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|description=The 16710 is the long-running steel GMT-Master II — 1989 to 2007, caliber 3185 with rare late-run 3186, three bezel options (Pepsi, Coke, all-black), Mark 1 tritium / Mark 2 Luminova / Mark 3 Super-LumiNova lume sequence, late stick dial.
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The 16710 is the long-running neo-vintage GMT-Master II. It takes the architecture of the thick transitional [[Reference:16760|16760]], slims the case, keeps the independently adjustable 24-hour hand, and stays in production for eighteen years — long enough to accumulate its own late-run mythology. Stick dials, the rare cal 3186, solid-end-link bracelets, no-holes cases, and the 1998 Luminova dials still printed with T<25 text all sit under the same reference number.
The 16710 is the five-digit steel GMT-Master II that followed the 16760. It keeps the independently adjustable local-hour hand, uses caliber 3185 for most of its run, and appears with red-blue, red-black, and black aluminium bezel inserts. Late examples can combine a stick-style dial, solid end links, a no-holes case, and, in a smaller documented group, caliber 3186. Those features must be checked on the individual watch rather than inferred from the reference number alone.
 
A 1990 Pepsi and a 2007 stick-dial 3186 with a no-holes case share little beyond the reference number.


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== Core facts ==
==Core facts==


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| production
| production
| 1989 to 2007 (Field Manual reference table); a narrative note pushes discontinuation into a 2007–2008 transition. Replaced by the 116710LN ceramic in 2007
| documented from 1989 through the 2007/08 transition; replaced in the catalogue by the ceramic 116710LN
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| case
| case
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| crystal
| crystal
| sapphire with Cyclops; laser-etched coronet at 6 o'clock from 2003 onward
| sapphire with Cyclops; later examples have a laser-etched coronet at 6 o'clock
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| crown
| crown
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| movement
| movement
| caliber 3185 across most of the run; rare late-production caliber 3186 with Parachrom blue hairspring on Z- and M-serial end-of-line examples
| caliber 3185 across most of the run; documented late-production examples with caliber 3186 and a blue Parachrom hairspring
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| GMT mechanic
| GMT mechanic
| flyer GMT — independently adjustable local hour hand, 24-hour hand tracks the home time zone independently
| flyer GMT, independently adjustable local hour hand, 24-hour hand tracks the home time zone independently
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| dial generations
| dial generations
| Mark 1 (1989–1997, "SWISS – T<25" tritium); Mark 2 (1998–1999, "SWISS" Luminova — narrow transitional window); Mark 3 (2000–2007, "SWISS MADE" Super-LumiNova). Late stick-dial sub-variant on D-serial onward
| collector groups commonly called T<25, Swiss-only/transitional, and Swiss Made; dates and serial boundaries vary by dial and source. Late stick-style printing is documented
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| bezel
| bezel
| 24-hour aluminium insert in three factory configurations: Pepsi (16710B), Coke (16710A), all-black (16710N). Coke disappears with the 2007 ceramic transition and never returns in aluminium
| documented aluminium insert colours include red-blue, red-black, and black; insert codes are collector or catalogue identifiers
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| bracelet
| bracelet
| 78360 Oyster with hollow end-links → SEL Oyster from 2000 (78790A with 801 SEL end-links, later integrated stamped 78790A); Jubilee 62510H with 502B end-links optional
| Oyster and Jubilee bracelets are documented; early examples use hollow end links and later examples use solid-end-link Oyster configurations
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| late-production sub-variant
| late-production sub-variant
| 16710T — no-holes case introduced 2003 alongside laser-etched crown; pairs with the SEL bracelet and (on the latest Z and M serials) the cal 3186 + stick dial
| “16710T” is collector shorthand for later no-holes cases; some late watches also combine stick-style dials, solid-end-link bracelets, and caliber 3186
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== Where it sits in the line ==
== Where it sits in the line ==


The 16710 is the reference that normalises the GMT-Master II after the thick, short-run [[Reference:16760|16760]]. The 16760 established the independent-hour-hand architecture in a deliberately bulky case. The 16710 takes the same movement logic, slims the case, and offers the widest bezel palette of any five-digit GMT. Three factory bezel codes ran across the entire 1989–2007 production: 16710A (Coke), 16710B (Pepsi), 16710N (all-black). The two-tone 16713 and the all-yellow-gold 16718 carry the same flyer-GMT mechanic in different metals.
The 16710 is the slimmer successor to the [[Reference:16760|16760]]. It carries the same flyer-GMT function in a five-digit Oyster case and was offered with several aluminium bezel inserts. The 16713 and 16718 use the same movement family in two-tone and yellow gold.


