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* [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] (2019-present): Batman transition to Jubilee and caliber 3285
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] (2019-present): Batman transition to Jubilee and caliber 3285
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] (2022-present): left-handed green-and-black Destro; first modern left-crown Rolex sports watch
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] (2022-present): left-handed green-and-black Destro; first modern left-crown Rolex sports watch
* [[Reference:126719BLRO|126719BLRO]] (2019–2026): white-gold red-and-blue Pepsi; catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026
* 126719BLRO (2019–2026): white-gold red-and-blue Pepsi; catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026
* [[Reference:126729VTNR|126729VTNR]] (2025-present): white-gold left-handed green-and-black GMT with ceramic dial
* 126729VTNR (2025-present): white-gold left-handed green-and-black GMT with ceramic dial
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; "Bruce Wayne"
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; "Bruce Wayne"


Contemporary reporting places the steel 126710BLRO and white-gold 126719BLRO among the Pepsi references removed from the catalogue at Watches & Wonders 2026. The other 12xxxx references listed here remain in Rolex's current GMT-Master II catalogue as of this audit.
Contemporary reporting places the steel 126710BLRO and white-gold 126719BLRO among the Pepsi references removed from the catalogue at Watches & Wonders 2026. Rolex's current model catalogue shows the other listed 12xxxx references; the 126710BLRO and 126719BLRO are kept separate here because their 2026 withdrawal has been reported but the catalogue transition is recent.


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* Solid Everose gold: [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid Everose gold: [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid yellow gold: [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid yellow gold: [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]], with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
* Solid white gold: [[Reference:126719BLRO|126719BLRO]] white-gold Pepsi (catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026), and [[Reference:126729VTNR|126729VTNR]] white-gold left-handed green-black GMT.
* Solid white gold: 126719BLRO white-gold Pepsi (catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026), and 126729VTNR white-gold left-handed green-black GMT.


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* Brown-and-black (CHNR): [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rolesor Everose and [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
* Brown-and-black (CHNR): [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] Rolesor Everose and [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
* Green-and-black (VTNR): [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
* Green-and-black (VTNR): [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
   [[Reference:126729VTNR|126729VTNR]] is the white-gold 2025 counterpart.
   126729VTNR is the white-gold 2025 counterpart.
* Grey-and-black (GRNR): [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor, [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] solid yellow gold, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.
* Grey-and-black (GRNR): [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] Rolesor, [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] solid yellow gold, [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.


Latest revision as of 06:02, 29 September 2026

GMT-Master › GMT-Master II 6-digit family

Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLRO steel Pepsi
126710BLRO, the steel Pepsi that opened the 126xxx generation.

The 6-digit family is the current GMT-Master II generation, running from the 2018 reset through to today's catalogue. It starts with the steel Pepsi 126710BLRO and the Root Beer pair in 2018, adds the Jubilee Batman in 2019, the left-handed 126720VTNR in 2022, the yellow-gold GRNR pair in 2023, the steel GRNR in 2024, and the Tiger Iron stone dials in 2025.

The 12xxxx platform uses caliber 3285, retains the 40mm case size used by the previous ceramic generation, and spans five two-colour Cerachrom combinations. Rolex reshaped the lugs for the Jubilee end-links; the case is not identical in every external detail.

Core map

  • 126710BLRO (2018–2026): steel red-and-blue Cerachrom GMT; Jubilee bracelet at launch
  • 126711CHNR (2018-present): Rolesor Everose Rootbeer revival; first two-colour Cerachrom
  • 126715CHNR (2018-present): solid Everose Rootbeer; Tiger Iron dial added 2025 as -0002
  • 126710BLNR (2019-present): Batman transition to Jubilee and caliber 3285
  • 126720VTNR (2022-present): left-handed green-and-black Destro; first modern left-crown Rolex sports watch
  • 126719BLRO (2019–2026): white-gold red-and-blue Pepsi; catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026
  • 126729VTNR (2025-present): white-gold left-handed green-and-black GMT with ceramic dial
  • 126713GRNR (2023-present): Rolesor yellow-gold GMT with grey-and-black Cerachrom
  • 126718GRNR (2023-present): solid yellow-gold GMT; Tiger Iron dial added 2025
  • 126710GRNR (2024-present): steel grey-and-black ceramic GMT; "Bruce Wayne"

Contemporary reporting places the steel 126710BLRO and white-gold 126719BLRO among the Pepsi references removed from the catalogue at Watches & Wonders 2026. Rolex's current model catalogue shows the other listed 12xxxx references; the 126710BLRO and 126719BLRO are kept separate here because their 2026 withdrawal has been reported but the catalogue transition is recent.

Where the family changes

Caliber 3285

Every 6-digit reference uses caliber 3285. The important upgrades over 3186 are the Chronergy escapement, 70-hour reserve, and the tighter Superlative Chronometer standard. The movement itself does not branch inside this family.

