40mm across and 11.9mm thick in solid 18k yellow gold, with sapphire crystal and the Triplock crown. The case generation is the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, which makes the 126718GRNR thinner on the wrist than the 116718LN it succeeds.
+The case is 40mm across and 11.9mm thick in solid 18k yellow gold, with sapphire crystal, Triplock crown, and 100m water resistance unchanged from the 116718LN. The case generation is the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, which makes the 126718GRNR thinner on the wrist than the reference it succeeds.
-The bezel is the grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom insert with 18k yellow-gold-filled numerals. Monochrome decodes “GRNR” as gris-noir. The grey-and-black combination had not appeared in the Cerachrom catalogue prior to 2023. The bezel is shared across all three GRNR references.
+The bezel is the grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom insert with 18k yellow-gold-filled numerals. Monochrome decodes “GRNR” as gris-noir. The grey-and-black combination had not appeared in the Cerachrom catalogue before 2023, and the insert is shared across all three GRNR references.
-Water resistance is 100m, unchanged from the 116718LN.
 <span id="bracelets-end-links-clasps-and-packaging-notes"></span>
 == Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==
-The 126718GRNR ships on a solid 18k yellow-gold Jubilee bracelet with the Oysterclasp and Easylink 5mm extension. This is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s.
+The 126718GRNR ships on a solid 18k yellow-gold Jubilee bracelet with the Oysterclasp and Easylink 5mm extension. That is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s, and a departure from recent precedent, since the 116718LN predecessor shipped on Oyster only. No Oyster-bracelet 126718GRNR has surfaced.
-The 116718LN predecessor shipped exclusively on Oyster. The Jubilee fitment on the 126718GRNR is therefore a departure from yellow-gold-GMT precedent. No Oyster-bracelet 126718GRNR has surfaced yet.
 Full-set packaging is the standard Rolex presentation box, the International Guarantee card, and swing tags.
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 == Special branches ==
-<span id="tiger-iron-dial"></span>
+The 2025 Tiger Iron dial is the only alternative branch documented for the reference, offered as a factory option alongside the standard black dial. Rolex applied the same stone to the Everose [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] in the same year, and that version has drawn most of the hands-on coverage.
-=== Tiger Iron dial ===
-The Tiger Iron dial variant introduced in 2025 is the only alternative dial branch documented for the reference, positioned as a factory option alongside the standard black-dial configuration. No SJX or Monochrome coverage of the Tiger Iron 126718GRNR has surfaced yet. The 2025 SJX Tiger Iron hands-on piece covers the [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] Everose variant, not the 126718GRNR. Independent editorial confirmation is still thin.
 <span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
 == Historical market and auction record ==
-The 126718GRNR has not yet entered the major auction-house record. Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have not offered the reference yet.
+The 126718GRNR has not yet appeared at Sotheby’s, Phillips, or Christie’s.
+Time and Tide gave CHF 37,100 as the launch retail figure. Its May 2023 secondary-market snapshot put first-offer asks at around EUR 67,800 against EUR 39,200 retail, roughly 1.7x at first availability. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] carried a roughly 2.1x premium at the same moment. Robb Report photographed Mark Wahlberg wearing a 126718GRNR in 2023.
+== Related references ==
+* [[Reference:126713GRNR|GMT-Master 126713GRNR]] — 2023–present
+* [[Reference:126710GRNR|GMT-Master 126710GRNR]] — 2024–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
-Time+Tide’s May 2023 snapshot gives first-offer asks of around EUR 67,800 against EUR 39,200 retail, roughly a 1.7x premium at first availability. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] carried a roughly 2.1x premium at the same moment. Robb Report’s Wahlberg piece and broader Robb Report W&amp;W 2023 coverage place the reference inside the luxury-lifestyle media record.
+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 ==
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