The ceramic references that follow — the 116710LN at Baselworld 2007, then the 116710BLNR Batman, the 116719BLRO Pepsi, and the current 126710BLRO / GRNR generation — move to a more modern case and bezel language. The 116710LN replacement killed the aluminium Coke and Pepsi options on the steel GMT entirely; aluminium Coke never returned, and ceramic Pepsi only arrived later on the gold 116719 in 2014 and the steel 126710BLRO in 2018.
The ceramic 116710LN replaced the five-digit steel reference in the 2007 transition. Later ceramic Pepsi and blue-black references changed the case, bezel, and bracelet system, so their production dates should not be projected backward onto the 16710.


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


Production began in 1989 and ran deep into the 2000s. The end date is the only point worth arguing. Colin A. White's ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' (Morning Tundra) gives 1989–2007 in its reference table, then pushes discontinuation into 2008 in its narrative note. The honest reading is 1989 into a 2007/2008 transition, with the 116710LN replacement launched at Baselworld 2007.
The safest production description is 1989 through the 2007/08 transition. The Field Manual gives 1989–2007 in its reference table, while its narrative treats the changeover as extending into 2008. The 116710LN is the ceramic successor, introduced during the 2007/08 transition. Catalogue overlap and the final delivery date vary by source.


The late edge is more than a serial-chart footnote. A documented 2008-papered 16710 pairs the pre-ceramic aluminium Pepsi insert and a stick dial with caliber 3186. Regular production had ended by then, yet five-digit cases, aluminium inserts, late dials, and the newer GMT movement still turn up together in a small final band, which makes the 2007/2008 boundary a real collecting distinction.
The reference accumulated several changes during that period. Earlier examples are commonly seen with lug holes, hollow-end-link bracelets, and tritium-marked dials. Later watches can have a laser-etched coronet, no-holes cases, solid-end-link bracelets, Super-LumiNova dials, and the stick-style printing used on some end-of-run examples. The sources do not support one exact serial-by-serial cutover chart, and a case, dial, bracelet, and movement can be changed during service.


Internal variation grows as the reference ages. The early band, 1989 to 1997 on A through N serials, wears Mark 1 tritium dials, hollow-end-link Oyster bracelets, lug-hole cases, and the standard cal 3185. Between 1997 and 1999, on S through W serials, the lume changes over and rare Mark 2 transitional dials surface in 1998. Everything from 2000 to 2007, on A through M serials, carries Mark 3 Super-LumiNova dials, SEL bracelets from 2000, the laser-etched crown and no-holes case from 2003 (the unofficial 16710T), the late stick dial from about 2005 onward, and the rare cal 3186 on Z- and M-serial end-of-line examples.
A small number of late 16710s are documented with caliber 3186, including watches with 2008 papers. That proves late delivery or assembly examples, but it does not establish a separate production run or make every stick dial a 3186 watch.


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


For most of the run, the movement is caliber 3185: 31 jewels, 28,800 vph, hacking, quickset date, COSC chronometer rating, the standard flyer-GMT mechanic with independently adjustable local hour hand. The late-run complication is caliber 3186, which adds the Parachrom blue hairspring (Rolex's paramagnetic and shock-resistant alternative to the original Nivarox flat hairspring) and a revised GMT wheel.
Most 16710 examples use caliber 3185, an automatic GMT movement with an independently adjustable local-hour hand, quickset date, stop-seconds, and a 28,800 vph frequency. The late documented group includes caliber 3186, which uses a blue Parachrom hairspring and a revised GMT wheel. Both are part of the same flyer-GMT sequence.
 
The 3186 debuted in the yellow-gold 116718 at Baselworld 2005. Finding it inside a five-digit 16710 case is the rare transitional configuration that closes the reference.
 
