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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''126713GRNR'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] › '''126713GRNR'''</small>


The [[Reference:126713GRNR|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 floor-level expectation heading into W&amp;W 2023 was a new colour or bezel, not a return to gold. Rolex delivered both: yellow Rolesor, a new grey-and-black Cerachrom insert, and the Jubilee bracelet on a precious-metal GMT for the first time.
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Nicknames came unevenly. Time+Tide’s April 2023 reader poll returned “Dark Knight” as the winner, with “Black Adam,” “Bruce Wayne,” “Guinness,” “Wolf of Wall Street,” and “Bumblebee” in the running. “Zombie” and “Bumblebee” both circulate in enthusiast and dealer copy. None has the singular grip that “Batman” or “Pepsi” earned in earlier generations.
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.


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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 2023 GRNR pair, between the steel and solid-gold options. The solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] launched on the same W&amp;W 2023 keynote. The steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] arrived a year later in 2024 to complete the family. Fratello’s Sunday Morning Showdown placed the three references as steel, Rolesor, and solid gold, reading the Rolesor as the warmer middle ground and the steel as the stealthier sibling.
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 in the catalogue since 1933. “GRNR” parses as gris-noir, the grey-and-black shorthand from the bezel-naming convention. The reference is not a green watch. The green-and-black Cerachrom GMT-Master II is the left-handed [[Reference:126720VTNR|126720VTNR]], 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 W&amp;W launch and remains current in the 2026 catalogue on rolex.com. Launch retail at introduction was EUR 16,300, CHF 15,700, and USD 16,450, per Monochrome’s hands-on review by Brice Goulard. The reference has been extended, not replaced, by the 2024 [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] steel sibling.
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. The dial reads as glossy black with yellow-gold hands and markers, matching the Monochrome hands-on photography. The gilt typography is Rolex’s deliberate vintage cue. Fratello’s 2023 piece reads it as a callback to the neo-vintage two-tone Datejust and Rootbeer era, and the Jubilee bracelet reinforces the same cue.
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. The bezel pair 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 sapphire crystal and the Triplock crown. Rolex.com and Wallpaper* give matching dimensions. The case generation is the slimmer 126710 architecture that replaced the Super Case in 2019, not the bulkier 116710-era profile of the 116718LN.
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. The grey-and-black two-colour Cerachrom insert is new. 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 had not appeared before. The numerals are recessed into the ceramic and filled with 18k yellow-gold PVD. Monochrome’s launch coverage names the insert “Gris Noir,” which decodes as GRis-NOir.


Water resistance is 100m. None of these specs depart from the broader 126710 generation.
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. This is the first Jubilee on a precious-metal GMT-Master II, following the 2018 [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] Jubilee precedent for the steel Pepsi. The Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. Rolex’s product page confirms Jubilee as the only configuration. 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 ==


The 126713GRNR has no factory-level dial variants as of the 2026 catalogue. The main collector distinction is nickname rather than specification. “Zombie” emphasises the grey Cerachrom upper half and reads the watch as cool-toned. “Bumblebee” emphasises the yellow-gold-and-black combination and reads it as warm-toned. Both nicknames circulate in enthusiast copy. Time+Tide’s reader poll from April 2023 surfaced “Dark Knight,” “Black Adam,” “Bruce Wayne,” “Guinness,” and “Wolf of Wall Street” as further community proposals. None is official.
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. The reference is too recent for Sotheby's, Phillips, or 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.
 
Time+Tide’s May 2023 secondary-market snapshot is the closest market-index datapoint. 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. That split is notable: the solid-gold [[Reference:126718GRNR|126718GRNR]] carried a proportionally tamer premium at the same moment, roughly 1.7x, suggesting the Rolesor variant drew stronger early demand than the all-gold sibling. Fratello’s head-to-head with the steel [[Reference:126710GRNR|126710GRNR]] provides the internal-family comparison.


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 ==


* [[Reference:126718GRNR|GMT-Master 126718GRNR]] — 2023–present
* [[Reference:126718GRNR|GMT-Master 126718GRNR]], 2023–present
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|GMT-Master 126710GRNR]] — 2024–present
* [[Reference:126710GRNR|GMT-Master 126710GRNR]], 2024–present
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master 126720VTNR]] — 2022–present
* [[Reference:126720VTNR|GMT-Master 126720VTNR]], 2022–present
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master 126710BLNR]] — 2019–present
* [[Reference:126710BLNR|GMT-Master 126710BLNR]], 2019–present
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]] — 2018–present
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]], 2018–present
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master 126715CHNR]] — 2018–present
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master 126715CHNR]], 2018–present


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]].
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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