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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''126715CHNR'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] › '''126715CHNR'''</small>


The [[Reference:126715CHNR|126715CHNR]] is the solid-Everose GMT-Master II Rootbeer. It launched at Baselworld 2018 in the same press event as the Rolesor [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] and the steel Pepsi [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]], and it shares both the two-colour brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel and caliber 3285 with its Rolesor twin. What separates it out is the case and bracelet. Both are solid 18k Everose gold, which puts the 126715CHNR at the top of the current GMT-Master II lineup and makes it the heaviest modern GMT-Master II on the wrist.
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The reference also carries the only catalogued dial variant inside the current Rootbeer pair. In 2025, Rolex introduced the 126715CHNR-0002 Tiger Iron, a hardstone-dial version cut from a natural stone composite of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and black hematite mined in Western Australia. The standard black-dial configuration continues as the 126715CHNR-0001, which keeps the 2018 launch specification unchanged.
The 126715CHNR is the solid-Everose GMT-Master II introduced at Baselworld 2018 with the Rolesor [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] and steel Pepsi [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]]. It shares the brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel and caliber 3285 with the Rolesor watch, while its case and bracelet are solid 18k Everose gold.
 
In 2025, Rolex introduced the 126715CHNR-0002 Tiger Iron, a dial made from tiger iron, a metamorphic rock composed of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite. The black-dial configuration continues as 126715CHNR-0001. The two part numbers are the catalogued branches documented here.


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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 126715CHNR is the solid-gold half of the 2018 Rootbeer pair, positioned above the Rolesor [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]]. The Rolesor version provides the everyday access point to the colourway. The solid Everose version carries the same bezel and dial identity at a higher price and a much heavier wrist weight. aBlogtoWatch’s launch coverage catalogues the split at US$14,050 for the Rolesor and US$36,750 for the solid Everose.
The 126715CHNR is the solid-gold half of the 2018 Rootbeer pair, alongside the Rolesor [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]]. It uses the same bezel and movement, with solid Everose case and bracelet construction.


The solid-gold Rootbeer lineage reaches back to the yellow-gold 1675/8 and [[Reference:16758|16758]], both 1970s solid-gold GMT-Masters with brown-and-gold aluminum Rootbeer inserts. Sotheby’s catalogue entry for the 126715CHNR explicitly frames the modern reference as a homage to those watches. The departures mirror the 126711CHNR: Everose replaces yellow gold, two-colour Cerachrom replaces aluminum, and the dial shifts from a brown sunburst to a gloss black (or, on the -0002, a hardstone cut).
The solid-gold Rootbeer lineage reaches back to the yellow-gold 1675/8 and [[Reference:16758|16758]], both 1970s solid-gold GMT-Masters with brown-and-gold aluminum Rootbeer inserts. Sotheby’s catalogue entry for the 126715CHNR frames the modern reference as a homage to those watches. The departures mirror the 126711CHNR. Everose replaces yellow gold, two-colour Cerachrom replaces aluminum, and the brown sunburst dial gives way to gloss black or, on the -0002, a hardstone cut.


Alongside it in the current lineup sit the 126711CHNR, the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi, the steel [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman, the two-tone yellow-gold [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] from 2023, and the solid yellow-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]]. The 126715CHNR remains the only solid Everose reference in the current line.
Alongside it in the current lineup sit the 126711CHNR, the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Pepsi, the steel [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] Batman, the two-tone yellow-gold [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] from 2023, and the solid yellow-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]].


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


The reference launched at Baselworld 2018. Sotheby’s catalogued an early-production circa-2018 example in its 2020 watch sale, anchoring the launch year in the auction record. Production has run continuously since.
The reference launched at Baselworld 2018. Sotheby’s catalogued an early-production circa-2018 example in its 2020 watch sale, anchoring the launch year in the auction record. Rolex continues to catalogue the reference; the cited records do not establish uninterrupted production or a production total.
 
The 2025 Tiger Iron dial was introduced at Watches &amp; Wonders 2025 as part number 126715CHNR-0002, alongside the green-ceramic 126729VTNR that replaced the steel Pepsi 126710BLRO in the lineup. SJX, Monochrome, aBlogtoWatch, and Revolution all covered the Tiger Iron launch. The standard black-dial 126715CHNR-0001 continues in parallel. SJX’s coverage notes the retail premium the stone-dial version carries over the standard reference.