The caliber change is a material upgrade that leaves the GMT system itself unchanged. Logan Baker, writing for Phillips, describes the 3186 as largely similar in form and function to the 3185, with the blue Parachrom hairspring as the meaningful difference. The collector distinction is narrow. A 3186 16710 earns its premium for pairing the later six-digit-era movement with the last aluminium-bezel five-digit case; the watch runs exactly like any other 16710.


Z-series and M-series end-of-run examples are where the 3186 appears. Everything built before 2007 carries the 3185, which makes the market shorthand "stick dial = cal 3186" too neat. Published collector analysis counts roughly equal 3185 and 3186 stick dials in the secondary market, and a 2005 D-serial example is documented with a stick dial well inside the 3185 era.
The 3186 appeared in the six-digit-era 116718LN in 2005. Finding it in a five-digit 16710 case is therefore a transitional configuration, but movement photographs and serial-linked papers are needed to authenticate it. A stick-style dial is not proof of caliber 3186, and a 3185 movement is documented in late dial configurations.


The Field Manual contradicts itself here. Its transitions note cites caliber 3135 for the 16710 while the main reference table lists 3185 / 3186, and the table has it right: cal 3135 is a date-only Submariner and Datejust movement with no GMT module.
The Field Manual contains one conflicting 3135 reference in a transition note. The 16710-specific table and the auction record identify 3185/3186; caliber 3135 belongs to date-only Rolex references and is not used here as a 16710 movement.


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


Eighteen years of production show up on the dial more than anywhere else, in the bezel colour, the lume compound, and the printing along the bottom edge.
The dial and bezel should be read together with the case, movement, and papers. Collector terms such as Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3, Swiss-only, and stick dial are useful labels, but they are not Rolex production names and their date boundaries vary by source.


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=== Standard bezel branches ===
=== Bezel branches ===


Three bezel-insert colours run across the entire reference: Pepsi (red and blue, code 16710B), Coke (red and black, code 16710A), and all-black (code 16710N). All three were factory delivery configurations through every year of production. Dating a watch from its insert alone is unreliable, since all three configurations share a case-back reference number and the same dial-text printing. What matters is whether the insert agrees with the era of the whole watch head.
Auction and reference material document three aluminium insert colours: red-blue (often called Pepsi), red-black (Coke), and black. Insert codes such as 16710B, 16710A, and 16710N are catalogue or collector identifiers, not separate case references. Inserts are replaceable, so the bezel alone cannot establish original delivery.


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=== Lume sequence: Mark 1 / Mark 2 / Mark 3 ===
=== Lume and lower dial text ===


Three dial generations across the run. The dial-text bottom-right is the cleanest single dating tool.
Early dials carry “SWISS – T<25,” later dials carry “SWISS” or “SWISS MADE,” and transitional examples are reported with combinations that do not fit a simple three-step chart. The lume compound and printed text should be recorded separately. Exact years, serial ranges, and service-dial history require the individual dial and papers.
 
* Mark 1 (1989–1997, A through N serial): "SWISS – T<25" text. Tritium luminous compound. Plots age cream to warm beige to mustard depending on UV exposure.
* Mark 2 (1998–1999, narrow handover): "SWISS" only at the bottom. Luminova compound replaces tritium. Rare transitional dials pair Luminova plots with the older "SWISS – T<25" text, covered below. Lume on both readings is bright, white, and stable.
* Mark 3 (2000–2007, A through M serial): "SWISS MADE" text. Super-LumiNova compound. The dominant late-run configuration.


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=== Transitional T<25 Luminova dial (1998) ===
=== T<25 with later lume ===


A small batch of genuine 1998 dials use Luminova but still print "SWISS – T<25" at the bottom. The 1998 lume change happened mid-run, and Rolex used remaining dial stock with the older text printed on it. That makes the watches easy to misread as fake or re-lumed if the buyer expects the cleaner Mark 1 / Mark 2 / Mark 3 cutover. The configuration is real factory transitional output, narrow to 1998 only.
Auction and specialist material documents 16710 dials that retain T<25 printing while using a later luminous compound. This is a reported transitional configuration, but the cited sources do not establish its production volume or a universal 1998-only boundary.


