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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 1989
    Reference No: 16710
    Movement No: 5’507’123
    Case No: L451’793
    Model Name: GMT-Master II, “Coke”
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3185, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “78360”, endlinks stamped “501,B”, max length 185mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by blank Rolex guarantee, instruction manual, product literature, 1990-1991 calendar card, green card holder, outer packaging and presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    First released in 1989, the Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 was produced until 2007. Succeeding its former ref. 16760, the new model featured essentially very similar aesthetics with a slightly thinner profile. With a production spanning 18 years, the reference witnessed minor transitional upgrades with the earliest examples featuring Tritium, then Luminova and later examples with Superluminova as luminous materials on the dial and hands.

    The present example Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 from circa 1989 with an “L” serial belongs to the earliest of the model with a “SWISS-T<25” dial. Preserved in excellent overall condition, it is also offered by its full set of accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded 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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Ref. 16710
A fine and early stainless steel dual-time wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 1989
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$62,000 - 95,000 
€7,300-11,100
$7,900-12,200

Sold for HK$163,800

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