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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''126718GRNR'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] › '''126718GRNR'''</small>
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The [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] is the solid yellow-gold GMT-Master II Rolex unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside its Rolesor sibling [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]. It returned yellow gold to the ceramic GMT-Master II line after a four-year absence. The solid-gold 116718LN had been discontinued in 2019, and Rolex had issued no yellow-gold GMT of any kind since. Time+Tide’s launch-day piece reads the pair as “gold rush.”
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The case, bracelet, and bezel are all 18k yellow gold. The grey-and-black Cerachrom insert is shared with the Rolesor sibling.
The 126718GRNR is the 18 kt yellow-gold GMT-Master II introduced at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside the Yellow Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]]. It follows the 116718LN, which left the catalogue in 2019. The reference uses a 40mm yellow-gold Oyster case, a grey-and-black Cerachrom bezel, caliber 3285, and a Jubilee bracelet.
 
The standard version has a black dial. Rolex added a Tiger Iron dial configuration under the same reference family in 2025.


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== Core facts ==


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


The 126718GRNR is the solid-gold member of the 2023 GRNR pair. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] launched on the same W&amp;W keynote; the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] followed a year later in 2024, completing the GRNR family across three case materials. The 126718GRNR is the direct spiritual successor to the discontinued 116718LN, bridging the 2005-2019 solid-gold-GMT era to the 2023 return.
The 126718GRNR is the solid-gold member of the GRNR family. The Yellow Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] launched alongside it in 2023, and the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] followed in 2024. It is the direct successor to the 116718LN in the modern yellow-gold GMT-Master II sequence.


Upstream, the 126718GRNR is the first yellow-gold GMT-Master II in the 126710-generation case. The case is slimmer than the Super Case 116718LN, calibre 3285 replaces caliber 3186, and the bezel moves from single-colour black Cerachrom to the new grey-and-black Cerachrom insert. Downstream, the reference is current production. No successor has been announced.
The 126718GRNR is the first yellow-gold GMT-Master II in the slimmer 126710-generation case. Compared with the 116718LN it uses caliber 3285 instead of 3186 and a grey-and-black rather than black Cerachrom insert. Rolex's current catalogue lists the reference.


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


Production began at W&amp;W 2023 and remains current in the 2026 Rolex catalogue. Time+Tide gives CHF 37,100 as the launch retail figure. A 2025 Tiger Iron dial variant adds the reference’s first alternative dial configuration. Robb Report’s wrist-spotting of Mark Wahlberg wearing a 126718GRNR in 2023-2024 documents the reference’s mainstream-media placement.
Production began at Watches and Wonders 2023 and the reference remains in Rolex's current catalogue. In 2025 Rolex added a Tiger Iron dial configuration under the -0002 suffix; the black-dial -0001 remains the standard configuration.


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


The 126718GRNR runs caliber 3285, shared with the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the broader 126710-generation family. The calibre runs at 28,800 bph, delivers a 70-hour power reserve, and holds to Rolex’s Superlative Chronometer -2/+2 seconds-per-day standard. Chronergy escapement is the architectural change from caliber 3186, with blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock protection carrying over.
The 126718GRNR uses caliber 3285, shared with the Rolesor 126713GRNR and the wider 126710-generation family. 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 also provides the independent local-hour adjustment used by the GMT-Master II line.


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


The 126718GRNR launched with a single dial configuration: glossy black lacquer, 18k yellow-gold applied markers, gilt-style “GMT-Master II” text, and Chromalight luminescence. The gilt typography reads as a direct vintage cue that parallels the discontinued 116718LN. Fratello’s dial close-up and Monochrome’s launch coverage both show the same yellow-gold markers and hands against the black dial.
The -0001 configuration has a black lacquer dial with applied yellow-gold markers, gold-coloured hands, green GMT-Master II text, and Chromalight lume. Launch coverage noted the visual link to earlier two-tone and yellow-gold GMT watches; that is a design observation rather than a separate production branch.


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=== Tiger Iron dial (2025) ===
=== Tiger Iron dial (2025) ===


Rolex introduced a Tiger Iron dial variant in 2025. Tiger Iron is a natural stone composed of banded alternations of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and hematite. The Tiger Iron dial is the reference’s first alternative dial branch. Pricing and production-split data have not entered the corpus.
Rolex introduced the Tiger Iron dial in 2025 as the -0002 configuration. Rolex describes tiger iron as a stone composed of tiger's eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite; the pattern varies with the individual stone. The official material identifies the dial and suffix, but does not publish production quantities or a production split.


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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 in solid 18k yellow gold, with sapphire crystal and the Triplock crown. The case generation is the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, which makes the 126718GRNR thinner on the wrist than the 116718LN it succeeds.
The case is 40mm in 18 kt 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 grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom insert with 18k yellow-gold-filled numerals. Monochrome decodes “GRNR” as gris-noir. The grey-and-black combination had not appeared in the Cerachrom catalogue prior to 2023. The bezel is shared across all three GRNR references.