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=== Stick dial ===
=== Stick-style printing ===


The late 16710 dial uses a flatter, straighter "stick" font for the dial text — a block-serif printing style that distinguishes the final years of production from the earlier rounder font. The Field Manual treats the stick dial as a genuine dateable transition, ruling out a service-dial explanation.
Late examples can have straighter, narrower dial lettering commonly called stick printing. It appears with more than one bezel colour and with both calibers 3185 and 3186 in the cited record. A stick dial is therefore a dial configuration, not a movement code or a guaranteed serial-date marker.
 
The stick dial appears across all three bezel branches, Pepsi, Coke, and all-black, and with both calibers. A 2005 D-serial stick-dial example is documented, and later Z-serial and M-serial stick dials turn up with cal 3185 and cal 3186 alike. Late stick-dial watches account for roughly 5–7% of 16710 secondary-market supply. The safe reading is a late-run dial-text style that peaks between 2005 and 2007, with no lock to a bezel, a caliber, or a serial letter.


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


The case shares the 40mm footprint of the 16760 but is slimmer and less blocky, which is most of what moves the 16710 out of the transitional register and into neo-vintage. Three documented changes land in the second half of the run.
The 16710 has a 40mm steel Oyster case, sapphire crystal with a Cyclops date lens, screw-down crown with crown guards, and 100m water resistance. Later examples may have a laser-etched coronet in the crystal and no external lug holes. Those are individual-case features and should be checked against the case and papers.


SEL bracelet (2000). Solid end links replace the earlier hollow folded end links. The previous Oyster bracelet (78360) had hollow folded end links with a lighter feel and a visible seam from the side. The SEL version uses a solid block of steel where the bracelet meets the case, closing that seam and giving the wrist end a heavier, more modern presentation. Bracelet code shifts to 78790A; early SEL examples carry separate 801 SEL end-links, later integrated 78790A is stamped on the end-link itself.
The aluminium bezel insert is bidirectional and carries the 24-hour scale. A replacement insert can change the colour without changing the watch head. No-holes cases and solid-end-link bracelets are useful dating clues, but neither proves a complete original configuration by itself.
 
Laser-etched coronet (2003). A tiny Rolex crown is etched into the sapphire crystal at six o'clock, marking the crystal as genuine and making it harder to counterfeit. It shows at an angle under raking light, which makes it one of the fastest ways to separate a pre-2003 watch from a later one without opening the case.
 
No-holes case (2003). The revision filled the external lug holes earlier production carried, which had let a simple tool push the spring bars out from outside. The change matched the convention already in place on the other modernised sports models. Collectors file the result under the unofficial 16710T name, where the T marks the no-lug-hole case stamp.
 
An SEL bracelet, a laser-etched crown, and a no-holes case together mark a true final-generation watch. Add a stick dial and the cal 3186 and it is the most upgraded 16710 Rolex ever shipped.


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


Early watches, 1989 to 1999, left the factory on the Oyster 78360 with hollow 501 or 501B end-links. From 2000 the Oyster 78790A takes over, first with separate 801 solid end-links and from about 2003 with the end-link stamped 78790A itself. The Jubilee 62510H on 502B end-links stayed an option throughout.
The reference appears on Oyster and Jubilee bracelets. Earlier Oyster examples commonly use hollow end links; later examples can use solid-end-link configurations. Jubilee fitment and end-link codes should be checked against period catalogues and the individual clasp.


Surviving examples lean Oyster today, a survivorship effect. Jubilee fitment was part of the reference's factory delivery throughout; it simply shows up less often now in the dealer population. Clasp-stamp dating is the single cleanest cross-check on bracelet originality — a clasp dating later than the watch head implies a swap or a service-era replacement.
A clasp code dates the bracelet component, not the watch head. Box, papers, and guarantee cards are delivery evidence for the individual watch and can be missing, replaced, or associated with later service work.


