Rolex 126710BLNR GMT-Master

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GMT-Master -> 126710BLNR

The 126710BLNR is the current-production Batman. Rolex launched it at Baselworld 2019 on a Jubilee bracelet, moved the case to the slimmer 126710 generation, and upgraded the movement to caliber 3285. Only the bezel carried over from the 116710BLNR, the same blue-and-black two-tone Cerachrom. The Jubilee was the surprise. No steel GMT-Master II had launched on Jubilee since the five-digit era, and the community named the new watch “Batgirl” almost at once.

In 2021 Rolex reintroduced an Oyster bracelet alongside the Jubilee, and the nicknames sorted themselves along the bracelet line. Batman is the Oyster configuration, Batgirl the Jubilee.

Batgirl, blue-and-black Cerachrom
Batgirl, blue-and-black Cerachrom

Core facts

detail value
reference 126710BLNR
family GMT-Master II
production 2019-present
movement caliber 3285
case 40mm Oystersteel Oyster case, 12.5mm height, 126710 generation
crystal sapphire with Cyclops
water resistance 100m
bezel two-colour blue-and-black Cerachrom
key identity first Rolex GMT-Master II to launch on Jubilee since the five-digit era

Where it sits in the line

The 126710BLNR replaces the 116710BLNR. Rolex retired the original Batman and the all-black 116710LN at the same 2019 Baselworld event that launched it. The bezel and the nickname carried over. The case, bracelet, and movement did not.

The closest sibling inside the 126710 generation is the Pepsi 126710BLRO, which had launched a year earlier in 2018 with a similar case and the same caliber 3285. The Pepsi had shipped on Jubilee from day one, and the Batman’s 2019 launch turned that from a Pepsi quirk into the steel GMT-Master II default.

The green-and-black “Destro” 126720VTNR is a different watch, not a variation on this one. It launched in 2022 with a left-hand crown, caliber 3285, and a distinct case architecture. The 126710BLNR is blue-and-black, right-crown, and carries forward the original Batman’s bezel colourway.

Production outline

Rolex launched the reference at Baselworld 2019 on Jubilee only, with caliber 3285 inside, CHF 8,800 launch retail and USD 9,250 in the US, and the 116710BLNR retired the same day.

In 2021 Rolex added an Oyster-bracelet option, and the reference has been sold in both configurations since.

Movement notes

The 126710BLNR runs caliber 3285 from launch. The caliber carries the Chronergy escapement that Rolex introduced across its 32xx-generation movements in the mid-2010s, a nickel-phosphorus pallet fork architecture that improves energy transfer. Power reserve is about 70 hours, up from the 48 hours on the earlier caliber 3186. Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer certification runs to -2/+2 seconds per day across the 32xx family.

The 32xx architecture is part of why the case came down. Fratello measures the 126710BLNR at 12.5mm against the thicker Super Case geometry of the 116710BLNR, and the difference shows on the wrist.

Dial map

One dial configuration runs the whole reference: glossy black with Chromalight plots, 18k white-gold markers, and a blue 24-hour hand. The tell against the 116710BLNR is a small Rolex coronet printed between the words “Swiss” and “Made” at the bottom of the dial, which Monochrome’s hands-on calls the most reliable dial-text difference between the generations. The layout is otherwise close enough that casual observers miss it. The coronet is production-standard across the 126710 series, not a variant of any kind.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

The case is the 126710 generation Rolex introduced on the 126710BLRO Pepsi in 2018 and carried over a year later. The lugs are narrower and the geometry trimmer than the 116710’s Super Case, and Fratello’s hands-on puts it at 40mm wide. Monochrome’s review notes the difference is obvious in photographs shot at the same angle as a 116710BLNR.

The bezel is unchanged from the 116710BLNR, the patented two-colour Cerachrom process Rolex pioneered on the original Batman. The crystal is sapphire with a Cyclops, the crown a screw-down Triplock shared across the current Rolex sports catalogue, and water resistance is 100m. Rolex’s own specifications give the middle case as a monobloc with a screw-down caseback.

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

The launch bracelet is Jubilee, carrying the Oysterlock folding clasp with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The five-link architecture drapes differently from the Oyster, and Time+Tide’s 2020 Batman-versus-Batgirl comparison treats that drape as the main wrist difference between the two generations.

From 2021 Rolex also offers the 126710BLNR on an Oyster bracelet with Oysterlock and Easylink, the same bracelet family the 116710BLNR used exclusively. Glidelock never appears on the GMT-Master II in either configuration, and the reference ships without a diver-extension clasp.

Full-set packaging is the current Rolex presentation box, the paperless digital guarantee card, and the green outer sleeve that replaced the older card-based guarantee system in 2020.

Special branches

Batgirl

“Batgirl” is the community name for the Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR. It first appeared in enthusiast coverage in 2019 and reached the auction houses by 2020, when Sotheby’s Important Watches sale catalogued a circa-2019 Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR under the Batgirl name. The name belongs to the bracelet, not to a separate reference.

Batman (Oyster variation)

The Oyster-bracelet 126710BLNR, reintroduced in 2021, inherits the original “Batman” community name. It is the same reference number as the Jubilee version; only the bracelet changes.

Historical market and auction record

The reference is still too young for a deep auction record. Sotheby’s Important Watches 2020 sale catalogued a circa-2019 Jubilee-bracelet example under the Batgirl name, with an estimate in the low-to-mid GBP thousands.

Retail and secondary pricing carry more of the story. Early waitlists ran alongside secondary-market prices roughly 100% over the USD 9,250 launch retail. EUR retail climbed from around EUR 8,500 at launch toward EUR 11,200 by 2024, and the secondary market still reflects the allocation-constrained supply that defined the reference’s first years. Long-horizon pricing coverage remains thin next to the 116710BLNR.

Related references

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

Sources

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