The Meteorite dial sometimes associated with the Rolex stone-dial programme does not appear on the 126715CHNR in the current documented lineup. The image registry for this reference catalogues only the standard black and the Tiger Iron configurations, and the Tiger Iron is the only official dial variant released alongside the reference during its production run.
The 2025 Tiger Iron dial arrived at Watches &amp; Wonders 2025 as part number 126715CHNR-0002. The standard black-dial 126715CHNR-0001 continues in parallel. No production total for either branch is published in the cited sources.


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


Caliber 3285 powers the reference from launch. The same movement runs in the Rolesor 126711CHNR and across the 2018-onward GMT-Master II generation. Two changes define it against the earlier caliber 3186. The Chronergy escapement replaced the standard Swiss lever layout, and power reserve moved from 50 hours to 70. The Blue Parachrom hairspring carries over, and the 3285 sits inside the Superlative Chronometer specification with rate accuracy to -2/+2 seconds per day. The 2025 Tiger Iron variant carries the same caliber unchanged.
Caliber 3285 powers the reference from launch. The same movement runs in the Rolesor 126711CHNR and across the 2018-onward GMT-Master II generation. Two changes define it against the earlier caliber 3186. The Chronergy escapement replaced the standard Swiss lever layout, and power reserve moved from 50 hours to 70. The Blue Parachrom hairspring carries over, and the 3285 sits inside the Superlative Chronometer specification with rate accuracy to -2/+2 seconds per day. Rolex lists the same caliber for the 2025 Tiger Iron variant.


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


The 126715CHNR is the only modern ceramic GMT-Master II reference with a catalogued dial variant, which gives it a real dial map rather than a single configuration.
Two catalogued dial configurations are documented for this reference.


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=== Standard black dial (-0001) ===
=== Standard black dial (-0001) ===


Gloss black lacquer with Chromalight lume plots in Everose PVD-coated borders, Everose-rimmed baton and triangle indexes, and Everose hands including the GMT hand. This is the configuration released at Baselworld 2018 and the one Sotheby’s catalogued in its 2020 lot. Fratello’s Everose hands-on describes the dial in these terms.
Gloss black lacquer with Chromalight plots, Everose-coloured surrounds and hands, and Everose-rimmed baton and triangle indexes. This is the configuration released at Baselworld 2018 and catalogued by Sotheby's in 2020.


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=== Tiger Iron (-0002) ===
=== Tiger Iron (-0002) ===


The 2025 Watches &amp; Wonders variant uses a dial cut from tiger iron, a natural stone composite of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and black hematite mined in Western Australia. aBlogtoWatch, Monochrome, SJX, and Revolution all cover the launch in hands-on detail. The stone’s banded structure gives each dial a unique pattern, and the brown-gold tiger’s eye layers, red jasper veins, and black hematite bands read as a natural analogue to the Cerachrom bezel directly above. Case, bezel, movement, and bracelet carry over from the -0001 without change. The dial is the only difference between the two part numbers.
The 2025 Watches &amp; Wonders variant uses a dial cut from tiger iron, a natural stone composite of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite. The stone’s banded structure gives each dial a different pattern. Case, bezel, movement, and bracelet carry over from the -0001 in the documented specification.


Tiger Iron sits inside Rolex’s broader programme of hardstone dials on Day-Date and other precious-metal references, but this is the first natural stone dial on a GMT-Master II. SJX frames the release as an exotic-dial halo inside the Everose Rootbeer line, with the black-dial -0001 continuing in parallel.
Tiger Iron brings a hardstone dial to the GMT-Master II line. Rolex describes the material as a metamorphic rock composed of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite.


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


The case is 40mm solid 18k Everose gold throughout, including the bracelet. Everose is Rolex’s patented platinum-fortified pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 to resist the colour fade of standard rose-gold alloys. The case shares the Oyster architecture, Triplock crown, and 100m water resistance of the rest of the ceramic-era GMT-Master II line. On the wrist, the reference is noticeably heavier than the Rolesor 126711CHNR, a point Fratello addresses in hands-on coverage.
The case and bracelet are 40 mm solid 18k Everose gold. The case uses the Oyster architecture, Triplock crown, and 100 m water resistance documented for the ceramic-era GMT-Master II line. Its construction is different from the Rolesor 126711CHNR, which uses Oystersteel and Everose together.