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== Special branches ==
== Special branches ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp|alt=Pepsi 16710|Pepsi 16710
File:Ref 16710 coke.webp|alt=Coke 16710|Coke 16710
File:Ref 16710 black-branch.webp|alt=Black-bezel 16710|Black-bezel 16710
</gallery>


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=== Pepsi (16710B) ===
=== Pepsi insert ===


The Pepsi branch carries the family's red-and-blue identity straight into the neo-vintage era. Born-Pepsi authentication needs the insert generation, the case period, and the rest of the watch to agree. Serial alone does not.
“Pepsi” describes the red-blue insert. A factory-delivered insert, a later replacement, and a bezel fitted to a different 16710 case can look alike, so the insert must be checked with the rest of the watch.


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=== Coke (16710A) ===
=== Coke insert ===


The Coke branch is the clearest bridge back to the 16760. It is less common than Pepsi in the surviving market, and it tends to fade more quietly. The A-suffix code is the catalogue shorthand for factory Coke delivery. Aluminium Coke never returned to the GMT-Master II line after the 2007 ceramic transition — original Coke production ended with the 16710.
“Coke” describes the red-black insert. It is a documented 16710 configuration, but the insert is replaceable and does not date the case by itself. Aluminium Coke did not continue into the ceramic 116710LN generation.


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=== Black bezel (16710N) ===
=== Black insert ===


The quietest 16710 branch. The N-suffix catalogue code marks factory black delivery. Without papers, the insert is just a swappable part; papers are what establish it as original. Aftermarket and dealer-fitted black inserts on Pepsi or Coke cases circulate freely.
The black insert is the third documented aluminium colour. A caseback reference alone does not prove that the current insert was original delivery.
 
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp|alt=Pepsi 16710|Pepsi 16710
File:Ref 16710 coke.webp|alt=Coke 16710|Coke 16710
File:Ref 16710 black-branch.webp|alt=Black-bezel 16710|Black-bezel 16710
</gallery>


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=== Late stick-dial cal 3186 ===
=== Late stick dial and caliber 3186 ===


The most specialised configuration of the reference: late stick font on the dial, the Parachrom-hairspring 3186 in place of the 3185 that powered most of the run, and a case carrying the SEL bracelet, the laser-etched crown, and, in the final year, the no-holes treatment. Stick dials start around 2005 on D-serials and run to the Z- and M-serial end of the line, while the 3186 concentrates in those last Z and M years. The two overlap without being the same thing, which is why stick dials are documented with both calibers.
Some late watches combine stick-style printing, a later case and bracelet configuration, and caliber 3186. Other stick-dial watches retain caliber 3185. The combination is worth documenting, but it should not be treated as the default end-of-run specification.


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=== "Albino" modification (not a Rolex production watch) ===
=== “Albino” and retailer collaborations ===


The so-called Albino GMT-Master II is not a Rolex production reference. It is a community modification on a 16710 base, documented across enthusiast forum threads and accessory-maker writeups. The build swaps the bezel insert and sometimes the hands for a stripped-back single-colour look that collectors nicknamed albino. Any watch sold under the "Albino GMT" name is an aftermarket build on a 16710 donor case.
“Albino” is a collector term for modified or aftermarket configurations and is not a Rolex production reference. The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watch is a separate period retail collaboration. Antiquorum records its P-series 16710 base, retailer history, caseback engraving, and provenance; those details belong to that individual watch.


The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watches are a different matter. A documented P-series 16710, sold on 30 May 2001, carried a red "Chuck Yaeger" dial signature, a case back engraved with General Chuck Yeager, P-51 and X-1 markings, and The Real McCoy's guarantee of authenticity. Antiquorum records the project as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yeager's 1947 sound-barrier flight and notes that both 16700 and 16710 examples are known. It was a period retail collaboration, dated to the original 2001 sale.
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== Historical market and auction record ==
== Historical market and auction record ==


