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The 126713GRNR is the two-tone Rolesor GMT-Master II Rolex launched at Watches and Wonders 2023. Yellow gold had been absent from the GMT-Master II since the solid-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] was retired in 2019, and the expectation heading into the show ran to a new colour or a new bezel rather than a return to gold. What arrived was larger than that: yellow Rolesor, a grey-and-black Cerachrom insert that had no precedent in the line, and the first Jubilee bracelet on a precious-metal GMT.
The 126713GRNR is the Yellow Rolesor GMT-Master II introduced at Watches and Wonders 2023. It combines an Oystersteel case and bracelet with 18k yellow gold, a grey-and-black Cerachrom bezel, a black dial, and caliber 3285. It launched on a Jubilee bracelet and remains in Rolex's current catalogue.


Nicknames came unevenly, and none stuck. Nothing the watch has picked up carries the singular grip that “Batman” or “Pepsi” earned in earlier generations.
The reference was the first GMT-Master II in precious-metal Rolesor to use a Jubilee bracelet. Collector nicknames such as “Zombie” and “Bumblebee” are informal and do not identify separate variants.


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==Core facts==
==Core facts==
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== Where it sits in the line ==
== Where it sits in the line ==


The 126713GRNR is the middle member of the GRNR family, between the steel and the solid gold. The solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] launched on the same 2023 keynote and the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] arrived a year later to complete the set, which leaves the Rolesor as the warm middle ground against the steel version's stealth.
The 126713GRNR sits between the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] and solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] versions that use the same grey-and-black Cerachrom colour code. The Rolesor case combines Oystersteel and 18k yellow gold; the solid-gold version uses 18k yellow gold throughout.


Rolex lists the reference under “Yellow Rolesor,” the firm’s trademark for an Oystersteel-and-yellow-gold combination that has been in the catalogue since 1933. GRNR reads as ''gris-noir'', grey-black, from the bezel-naming convention. Anyone expecting green from those letters wants the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]], the green-and-black Cerachrom GMT introduced a year earlier.
Rolex calls the case and bracelet combination Yellow Rolesor. GRNR follows the French ''gris-noir'' naming convention for the grey-and-black bezel. The green-and-black left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]] is a different reference and colour code.


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== Production outline ==
== Production outline ==


Production began in 2023 with the Watches and Wonders launch and the reference remains current in the 2026 catalogue. Launch retail was EUR 16,300, CHF 15,700 and USD 16,450, per Brice Goulard’s hands-on review for Monochrome. The 2024 steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] extended the family alongside it and left the Rolesor in production.
Production began with the 2023 Watches and Wonders launch, and Rolex's current catalogue still lists the reference. The steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] joined the grey-and-black family in 2024. Launch prices varied by market and belong in the market record rather than the production summary.


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


The 126713GRNR runs caliber 3285. The calibre arrived on the GMT-Master II line with the 2018 [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi and carries across the whole 126710-generation family. It runs at 28,800 bph, delivers a 70-hour power reserve, and holds to Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 seconds-per-day standard. The Chronergy escapement is the headline mechanical change from caliber 3186, bringing higher efficiency through a redesigned pallet-fork geometry and a skeletonised escape wheel. Blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carry over.
The 126713GRNR uses caliber 3285, introduced to the GMT-Master II line with the 2018 [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi. Rolex specifies a 70-hour power reserve, Superlative Chronometer precision of -2/+2 seconds per day after casing, a blue Parachrom hairspring, and Paraflex shock absorbers. The movement's Chronergy escapement and independently adjustable local hour hand continue the 3285-era GMT layout.


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== Dial map ==
== Dial map ==


The 126713GRNR ships with a single dial configuration: black lacquer, 18k yellow-gold applied markers, gilt-style “GMT-Master II” text and Chromalight luminescence. It reads as glossy black with yellow-gold hands and markers. The gilt typography is a deliberate vintage cue, which Fratello read on launch as a callback to the neo-vintage two-tone Datejust and Rootbeer era, and the Jubilee bracelet pushes in the same direction.
The standard dial is black lacquer with applied yellow-gold markers and hands, green GMT-Master II text, and Chromalight lume. Launch coverage noted the gold-coloured printing and markers as a visual link to earlier two-tone GMT and Datejust watches; that is an observation about the design, not a separate factory variant.


