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Rolex
Ref. 126710BLRO
GMT-Master II “Pepsi”
A sporty and attractive stainless steel dual time wristwatch with ceramic bezel, date, center seconds, and bracelet, international guarantee, hang tag, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $8,000 - 12,000
$25,200
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2018
- Reference No
- 126710BLRO
- Case No
- 2839Q1F5
- Model Name
- GMT-Master II “Pepsi”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3285, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
- Accessories
- Includes one extra link. Accompanied by original hangtag, seal, retailer-stamped guarantee card dated October 1st, 2018, leather wallet, warranty booklet, instruction manual, inner and outer presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The GMT-Master is one of the most recognized and iconic timepieces available, with a history stretching over 60 years. It was an early Rolex tool watch designed in collaboration with Pan American Airlines so their pilots could keep track of both “home” and “local” times. Rolex introduced the first GMT-Master, reference 6542 with a fragile Bakelite bezel in 1955, which was quickly succeeded in 1959 with the second-generation GMT-Master model with metal bezel, the reference 1675.
The reference has been upgraded and modified throughout the years, and in 2018 Rolex released the 126710BLRO with a ceramic blue and red bezel known as the “Pepsi”, and Jubilee bracelet. Rolex’s Cerachrom bezel is robust, scratchproof, and with colors that won’t fade over time. Under UV light, the bezel is revealed to actually be completely red, the blue half disappearing.
Offered by the original owner and accompanied with its full, original kit, this “Pepsi” GMT on a Jubilee bracelet is a wonderful contemporary iteration of this legendary model, and one of the most in-demand modern Rolexes today.
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
The reference has been upgraded and modified throughout the years, and in 2018 Rolex released the 126710BLRO with a ceramic blue and red bezel known as the “Pepsi”, and Jubilee bracelet. Rolex’s Cerachrom bezel is robust, scratchproof, and with colors that won’t fade over time. Under UV light, the bezel is revealed to actually be completely red, the blue half disappearing.
Offered by the original owner and accompanied with its full, original kit, this “Pepsi” GMT on a Jubilee bracelet is a wonderful contemporary iteration of this legendary model, and one of the most in-demand modern Rolexes today.
PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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