The Cerachrom bezel is shared with the 126711CHNR. The brown-and-black insert is the first two-colour ceramic bezel produced on a GMT-Master II, cast as a single ceramic piece with the two colours produced by sintering chemistry rather than painting or lamination. The 24-hour numerals are moulded into the ceramic in Everose gold. The bezel ring itself is solid Everose, not Rolesor-combined. Revolution’s 2025 Tiger Iron coverage confirms the bezel is unchanged across the -0001 and -0002 variants.
The Cerachrom bezel is shared with the 126711CHNR. The brown-and-black insert is a two-colour ceramic bezel with moulded Everose-coloured numerals and a solid Everose bezel ring. Rolex’s cited specifications list the same bezel construction for the -0001 and -0002 variants.


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


The 126715CHNR ships on the solid 18k Everose Oyster bracelet with solid end links and an Oysterlock clasp carrying the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The bracelet is structurally identical to the Rolesor Oyster on the 126711CHNR but executed entirely in Everose. Rolex’s current product page catalogues the same configuration across the -0001 and -0002 part numbers, and Monochrome’s Tiger Iron macro shots confirm the bracelet is carried over without change on the 2025 variant.
The 126715CHNR ships on the solid 18k Everose Oyster bracelet with solid end links and an Oysterlock clasp carrying the Easylink 5 mm comfort extension. Rolex catalogues the same bracelet configuration across the -0001 and -0002 part numbers.


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


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The catalogue lists two production branches: black dial -0001 and Tiger Iron -0002. Both use the same case, bezel, caliber 3285, and Oyster bracelet. The cited records do not show a separate case or movement revision for either part number.
=== Tiger Iron -0002 ===


The 2025 hardstone dial is the reference’s only production branch. SJX and aBlogtoWatch both describe the stone-dial positioning as a premium halo above the black-dial -0001. The banded natural stone produces unique dials per watch, which is unusual inside the GMT-Master II family and more typical of Day-Date hardstone programmes elsewhere in the Rolex catalogue.
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== Auction record ==


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Sotheby’s 2020 Watches sale included lot 15, a circa-2018 black-dial 126715CHNR with caliber 3285, 18k Everose case and bracelet, and a May 2018 guarantee card. The catalogue estimated it at US$20,000–30,000 and described the bezel as a link to the 1970s Root Beer GMTs. Sotheby’s later listed a circa-2019 example as lot 8073 in its 2022 Fine Watches sale, estimated at HK$260,000–320,000. These lots document individual auction offerings; they do not establish production totals or a market history for the 2025 Tiger Iron branch.
=== Standard black dial -0001 ===


The launch-specification black-dial reference continues in parallel. Fratello documents the standard configuration through the production run. The watch has not received a movement or case change between 2018 and the 2025 dial split.
== Related references ==


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* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]]: 2018–present
== Historical market and auction record ==
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master 126710BLNR]]: 2019–present
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master 126720VTNR]]: 2022–present
* [[Reference:126713GRNR|GMT-Master 126713GRNR]]: 2023–present
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|GMT-Master 126718GRNR]]: 2023–present
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|GMT-Master 126710GRNR]]: 2024–present


