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Rolex
Ref. 126755SARU
GMT-Master II “SARU”
A highly attractive and stunning pink gold diamond, ruby, and sapphire-set dual time wristwatch with date, bracelet, guarantee, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $70,000 - 140,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2022
- Reference No
- 126755SARU
- Case No
- 32'D4J'690
- Model Name
- GMT-Master II “SARU”
- Material
- 18K pink gold, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3285, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max overall length 210mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Rolex deployant clasp stamped 6XF
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
- Accessories
- Accompanied by a Rolex warranty dated January 28, 2022, green leather fitted Rolex presentation box, numbered hang tag, Rolex hang tag, leather wallet, product literature, and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Tool watches of the mid-20th century are some of the most collectible and sought after timepieces today. Launched in 1955, Rolex developed the dual time zone GMT-Master in conjunction with Pan American airways so their personnel could tell both “local” and “home” time while traveling. Today, the GMT-Master is still one of the most sought after Rolex timepieces and has remained in its collection line since its inception. The GMT-Master II was launched in 1983 with mechanical upgrades including allowing the hour hand to be set independently of the 24 hour hand.
In the 1980s, Rolex began to experiment with gem-set timepieces, adding diamonds, rubies, and sapphires to some of their most exceptional watches including the Cosmograph Daytona and the GMT-Master. The addition of these gems lead to the SARU collection, which derived its name from the “SA” in sapphires, and “RU” in rubies.
The present reference 126755SARU is a wonderful, bedazzled iteration of the famed GMT-Master II. Dating from 2022, the watch has the look of the original model, but is enhanced with gemstones taking the watch to a new level of luxury. The original red and blue “Pepsi” bezel is elevated by sapphire, rubies, and diamonds . Luxuriously fitted with a pavé diamond dial, it is an exquisite example presented in excellent condition and offered with its full suite of accessories.
In the 1980s, Rolex began to experiment with gem-set timepieces, adding diamonds, rubies, and sapphires to some of their most exceptional watches including the Cosmograph Daytona and the GMT-Master. The addition of these gems lead to the SARU collection, which derived its name from the “SA” in sapphires, and “RU” in rubies.
The present reference 126755SARU is a wonderful, bedazzled iteration of the famed GMT-Master II. Dating from 2022, the watch has the look of the original model, but is enhanced with gemstones taking the watch to a new level of luxury. The original red and blue “Pepsi” bezel is elevated by sapphire, rubies, and diamonds . Luxuriously fitted with a pavé diamond dial, it is an exquisite example presented in excellent condition and offered with its full suite of accessories.
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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