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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] › '''116710LN'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] › '''116710LN'''</small> | ||
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[[File:Ref 116710LN hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Steel GMT, black Cerachrom bezel|Steel GMT, black Cerachrom bezel]] | |||
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The 116710LN is the watch that moved the steel GMT-Master II into the ceramic era. It replaced the aluminium-bezel 16710 in 2007 with a black Cerachrom insert, a widened Super Case, and the caliber 3186 architecture that had already reached the last of the 16710s. The "LN" suffix denotes that black-bezel configuration, and Monochrome's period coverage used the full lunette noire as shorthand for the watch. | The 116710LN is the watch that moved the steel GMT-Master II into the ceramic era. It replaced the aluminium-bezel 16710 in 2007 with a black Cerachrom insert, a widened Super Case, and the caliber 3186 architecture that had already reached the last of the 16710s. The "LN" suffix denotes that black-bezel configuration, and Monochrome's period coverage used the full lunette noire as shorthand for the watch. | ||
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== Core facts == | == Core facts == | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
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File:Ref 116710LN dial-detail.jpg|alt=Black dial with green signature line|Black dial with green signature line | |||
File:Ref 116710LN dial-closeup.webp|alt=Dial close-up, black Cerachrom bezel, green GMT hand|Dial close-up, black Cerachrom bezel, green GMT hand | |||
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One catalogued dial configuration ran the whole production, glossy black with a green "GMT-Master II" signature line and a green 24-hour hand. That green line is the identifying mark. The Batman deletes it and runs a blue 24-hour hand. | One catalogued dial configuration ran the whole production, glossy black with a green "GMT-Master II" signature line and a green 24-hour hand. That green line is the identifying mark. The Batman deletes it and runs a blue 24-hour hand. | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | ||
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File:Ref 116710LN bezel-detail.webp|alt=Black Cerachrom bezel close-up|Black Cerachrom bezel close-up | |||
File:Ref 116710LN caseback.jpg|alt=Caseback detail|Caseback detail | |||
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The case is the Super Case generation that rolled across the Rolex sports catalogue from the mid-2000s onward. Compared with the 16710 the lugs are wider, the crown guards heavier, and the watch wears more substantially. The architecture traces to a 2005-onward programme that the 116710 series inherits whole. | The case is the Super Case generation that rolled across the Rolex sports catalogue from the mid-2000s onward. Compared with the 16710 the lugs are wider, the crown guards heavier, and the watch wears more substantially. The architecture traces to a 2005-onward programme that the 116710 series inherits whole. | ||
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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | == Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | ||
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File:Ref 116710LN bracelet-detail.jpg|alt=Oyster bracelet and clasp|Oyster bracelet and clasp | |||
File:Ref 116710LN box-papers.webp|alt=Box, papers, and guarantee tag confirming ref 116710LN|Box, papers, and guarantee tag confirming ref 116710LN | |||
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The 116710LN ships on an Oyster bracelet with solid end links. The Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension, a tool-free on-wrist micro-adjustment. Glidelock, the longer micro-adjustment system Rolex uses on the Submariner and Sea-Dweller, never reached the GMT-Master II line. | The 116710LN ships on an Oyster bracelet with solid end links. The Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension, a tool-free on-wrist micro-adjustment. Glidelock, the longer micro-adjustment system Rolex uses on the Submariner and Sea-Dweller, never reached the GMT-Master II line. | ||