No dial variant exists, and the bezel is the only colour variable on the reference.
The published Rolex and launch material reviewed here documents one standard dial. It does not establish a complete year-by-year printing or dial-change register.


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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==


The case is 40mm across and 11.9mm thick, with a sapphire crystal, a Triplock crown and 100m water resistance. It uses the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, so it wears trimmer than the 116710-era profile of the 116718LN. Nothing else in the specification departs from the wider 126710 generation.
The case is 40mm in Oystersteel and yellow gold, with a sapphire crystal, Triplock crown, screw-down caseback, and 100m water resistance. It uses the slimmer 126710 architecture introduced in 2019. Published dimensions are approximately 40mm diameter and 11.9mm thick.


The bezel is the main talking point. Rolex had shipped red-and-blue (BLRO), blue-and-black (BLNR), brown-and-black (CHNR) and green-and-black (VTNR) ceramic combinations before 2023, but grey-and-black was new to the line here. The numerals sit recessed into the ceramic and filled with 18k yellow-gold PVD.
The bidirectional bezel uses a grey-and-black Cerachrom insert with moulded numerals and graduations. The colour combination was new to the GMT-Master II line when Rolex introduced this reference in 2023. Rolex's technical material describes the ceramic insert and moulded markings; it does not publish a separate year-by-year bezel-change register.


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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==
== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==


The 126713GRNR ships on a Yellow Rolesor Jubilee bracelet with brushed steel outer links and polished 18k yellow-gold centre links, and the Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. It is the first Jubilee on a precious-metal GMT-Master II, following the precedent the 2018 steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi set. Rolex catalogues no other bracelet for the reference. Full-set packaging is the standard presentation box, International Guarantee card and swing tags.
The reference is listed on a Yellow Rolesor five-link Jubilee bracelet with an Oysterlock safety clasp and Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The Jubilee bracelet is the reference's distinguishing fitment; Rolex's current product page does not list a second factory bracelet configuration. Box, guarantee card, and hang tags are period packaging rather than reference-specific parts.


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== Special branches ==
== Special branches ==


With no factory dial or bracelet variants to separate, the only branches on this reference are the names collectors have tried on it. “Zombie” takes the grey Cerachrom half and reads the watch cool. “Bumblebee” takes the yellow-gold-and-black pairing and reads it warm. A Time+Tide reader poll in April 2023 returned “Dark Knight” ahead of “Black Adam,” “Bruce Wayne,” “Guinness,” “Wolf of Wall Street” and “Bumblebee.” None is official, and none has displaced the others.
Collectors variously call the reference “Zombie” or “Bumblebee.” Neither name is official, and neither denotes a dial, bezel, or bracelet variant.


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== Historical market and auction record ==
== Historical market and auction record ==


The 126713GRNR has not yet entered the auction-house record, being too recent for the Sotheby's, Phillips and Christie's catalogues.
The reference has appeared in online auction and resale records, although a major-house record is limited. EveryWatch records a 2026 Grailzee sale of a 126713GRNR at US$24,675; that result is one public transaction, not a market census.


The closest thing to a market reading is Time+Tide’s May 2023 secondary-market snapshot. First-offer grey-market asks sat around EUR 35,500 against a EUR 16,550 retail figure, roughly a 2.1x premium at first availability. The solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] carried a tamer premium at the same moment, roughly 1.7x, which points to the Rolesor drawing the stronger early demand of the two.
Prices vary with condition, bracelet, papers, service history, sale date, and venue. Time+Tide's early 2023 snapshot and later online records describe asking or transaction prices at particular moments; they do not establish a fixed premium for the reference or prove stronger demand than the solid-gold model.


== Related references ==
== Related references ==
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* [https://www.swisswatchexpo.com/thewatchclub/2024/01/02/rolex-gmt-master-ii-yellow-gold-and-rolesor-yellow-gold-editions/ Rolex GMT-Master II Yellow Gold and Rolesor Yellow Gold Editions], SwissWatchExpo
* [https://www.swisswatchexpo.com/thewatchclub/2024/01/02/rolex-gmt-master-ii-yellow-gold-and-rolesor-yellow-gold-editions/ Rolex GMT-Master II Yellow Gold and Rolesor Yellow Gold Editions], SwissWatchExpo
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-new-watches-1234823261/ Rolex's New Watches for 2023: New Daytonas, Zany Day-Dates and More], Robb Report
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/rolex-new-watches-1234823261/ Rolex's New Watches for 2023: New Daytonas, Zany Day-Dates and More], Robb Report
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/gmt-master-ii/126713/watch-31762294 2026 Grailzee sale record for Rolex 126713GRNR], EveryWatch


