Few watch models - if any - sent more shockwaves throughout the collector’s community when released than the present one. Reference 126710BLRO was launched at the beginning of the present year and was received with a virtual standing ovation by both critics and collectors. The first stainless steel GMT with a "Pepsi" (red and blue) bezel in a long time, it incorporates some of the most beloved traits of the GMT line: the iconic bezel above all, but also the jubilee bracelet in a nod to the original GMT model which was in fact the only sports watch offered by the brand with that bracelet – others would typically come with an Oyster bracelet. A true link between the past and the future of the brand, this model was an outstanding success with the public, the demand immediately soaring to unbelievable levels, so much that today it is virtually impossible to obtain one without a pre-existing relationship with a Rolex retailer.

Offered by its original owner, and in absolutely as-new condition, unworn and retaining all its original accessories, this example is the first representative of this already legendary reference to appear at auction.