Sotheby’s 2020 watch sale catalogued an early-production circa-2018 Everose 126715, described as a homage to the 1970s Rootbeer GMTs. That lot is the clean auction anchor for the launch year. Secondary-market data for the 126715CHNR is thinner than for the Rolesor sibling, matching the pattern for solid-gold variants of high-production Rolesor references. The 2025 Tiger Iron release has drawn editorial attention from Monochrome, Revolution, SJX, and aBlogtoWatch, but its own auction record has not yet formed. The solid-Everose Rootbeer reads as a halo piece inside the current GMT-Master II line rather than a high-volume secondary-market reference.
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 ==
* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126715chnr-0001 Rolex GMT-Master II watch: 18 ct Everose gold, black dial] — Rolex
* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126715chnr-0002 Rolex GMT-Master II watch: 18 ct Everose gold] — Rolex
* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126715chnr-0002 Rolex GMT-Master II watch: 18 ct Everose gold] — Rolex
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-tiger-iron-dial-126715chnr-hands-on-review-price/ Hands-On: The Exotic Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Gold with Tiger Iron Dial] — unknown, Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-tiger-iron-dial-126715chnr-hands-on-review-price/ Hands-On: The Exotic Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Gold with Tiger Iron Dial] — Monochrome Watches
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II] — unknown, Monochrome
* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II] — Monochrome
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-126715chnr/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Reference 126715CHNR] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-126715chnr/ Hands-On With The Rolex GMT-Master II Everose Reference 126715CHNR] — Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/quench-your-thirst-on-the-first-day-of-dry-january-with-two-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-models/ Hands-On: Two Modern Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer Models] — unknown, Fratello Watches
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/quench-your-thirst-on-the-first-day-of-dry-january-with-two-rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-models/ Hands-On: Two Modern Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer Models] — Fratello Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126729VTNR Green Ceramic & 126715CHNR Tiger Iron] — unknown, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html Hands On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126729VTNR Green Ceramic & 126715CHNR Tiger Iron] — SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/07/hands-on-with-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-both-everose-and-rolesor.html Hands-On with the Rolex GMT-Master II, In Both Everose and Rolesor] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/07/hands-on-with-the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-in-both-everose-and-rolesor.html Hands-On with the Rolex GMT-Master II, In Both Everose and Rolesor] — SJX, SJX Watches
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-rolex-gmt-master-ii-tiger-iron-everose-review/ A Closer Look: Rolex GMT-Master II Tiger Iron] — unknown, Revolution Watch
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-rolex-gmt-master-ii-tiger-iron-everose-review/ A Closer Look: Rolex GMT-Master II Tiger Iron] — Revolution Watch
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-lineup/ Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Rolex GMT-Master II Lineup] — unknown, Revolution
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-rolex-gmt-master-ii-lineup/ Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Rolex GMT-Master II Lineup] — Revolution
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126715CHNR Tiger Iron Watch] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/ Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II 126715CHNR Tiger Iron Watch] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-rolesor-everose-2018-watch/ Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer In Rolesor & Everose Gold For 2018] — unknown, aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-rolesor-everose-2018-watch/ Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer In Rolesor & Everose Gold For 2018] — aBlogtoWatch
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/baselworld-2018-rolex-root-beer-gmt-master-ii.html Rolex Root Beer Review: Ultimate Buying & Collecting Guide] — unknown, Bob's Watches
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/new-releases/baselworld-2018-rolex-root-beer-gmt-master-ii.html Rolex Root Beer Review: Ultimate Buying & Collecting Guide] — Bob's Watches
* [https://chronohunter.com/chronicles/review-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-ref-126715chnr Review: The Rolex GMT Master II Root Beer Everose ref 126715CHNR] — unknown, ChronoHunter
* [https://chronohunter.com/chronicles/review-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-ref-126715chnr Review: The Rolex GMT Master II Root Beer Everose ref 126715CHNR] — ChronoHunter
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-ref-126715chnr-hands-on-review-hottest-watch Insider: Rolex GMT Master II Everose Gold ref. 126715CHNR Rootbeer] — unknown, Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/rolex-gmt-master-ii-everose-gold-ref-126715chnr-hands-on-review-hottest-watch Insider: Rolex GMT Master II Everose Gold ref. 126715CHNR Rootbeer] — Watch Collecting Lifestyle
* [https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/articles/review-rolex-gmt-master-ii-chnr Review: Rolex GMT-Master II CHNR] — unknown, Watchfinder & Co
* [https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/articles/review-rolex-gmt-master-ii-chnr Review: Rolex GMT-Master II CHNR] — Watchfinder & Co
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* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/the-most-coveted-new-watches-of-2018-2836398/ The 6 Most Coveted Watches of 2018 (Including a Rolex That Has Already Doubled in Price)] — Robb Report
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-126715-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-a Rolex Reference 126715 GMT-Master II Root Beer, A Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Zone Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2018] — unknown, Sotheby's
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-126715-gmt-master-ii-root-beer-a Rolex Reference 126715 GMT-Master II Root Beer, A Pink Gold Automatic Dual Time Zone Wristwatch With Date And Bracelet, Circa 2018] — Sotheby's
* [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
* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/rolex-caliber-3186-vs-rolex-caliber-3285.html Rolex Caliber 3186 vs. Caliber 3285] — Bob's Watches


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GMT-Master › 126715CHNR

Everose Rootbeer, brown-black bezel
Everose Rootbeer, brown-black bezel

The 126715CHNR is the solid-Everose GMT-Master II introduced at Baselworld 2018 with the Rolesor 126711CHNR and steel Pepsi 126710BLRO. It shares the brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel and caliber 3285 with the Rolesor watch, while its case and bracelet are solid 18k Everose gold.

In 2025, Rolex introduced the 126715CHNR-0002 Tiger Iron, a dial made from tiger iron, a metamorphic rock composed of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite. The black-dial configuration continues as 126715CHNR-0001. The two part numbers are the catalogued branches documented here.