Water resistance is 100m, unchanged from the 116718LN.
The bidirectional bezel uses a grey-and-black Cerachrom insert with moulded numerals and graduations. GRNR follows the French ''gris-noir'' naming convention. Rolex introduced the colour combination with the GRNR references in 2023, and the same insert is used across the steel, Rolesor, and solid-gold versions.


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


The 126718GRNR ships on a solid 18k yellow-gold Jubilee bracelet with the Oysterclasp and Easylink 5mm extension. This is the first full-gold Jubilee on a GMT-Master since the early 1980s.
The reference is listed on a solid 18 kt yellow-gold five-link Jubilee bracelet with an Oysterlock safety clasp and Easylink 5mm comfort extension. Launch coverage describes it as the first Jubilee bracelet used on a precious-metal GMT-Master II. Rolex's current product pages list the Jubilee configuration; no factory Oyster configuration was identified in the reviewed material.
 
The 116718LN predecessor shipped exclusively on Oyster. The Jubilee fitment on the 126718GRNR is therefore a departure from yellow-gold-GMT precedent. No Oyster-bracelet 126718GRNR has entered the current corpus.


Full-set packaging is the standard Rolex presentation box, the International Guarantee card, and swing tags.
Full-set packaging is the standard Rolex presentation box, the International Guarantee card, and swing tags.
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== Special branches ==
== Special branches ==


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The Tiger Iron -0002 is the documented alternative to the black-dial -0001. Rolex also offers Tiger Iron on the Everose [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]], but the two references remain separate case and bracelet configurations.
=== Tiger Iron dial ===
 
The Tiger Iron dial variant introduced in 2025 is the only alternative dial branch documented for the reference, positioned as a factory option alongside the standard black-dial configuration. No SJX or Monochrome coverage of the Tiger Iron 126718GRNR is in the current corpus. The 2025 SJX Tiger Iron hands-on piece covers the [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] Everose variant, not the 126718GRNR. Independent editorial confirmation remains a corpus gap.


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


The 126718GRNR has not yet entered the major auction-house record. Sotheby’s, Phillips, and Christie’s have not offered the reference in the current corpus. The auction pass remains pending.
The reference has appeared in auction records. Heritage Auctions sold a 126718GRNR full set on 24 April 2026 for US$36,250, and EveryWatch lists additional 2025–2026 results from Bezel, Grailzee, and Phillips. These are selected public records, not a complete production or price census.
 
Prices vary with dial, condition, bracelet, papers, service history, sale date, and venue. Time and Tide's 2023 snapshot and later auction results describe particular moments; they do not establish a fixed premium or demand ranking. Celebrity ownership is not evidence of a reference variant or production pattern.
 
== Related references ==
 
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|GMT-Master 126713GRNR]], 2023–present
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|GMT-Master 126710GRNR]], 2024–present
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master 126720VTNR]], 2022–present
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master 126710BLNR]], 2019–present
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]], 2018–present
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master 126715CHNR]], 2018–present


Time+Tide’s May 2023 snapshot gives first-offer asks of around EUR 67,800 against EUR 39,200 retail, roughly a 1.7x premium at first availability. The Rolesor [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] carried a roughly 2.1x premium at the same moment. Robb Report’s Wahlberg piece and broader Robb Report W&amp;W 2023 coverage place the reference inside the luxury-lifestyle media record.
See also the [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]].


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* [https://monochrome-watches.com/yellow-gold-and-rolesor-rolex-gmt-master-ii-grey-and-black-ceramic-bezel-2023-editions-126713grnr-126718grnr-specs-price/ Yellow Gold and Rolesor Back On The Rolex GMT-Master II With Grey & Black Ceramic Bezel], Monochrome
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* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126718grnr-0001 Rolex GMT-Master II 126718GRNR black dial, current catalogue], Rolex
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* [https://www.horobox.com/en/review-detail/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126713-126718---grnr Rolex GMT-Master II 126713 & 126718 — GRNR] — unknown, Horobox
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* [https://masterhorologer.com/2023/03/29/rolex-oyster-perpetual-gmt-master-ii-new-yellow-gold-and-yellow-rolesor-versions/ Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II — New Yellow Gold and Yellow Rolesor Versions] — unknown, Master Horologer
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* [https://watchesoff5th.com/blogs/videos/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126718grnr-tiger-iron-dial-review Rolex 126718GRNR Review — Tiger Iron Dial GMT-Master II in Yellow Gold] — unknown, WatchesOff5th
* [https://www.horobox.com/en/review-detail/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126713-126718---grnr Rolex GMT-Master II 126713 & 126718, GRNR], Horobox
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* [https://masterhorologer.com/2023/03/29/rolex-oyster-perpetual-gmt-master-ii-new-yellow-gold-and-yellow-rolesor-versions/ Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, New Yellow Gold and Yellow Rolesor Versions], Master Horologer
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* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/rolex-caliber-3186-vs-rolex-caliber-3285.html Rolex Caliber 3186 vs. Caliber 3285] — unknown, Bob's Watches
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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://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-gmt-master-ii-full-set-ref-126718grnr/a/5581-54004.s Heritage Auctions, Rolex 126718GRNR full set, sold 24 April 2026], Heritage Auctions
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