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|description=The 126711CHNR is the two-tone Everose Rolesor GMT-Master II introduced in 2018, with caliber 3285, a black dial, a brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel, and an Oyster bracelet.
|description=The 126711CHNR is the two-tone Everose Rolesor GMT-Master II introduced in 2018, with caliber 3285, a black dial, a brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel, and an Oyster bracelet.
|keywords=Rolex, 126711CHNR, GMT-Master, specifications, reference guide
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|image_alt=Rolesor Rootbeer, brown-black bezel
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== Where it sits in the line ==
== Where it sits in the line ==


The 126711CHNR is the direct successor to the [[Reference:116713LN|116713LN]] in the two-tone GMT-Master II slot. The 116713LN had held that position since 2006 with a single black-on-black colourway rather than a Rootbeer configuration. The 126711CHNR does two things at once. It replaces the yellow-gold Rolesor of the 116713LN with Everose, and it reintroduces the brown-and-black Rootbeer identity that had been absent from two-tone ceramic GMT-Master II production entirely.
The 126711CHNR is the direct successor to the [[Reference:116713LN|116713LN]] in the two-tone GMT-Master II slot. The 116713LN had held that position since 2006 with a single black-on-black colourway rather than a Rootbeer configuration. Compared with the 116713LN, the 126711CHNR replaces yellow-gold Rolesor with Everose and brings the brown-and-black Rootbeer colour scheme back to a ceramic two-tone GMT-Master II.


The vintage lineage behind the Rootbeer nickname runs through the 1675/3, [[Reference:16753|16753]], [[Reference:16758|16758]], and [[Reference:16713|16713]], every one of them yellow-gold rather than Everose. The 126711CHNR sits in that sequence but is not literally a Rootbeer revival. It is a reinterpretation, with a black dial, Everose accents, and two-colour ceramic where the original had a warm brown dial and an aluminum brown-and-gold insert.
The vintage lineage behind the Rootbeer nickname runs through the 1675/3, [[Reference:16753|16753]], [[Reference:16758|16758]], and [[Reference:16713|16713]], every one of them yellow-gold rather than Everose. The 126711CHNR sits in that sequence but is not literally a Rootbeer revival. It is a reinterpretation, with a black dial, Everose accents, and two-colour ceramic where the original had a warm brown dial and an aluminum brown-and-gold insert.
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== Production outline ==
== Production outline ==


The reference launched at Baselworld 2018 and remains in the current catalogue. Rolex has used the part numbers 126711CHNR-0001 and 126711CHNR-0002; the sources used here do not document a visible specification change between them.
The reference launched at Baselworld 2018 and remains in the current catalogue. Rolex has used the part numbers 126711CHNR-0001 and 126711CHNR-0002; the cited sources do not document a visible specification change between them.


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== Movement notes ==
== Movement notes ==


Caliber 3285 arrives here fully formed: Chronergy escapement, 70-hour reserve, and the same modern GMT movement logic shared across the 2018-onward family.
Caliber 3285 uses the Chronergy escapement and a stated 70-hour reserve, with the GMT-Master II functions shared across the 2018-onward family.


The upgrade matters more as a generation marker than as a mechanical departure. The independent hour hand and GMT-Master II function logic are unchanged. What the 3285 introduces is the longer reserve and the higher-efficiency escapement that the current generation of Rolex calibres shares.
The upgrade matters more as a generation marker than as a mechanical departure. The independent hour hand and GMT-Master II function logic are unchanged. What the 3285 introduces is the longer reserve and the higher-efficiency escapement that the current generation of Rolex calibres shares.
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== Special branches ==
== Special branches ==


The reference exists in a single visible configuration through its production run. The only catalogued change has been the part-number update from -0001 to -0002, which has not produced a new dial or bezel variant. No stone-dial or alternative-dial version of the 126711CHNR has been released, which keeps the reference cleaner to describe than its solid-Everose sibling.
The reference exists in a single visible configuration through its production run. The only catalogued change has been the part-number update from -0001 to -0002, which has not produced a new dial or bezel variant. No stone-dial or alternative-dial version of the 126711CHNR is documented in the cited catalogues, and no separate dial or bezel branch is listed.


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== Auction record ==
== Auction record ==


Sotheby's catalogued a circa-2019 example in its Important Watches 2021 sale. Phillips offered another circa-2019 full-set watch as lot 944 at the Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX in 2024; the catalogue gives an estimate of HK$80,000–160,000 and records the result. These are individual auction records, not a general price guide.
The cited auction record contains two individual lots. Sotheby’s Important Watches 2021, lot 205, catalogued a circa-2019 example with a USD 15,000–25,000 estimate. Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction XIX, lot 944, catalogued a circa-2019 full set with an HK$80,000–160,000 estimate and a realised price of HK$127,000. These results belong to the individual lots and are not a general price guide.


== Related references ==
== Related references ==