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! Sale !! Lot !! Year !! Configuration !! Notes
! Sale !! Lot !! Year !! Configuration !! Notes
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| Phillips Perpetual editorial || NOS 16710B || ca. 2020s || Pepsi NOS, cal 3186, "error" stick dial — transitional final-spec configuration || editorial feature, not an auction result
| Phillips Perpetual editorial || NOS 16710B || ca. 2020s || Pepsi NOS, cal 3186, "error" stick dial, transitional final-spec configuration || editorial feature, not an auction result
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| Sotheby's London Important Watches || — || 2020 || c.2004 Pepsi 16710 || est. GBP 6,000–9,000
| Sotheby's London Important Watches ||, || 2020 || c.2004 Pepsi 16710 || est. GBP 6,000–9,000
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| Sotheby's London Important Watches || — || 2020 || c.1991 Pepsi 16710, A-serial || est. GBP 7,000–10,000
| Sotheby's London Important Watches ||, || 2020 || c.1991 Pepsi 16710, A-serial || est. GBP 7,000–10,000
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| Sotheby's London Important Watches || — || 2020 || c.1993 16710 with Concorde test pilot Brian Trubshaw provenance || est. GBP 12,000–18,000
| Sotheby's London Important Watches ||, || 2020 || c.1993 16710 with Concorde test pilot Brian Trubshaw provenance || est. GBP 12,000–18,000
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| Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva || — || 2020 || c.1997 Coke 16710 ||
| Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva ||, || 2020 || c.1997 Coke 16710 ||
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| Sotheby's Watches Weekly London || — || 2020 || c.2007 stick dial 16710 ||
| Sotheby's Watches Weekly London ||, || 2020 || c.2007 stick dial 16710 ||
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| Sotheby's || L19070/9 || 2019 || c.2006 stick dial 16710 ||
| Sotheby's || L19070/9 || 2019 || c.2006 stick dial 16710 ||
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| Sotheby's || — || — || c.1990 Pepsi 16710 ||
| Sotheby's ||, ||, || c.1990 Pepsi 16710 ||
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| Antiquorum || 292/363 || 2015 || Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalogue date "1987" predates the reference launch and bezel descriptions are mixed || est. HKD 55,000–85,000; sold HKD 150,000
| Antiquorum || 292/363 || 2015 || Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalogue date "1987" predates the reference launch and bezel descriptions are mixed || est. HKD 55,000–85,000; sold HKD 150,000
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| Antiquorum || 235/294 || 2001 || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration || sold 30 May 2001
| Antiquorum || 235/294 || 2010 || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, retailed 2001, period retail collaboration || sold CHF 16,200, Geneva 8 May 2010
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| Antiquorum Monaco || 358/157 || — || 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant ||
| Antiquorum Monaco || 358/157 ||, || 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant ||
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| Christie's Falling Time online || 192/60546 || — || 16710T Pepsi ||
| Christie's Falling Time online || 192/60546 ||, || 16710T Pepsi ||
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The 16710's primary market is dealers; major-auction appearances are comparatively rare. Across that market the internal spread reads clearly: early Coke examples concentrate near the start of the run, Pepsi listings spread across the full window, and quieter all-black-bezel watches concentrate in the later years. Late stick-dial cal 3186 watches sit at the top of the internal hierarchy before the ceramic [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] replacement. Provenance lifts where present — Concorde-pilot, Real McCoy's, and Tiffany retailer-stamped examples carry meaningful documentation premiums above the standard market.
These are selected auction records, not a complete market census or valuation guide. Results depend on condition, original versus replacement parts, bracelet, papers, and provenance. The Tiffany and Real McCoy's examples also have catalogue or retail-history questions that should be assessed lot by lot.


The Brian Trubshaw example is the cleanest provenance case in the current table because its paper trail is documented directly in the lot listing. Sotheby's catalogued it with a punched Rolex guarantee dated 21 October 1994, document holder, booklets, 1994/95 calendar, framed GMT-Master II advert, hangtags, and presentation case. The catalogue also states that the papers show the watch was issued to Trubshaw directly by Rolex at its headquarters in 1993, likely in exchange during service.
[[File:Ref 16710 papers.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Rolex guarantee papers for the Brian Trubshaw 16710, dated 21 October 1994|Guarantee papers, dated 21 October 1994]]
Sotheby's gives detailed provenance for the Brian Trubshaw example, including a punched Rolex guarantee dated 21 October 1994, document holder, booklets, calendar, framed GMT-Master II advert, hangtags, and presentation case. The catalogue states that the papers show the watch was issued to Trubshaw by Rolex at its headquarters in 1993; that attribution remains lot-specific.