Core facts

detail value
reference 126715CHNR (-0001 black dial, -0002 Tiger Iron from 2025)
family GMT-Master II
production 2018-present; Tiger Iron dial variant from 2025
movement caliber 3285 with Chronergy escapement
case 40mm solid 18k Everose gold Oyster case, monobloc middle
crystal sapphire with Cyclops
water resistance 100m
bezel two-colour brown-and-black Cerachrom with moulded Everose gold numerals
key identity solid-Everose GMT-Master II with brown-and-black Cerachrom bezel

Where it sits in the line

The 126715CHNR is the solid-gold half of the 2018 Rootbeer pair, alongside the Rolesor 126711CHNR. It uses the same bezel and movement, with solid Everose case and bracelet construction.

The solid-gold Rootbeer lineage reaches back to the yellow-gold 1675/8 and 16758, both 1970s solid-gold GMT-Masters with brown-and-gold aluminum Rootbeer inserts. Sotheby’s catalogue entry for the 126715CHNR frames the modern reference as a homage to those watches. The departures mirror the 126711CHNR. Everose replaces yellow gold, two-colour Cerachrom replaces aluminum, and the brown sunburst dial gives way to gloss black or, on the -0002, a hardstone cut.

Alongside it in the current lineup sit the 126711CHNR, the steel 126710BLRO Pepsi, the steel 126710BLNR Batman, the two-tone yellow-gold 126713GRNR from 2023, and the solid yellow-gold 126718GRNR.

Production outline

The reference launched at Baselworld 2018. Sotheby’s catalogued an early-production circa-2018 example in its 2020 watch sale, anchoring the launch year in the auction record. Rolex continues to catalogue the reference; the cited records do not establish uninterrupted production or a production total.

The 2025 Tiger Iron dial arrived at Watches & Wonders 2025 as part number 126715CHNR-0002. The standard black-dial 126715CHNR-0001 continues in parallel. No production total for either branch is published in the cited sources.

Movement notes

Caliber 3285 powers the reference from launch. The same movement runs in the Rolesor 126711CHNR and across the 2018-onward GMT-Master II generation. Two changes define it against the earlier caliber 3186. The Chronergy escapement replaced the standard Swiss lever layout, and power reserve moved from 50 hours to 70. The Blue Parachrom hairspring carries over, and the 3285 sits inside the Superlative Chronometer specification with rate accuracy to -2/+2 seconds per day. Rolex lists the same caliber for the 2025 Tiger Iron variant.

Dial map

Two catalogued dial configurations are documented for this reference.

Standard black dial (-0001)

Gloss black lacquer with Chromalight plots, Everose-coloured surrounds and hands, and Everose-rimmed baton and triangle indexes. This is the configuration released at Baselworld 2018 and catalogued by Sotheby's in 2020.

Tiger Iron (-0002)

The 2025 Watches & Wonders variant uses a dial cut from tiger iron, a natural stone composite of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite. The stone’s banded structure gives each dial a different pattern. Case, bezel, movement, and bracelet carry over from the -0001 in the documented specification.

Tiger Iron brings a hardstone dial to the GMT-Master II line. Rolex describes the material as a metamorphic rock composed of tiger’s eye, red jasper, and silvery hematite.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

The case and bracelet are 40 mm solid 18k Everose gold. The case uses the Oyster architecture, Triplock crown, and 100 m water resistance documented for the ceramic-era GMT-Master II line. Its construction is different from the Rolesor 126711CHNR, which uses Oystersteel and Everose together.

The Cerachrom bezel is shared with the 126711CHNR. The brown-and-black insert is a two-colour ceramic bezel with moulded Everose-coloured numerals and a solid Everose bezel ring. Rolex’s cited specifications list the same bezel construction for the -0001 and -0002 variants.

Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes

The 126715CHNR ships on the solid 18k Everose Oyster bracelet with solid end links and an Oysterlock clasp carrying the Easylink 5 mm comfort extension. Rolex catalogues the same bracelet configuration across the -0001 and -0002 part numbers.

Special branches

The catalogue lists two production branches: black dial -0001 and Tiger Iron -0002. Both use the same case, bezel, caliber 3285, and Oyster bracelet. The cited records do not show a separate case or movement revision for either part number.

Auction record

Sotheby’s 2020 Watches sale included lot 15, a circa-2018 black-dial 126715CHNR with caliber 3285, 18k Everose case and bracelet, and a May 2018 guarantee card. The catalogue estimated it at US$20,000–30,000 and described the bezel as a link to the 1970s Root Beer GMTs. Sotheby’s later listed a circa-2019 example as lot 8073 in its 2022 Fine Watches sale, estimated at HK$260,000–320,000. These lots document individual auction offerings; they do not establish production totals or a market history for the 2025 Tiger Iron branch.

Related references

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

Sources

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