The architecture does not change for the left-handed 126720VTNR either. Rolex reorients the case, dial, and date-wheel printing rather than mirroring the movement internally: the date numerals are set for a 9 o'clock window, but the plate underneath is the standard 3285.

Case proportions vs. 5-digit ceramic

The case keeps the 40mm size and the general Super Case form used by the 116710 generation. Monochrome measured the 126710BLNR at 40mm and 12.5mm high, while noting shorter, more curved lugs to accommodate the Jubilee end-links. That comparison is a measurement of the reviewed watches, not proof that every external dimension is identical across the family.

The move to Jubilee wasn't a response to a case change either. Fratello's 2019 hands-on reports Rolex discontinuing the Oyster option across every steel GMT-Master II outright, framed as a consolidation of the collection with no case-fit rationale given. Whatever drape difference exists between the two bracelets comes from the bracelets themselves. Time+Tide's 2020 Batman versus Batgirl comparison reads that drape difference as the main thing the bracelet swap changed on the wrist.

The case architecture is otherwise shared: a monobloc middle case with screw-down caseback, a Triplock screw-down crown, 100m water resistance, and a sapphire crystal with Cyclops over the date window. The only reference that departs from this layout is the 126720VTNR, which mirrors the crown and date window to the left side without changing the underlying dimensions.

The Jubilee return

Jubilee had been absent from the GMT-Master II Professional line since the 1675 era. The 2018 steel Pepsi brought it back, and the 2019 Batman extended the same choice to the blue-black watch.

The community named the Jubilee-bracelet 126710BLNR "Batgirl" in 2019. When Rolex reintroduced an Oyster option on the same reference in 2021, the split held: Batman stayed the Oyster-bracelet configuration, Batgirl stayed the Jubilee. Sotheby's adopted the Batgirl name in cataloguing by 2020.

The Jubilee is fitted with an Oysterlock folding clasp and Easylink 5mm comfort extension. On references that offer both bracelets, the choice changes the way the watch sits on the wrist. Rolex lists Jubilee-only configurations for the 2023 yellow-gold and Rolesor GRNR references.

The 2023 pair, the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the solid-gold 126718GRNR, ship on Jubilee only. Full-gold Jubilee GMT-Masters have a long history — the 16758 carried one as its most-documented bracelet through the 1980s, and its 1989 successor 16718 kept Jubilee as a standing option for the whole of its own run. The real gap is shorter and more recent: the predecessor 116718LN that replaced the 16718 in 2005 shipped exclusively on Oyster across its fourteen-year run, making the 126718GRNR the first full-gold Jubilee GMT-Master in eighteen years.

Two-colour Cerachrom iteration

The 6-digit generation extended the two-colour ceramic catalogue. The 5-digit ceramic era had shipped two combinations — blue-and-black on the 2013 116710BLNR, red-and-blue on the 2014 116719BLRO. The 6-digit family added three more.

The 2018 CHNR Root Beer pair was the third two-colour Cerachrom combination after BLNR and BLRO. Its brown-and-black insert revives the Root Beer colour scheme in Everose Rolesor and solid Everose gold.

The green-and-black VTNR insert on the 2022 126720VTNR added the fourth colour pair, echoing the 2007 Fiftieth Anniversary green bezel announcement on the 116710LN. The combination is exclusive to the left-handed reference.

The grey-and-black GRNR insert added the fifth modern two-colour Cerachrom pairing, its code taken from gris noir. In practice the grey half often reads almost black indoors and shifts warmer in direct sun, which is why the bezel photographs less clearly than it wears.

The full modern two-colour Cerachrom catalogue now runs across BLNR (blue-black), BLRO (red-blue), CHNR (brown-black), VTNR (green-black), and GRNR (grey-black). Rolex has never released a two-colour red-and-black Coke insert; Robb Report noted that the long-rumoured ceramic Coke simply never arrived.

Branch map

The 6-digit family splits by case material and by bezel colourway, and the nickname catalogue tracks both.

By metal

  • Steel (Oystersteel): 126710BLRO Pepsi, 126710BLNR Batman/Batgirl, 126720VTNR Sprite/Destro, 126710GRNR Bruce Wayne/Ghost. The 2026 discontinuation removed the steel Pepsi from the current catalogue.
  • Rolesor Everose: 126711CHNR Rootbeer. The only modern two-tone ceramic reference in Everose rather than yellow gold.
  • Rolesor yellow gold: 126713GRNR Zombie/Bumblebee. Returned yellow Rolesor to the GMT-Master II after a four-year absence.
  • Solid Everose gold: 126715CHNR solid Rootbeer, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
  • Solid yellow gold: 126718GRNR, with 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant.
  • Solid white gold: 126719BLRO white-gold Pepsi (catalogue withdrawal reported in 2026), and 126729VTNR white-gold left-handed green-black GMT.