[[Category:GMT-Master]]
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 29 September 2026


GMT-Master › 126713GRNR

Two-tone Rolesor, grey-black bezel
Two-tone Rolesor, grey-black bezel

The 126713GRNR is the Yellow Rolesor GMT-Master II introduced at Watches and Wonders 2023. It combines an Oystersteel case and bracelet with 18k yellow gold, a grey-and-black Cerachrom bezel, a black dial, and caliber 3285. It launched on a Jubilee bracelet and remains in Rolex's current catalogue.

The reference was the first GMT-Master II in precious-metal Rolesor to use a Jubilee bracelet. Collector nicknames such as “Zombie” and “Bumblebee” are informal and do not identify separate variants.

Core facts

detail value
reference 126713GRNR
family GMT-Master II
production 2023-present
movement caliber 3285
case 40mm Yellow Rolesor (Oystersteel + 18k yellow gold)
crystal sapphire with Cyclops
water resistance 100m
bezel grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom with moulded numerals and graduations
key identity first Jubilee-bracelet GMT-Master II in precious-metal Rolesor

Where it sits in the line

The 126713GRNR sits between the steel 126710GRNR and solid-gold 126718GRNR versions that use the same grey-and-black Cerachrom colour code. The Rolesor case combines Oystersteel and 18k yellow gold; the solid-gold version uses 18k yellow gold throughout.

Rolex calls the case and bracelet combination Yellow Rolesor. GRNR follows the French gris-noir naming convention for the grey-and-black bezel. The green-and-black left-handed 126720VTNR is a different reference and colour code.

Production outline

Production began with the 2023 Watches and Wonders launch, and Rolex's current catalogue still lists the reference. The steel 126710GRNR joined the grey-and-black family in 2024. Launch prices varied by market and belong in the market record rather than the production summary.

Movement notes

The 126713GRNR uses caliber 3285, introduced to the GMT-Master II line with the 2018 126710BLRO Pepsi. Rolex specifies a 70-hour power reserve, Superlative Chronometer precision of -2/+2 seconds per day after casing, a blue Parachrom hairspring, and Paraflex shock absorbers. The movement's Chronergy escapement and independently adjustable local hour hand continue the 3285-era GMT layout.

Dial map

The standard dial is black lacquer with applied yellow-gold markers and hands, green GMT-Master II text, and Chromalight lume. Launch coverage noted the gold-coloured printing and markers as a visual link to earlier two-tone GMT and Datejust watches; that is an observation about the design, not a separate factory variant.

The published Rolex and launch material reviewed here documents one standard dial. It does not establish a complete year-by-year printing or dial-change register.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

The case is 40mm in Oystersteel and yellow gold, with a sapphire crystal, Triplock crown, screw-down caseback, and 100m water resistance. It uses the slimmer 126710 architecture introduced in 2019. Published dimensions are approximately 40mm diameter and 11.9mm thick.

The bidirectional bezel uses a grey-and-black Cerachrom insert with moulded numerals and graduations. The colour combination was new to the GMT-Master II line when Rolex introduced this reference in 2023. Rolex's technical material describes the ceramic insert and moulded markings; it does not publish a separate year-by-year bezel-change register.

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

The reference is listed on a Yellow Rolesor five-link Jubilee bracelet with an Oysterlock safety clasp and Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The Jubilee bracelet is the reference's distinguishing fitment; Rolex's current product page does not list a second factory bracelet configuration. Box, guarantee card, and hang tags are period packaging rather than reference-specific parts.

Special branches

Collectors variously call the reference “Zombie” or “Bumblebee.” Neither name is official, and neither denotes a dial, bezel, or bracelet variant.

Historical market and auction record

The reference has appeared in online auction and resale records, although a major-house record is limited. EveryWatch records a 2026 Grailzee sale of a 126713GRNR at US$24,675; that result is one public transaction, not a market census.

Prices vary with condition, bracelet, papers, service history, sale date, and venue. Time+Tide's early 2023 snapshot and later online records describe asking or transaction prices at particular moments; they do not establish a fixed premium for the reference or prove stronger demand than the solid-gold model.

Related references

See also the GMT-Master family index, movement reference, bracelet & clasp guide, and serial numbers by year.

Sources

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