== Related references ==
== Related references ==


* [[Reference:16713|GMT-Master 16713]] — 1989–2007
* [[Reference:16713|GMT-Master 16713]], 1989–2007
* [[Reference:16718|GMT-Master 16718]] — 1989–2007
* [[Reference:16718|GMT-Master 16718]], 1989–2007
* [[Reference:16700|GMT-Master 16700]] — 1988–1998
* [[Reference:16700|GMT-Master 16700]], 1988–1998
* [[Reference:16760|GMT-Master 16760]] — "Fat Lady", Coke Bezel (1983–1988)
* [[Reference:16760|GMT-Master 16760]], "Fat Lady", Coke Bezel (1983–1988)
* [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]] — 2005–2019
* [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]], 2005–2019
* [[Reference:16750|GMT-Master 16750]] — 1979–1988
* [[Reference:16750|GMT-Master 16750]], 1979–1988


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]].
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 16710 hero.webp|Whole-watch view
File:Ref 16710 pepsi-dial.webp|Pepsi dial detail
File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp|Pepsi branch
File:Ref 16710 coke.webp|Coke branch
File:Ref 16710 black-branch.webp|Black bezel branch
File:Ref 16710 crown.webp|Crown and case detail
File:Ref 16710 caseback.webp|Caseback and end links
File:Ref 16710 papers.webp|Guarantee papers and provenance
</gallery>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==


* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/oyster-collection/gmt-master-ii Rolex, GMT-Master II newsroom — Cerachrom chronology]
* [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://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.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-the-complete-collectors-guide The Rolex GMT-Master: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent (Sotheby's)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-the-complete-collectors-guide The Rolex GMT-Master: A Complete Collector's Guide], Stephen Pulvirent (Sotheby's)
* [https://www.phillips.com/article/135679290/perpetual-picks-rolex-gmt-master-ii-3186-calibre Perpetual Picks: Rare Transitional Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 with cal 3186] — Logan Baker (Phillips)
* [https://www.phillips.com/article/135679290/perpetual-picks-rolex-gmt-master-ii-3186-calibre Perpetual Picks: Rare Transitional Rolex GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 with cal 3186], Logan Baker (Phillips)
* [https://millenarywatches.com/gmt-master-ii-16710/ Rolex GMT-Master II 16710: A Complete Guide] (Millenary Watches)
* [https://millenarywatches.com/gmt-master-ii-16710/ Rolex GMT-Master II 16710: A Complete Guide] (Millenary Watches)
* [https://www.luxurybazaar.com/grey-market/rolex-16710/ Rolex 16710 GMT-Master II Collector's Guide: All the Variants] (Luxury Bazaar)
* [https://www.luxurybazaar.com/grey-market/rolex-16710/ Rolex 16710 GMT-Master II Collector's Guide: All the Variants] (Luxury Bazaar)
* [https://www.pomelowatches.com/in-focus/2020/5/18/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710 The Rolex GMT-Master II 16710] (Pomelo Watches)
* [https://www.pomelowatches.com/in-focus/2020/5/18/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710 The Rolex GMT-Master II 16710] (Pomelo Watches)
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710/ TBT Rolex GMT-Master II 16710] — Ross Povey (Fratello)
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710/ TBT Rolex GMT-Master II 16710], Ross Povey (Fratello)
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/why-i-bought-a-five-digit-rolex-gmt-master-ii-again/ Why I Bought A Five-Digit Rolex GMT-Master II Again] (Fratello)
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/why-i-bought-a-five-digit-rolex-gmt-master-ii-again/ Why I Bought A Five-Digit Rolex GMT-Master II Again] (Fratello)
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/masterstroke-the-gmt-master-part-ii/ Master Stroke: The Rolex GMT-Master Part II] (Revolution)
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/masterstroke-the-gmt-master-part-ii/ Master Stroke: The Rolex GMT-Master Part II] (Revolution)
* [https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/identifying-future-classic-rolex-from-the-1990-2018-era--part-4-rolex-16710-gmt-master-ii--the-stick-dial-/732.1229496.10113536/ Identifying Future-Classic Rolex: 16710 Stick Dial] (Watchprosite)
* [https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/identifying-future-classic-rolex-from-the-1990-2018-era--part-4-rolex-16710-gmt-master-ii--the-stick-dial-/732.1229496.10113536/ Identifying Future-Classic Rolex: 16710 Stick Dial] (Watchprosite)
* [https://www.watchprozine.com/rolex/identifying-future-classic-rolex-from-the-1990-2018-era-part-3-the-swiss-only-effect-with-four-examples/10060111/732/ Identifying Future-Classic Rolex: The Swiss-only Effect] (Watchprozine)
* [https://www.watchprozine.com/rolex/identifying-future-classic-rolex-from-the-1990-2018-era-part-3-the-swiss-only-effect-with-four-examples/10060111/732/ Identifying Future-Classic Rolex: The Swiss-only Effect] (Watchprozine)
* [https://www.minus4plus6.com/paracromblu16710.php Rolex Movements & Parachrom — GMT 16710's & 14060M] — Philipp Stahl (Minus4Plus6)
* [https://www.minus4plus6.com/paracromblu16710.php Rolex Movements & Parachrom, GMT 16710's & 14060M], Philipp Stahl (Minus4Plus6)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-stainless GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710 c.2004 — Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-stainless GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710 c.2004, Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel-dual GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1991 — Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel-dual GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1991, Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel-dual-2 GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1993 ex-Brian Trubshaw — Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-4/rolex-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel-dual-2 GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1993 ex-Brian Trubshaw, Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-weekly-geneva-3/rolex-coke-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel Coke GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1997 — Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-weekly-geneva-3/rolex-coke-gmt-master-ii-ref-16710-stainless-steel Coke GMT-Master II Ref. 16710 c.1997, Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-weekly-london-19/reference-16710-gmt-master-ii-stick-dial-stainless Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2007 — Sotheby's] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-weekly-london-19/reference-16710-gmt-master-ii-stick-dial-stainless Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2007, Sotheby's] (Sotheby's, 2020)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.9.html Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2006 — Sotheby's L19070] (Sotheby's, 2019)
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.9.html Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2006, Sotheby's L19070] (Sotheby's, 2019)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-lot-292-363 Rolex Ref. 16710 Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped — Antiquorum lot 292/363] (Antiquorum)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-lot-292-363 Rolex Ref. 16710 Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped, Antiquorum lot 292/363] (Antiquorum)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager — Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, 2001)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager, Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, Geneva, 8 May 2010)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-t-2180-oyster-perpetual-date-gmt-master-ii-superlative-chronometer-officially-certified-lot-358-157 Rolex Ref. 16710T Monaco — Antiquorum lot 358/157] (Antiquorum)
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-t-2180-oyster-perpetual-date-gmt-master-ii-superlative-chronometer-officially-certified-lot-358-157 Rolex Ref. 16710T Monaco, Antiquorum lot 358/157] (Antiquorum)
* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-t-192/60546 Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710T — Christie's Falling Time] (Christie's)
* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-t-192/60546 Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710T, Christie's Falling Time] (Christie's)
* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-stick-dial-gmtmaster-ii-reference-16710-full-set-w-rsc-papers Rolex Stick Dial GMT-Master II Reference 16710 Full Set with RSC Papers] (Wind Vintage)
* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-stick-dial-gmtmaster-ii-reference-16710-full-set-w-rsc-papers Rolex Stick Dial GMT-Master II Reference 16710 Full Set with RSC Papers] (Wind Vintage)
* [https://hqmilton.com/products/2005-rolex-gmt-16710-d-serial-with-stick-dial-1 2005 Rolex GMT 16710 D-serial with Stick Dial] (HQ Milton)
* [https://hqmilton.com/products/2005-rolex-gmt-16710-d-serial-with-stick-dial-1 2005 Rolex GMT 16710 D-serial with Stick Dial] (HQ Milton)
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* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=756595 16710 Born a Pepsi BLRO Definitive Guide] (RolexForums)
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=756595 16710 Born a Pepsi BLRO Definitive Guide] (RolexForums)
* [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=9369029 Earliest Known 16710 GMT Master II Stick Dials] (RolexForums)
* [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=9369029 Earliest Known 16710 GMT Master II Stick Dials] (RolexForums)
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', Colin A. White, Morning Tundra


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