By colourway

  • Red-and-blue (BLRO): 126710BLRO steel, 2018–2026. Contemporary reporting places this reference among the models removed from the catalogue in 2026.
  • Blue-and-black (BLNR): 126710BLNR steel, 2019-present. Jubilee (Batgirl) and Oyster (Batman) configurations both current.
  • Brown-and-black (CHNR): 126711CHNR Rolesor Everose and 126715CHNR solid Everose, both 2018-present. The Tiger Iron 126715CHNR-0002 from 2025 is the only catalogued dial variant inside the pair.
  • Green-and-black (VTNR): 126720VTNR left-handed, 2022-present. Exclusive colourway; no right-handed VTNR exists in the catalogue.
 126729VTNR is the white-gold 2025 counterpart.
  • Grey-and-black (GRNR): 126713GRNR Rolesor, 126718GRNR solid yellow gold, 126710GRNR steel. The Rolesor and solid-gold variants launched in 2023; the steel followed in 2024.

Gem-set and precious-metal branches

The branch maps above cover the regular 12xxxx references. Rolex has also catalogued gem-set GMT-Master II references, but their public documentation is thinner and they should not be used to generalize the regular family. The 116xxx gem-set references use caliber 3186; the current 12xxxx platform uses caliber 3285.

The 116769TBR, often called "Ice" by collectors, is a 40mm white-gold GMT-Master II with extensive diamond setting on the dial, bezel, case, lugs, and bracelet. Auction and specialist records describe caliber 3186 and place examples in the late-2000s to 2010s. No Rolex production total has been located; the small-run estimate sometimes repeated by dealers remains unconfirmed.

Sotheby's GMT-Master guide also records the 116759SANR in white gold and the 116758SANR in yellow gold, each set with diamonds and black sapphires. The guide does not give production dates or calibers for either reference, so those details should be checked against an individual watch or catalogue.

Specialist and auction records also list the 126755SARU, an Everose GMT-Master II with diamond setting and a sapphire-and-ruby bezel. Its relationship to the gem-set 16758 SARU is a useful collecting comparison, but a complete production history and Rolex-published chronology have not been located.

Nicknames

The 6-digit family carries an unusually dense nickname catalogue. Most names are collector-press shorthand rather than Rolex-official terminology.

Reference Nickname(s) Origin
126710BLRO Pepsi Descends from the 1950s 6542; applies only to red-and-blue
126710BLNR Jubilee Batgirl Coined in 2019 enthusiast coverage for the Jubilee-bracelet launch
126710BLNR Oyster Batman Carried from the 116710BLNR; applied to the Oyster variant after 2021
126720VTNR Sprite, Destro Sprite for the green bezel; Destro (Italian for "right-handed") for the left-crown case
126711CHNR Rootbeer, Cough Syrup Rootbeer carries from the 1970s; "Cough Syrup" is Fratello's 2019 framing
126715CHNR Rootbeer Inherited from the 1970s solid-gold 1675/8 and 16758
126710GRNR Bruce Wayne, Ghost Bruce Wayne reads the grey bezel as Batman's alter ego; Ghost reads it as the blue half disappearing
126713GRNR Zombie, Bumblebee, Dark Knight Time+Tide's April 2023 reader poll returned "Dark Knight" as the winner; enthusiast copy circulates "Zombie" and "Bumblebee"
126718GRNR — No dominant nickname yet

"Bruce Wayne" is a collector nickname, and so is every other name in the table; none of them appear in a Rolex catalogue or product page. Rolex's own reference suffixes parse as French colour codes: BLNR for bleu-noir, BLRO for bleu-rouge, CHNR for chocolat-noir, VTNR for verte-noir, GRNR for gris-noir.

Collecting context

Most references in this family remain current, while the Pepsi references listed above are historical after their 2026 catalogue removal. Secondary-market prices, waitlists, and allocation reports change quickly and should be dated to a specific source; they are not used here as reference specifications. The newer GRNR and VTNR references also have a shorter auction record than the older GMT-Master II references.

Related references


  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLRO, steel Pepsi
    126710BLRO, Pepsi
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126711CHNR, Rolesor Everose Rootbeer
    126711CHNR, Rootbeer, Rolesor Everose
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126715CHNR, solid Everose gold Rootbeer
    126715CHNR, Rootbeer, solid Everose gold
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126710BLNR, Batman and Batgirl
    126710BLNR, Batman / Batgirl
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126720VTNR, left-handed Sprite and Destro
    126720VTNR, Sprite / Destro
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126713GRNR, Rolesor yellow gold
    126713GRNR, Dark Knight, Rolesor yellow gold
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126718GRNR, solid yellow gold
    126718GRNR, solid yellow gold
  • Rolex GMT-Master II 126710GRNR, Bruce Wayne and Ghost
    126710GRNR, Bruce Wayne / Ghost

Sources

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