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|description=The 116713LN is the two-tone ceramic GMT-Master II of the six-digit era. It arrived at Baselworld 2006 as the second GMT-Master II to carry a Cerachrom bezel, and the first with steel in the case. | |description=The 116713LN is the two-tone ceramic GMT-Master II of the six-digit era. It arrived at Baselworld 2006 as the second GMT-Master II to carry a Cerachrom bezel, and the first with steel in the case. | ||
|keywords=Rolex, 116713LN, GMT-Master, specifications, reference guide | |keywords=Rolex, 116713LN, GMT-Master, specifications, reference guide | ||
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|image_alt=Rolesor | |image_alt=Reference 116713LN in Rolesor with black dial and black Cerachrom bezel, shown with box and papers | ||
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[[File:Ref 116713LN hero. | [[File:Ref 116713LN hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Reference 116713LN in Rolesor with black dial and black Cerachrom bezel, shown with guarantee card and presentation wallet. Bonhams, 2022.|Reference 116713LN in Rolesor with black dial and black Cerachrom bezel, shown with guarantee card and presentation wallet. Bonhams, 2022.]] | ||
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== Where it sits in the line == | == Where it sits in the line == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Ref_116713LN_variant-catalog.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolesor ceramic era catalogue context|Rolesor ceramic era catalogue context]] | ||
The 116713LN is the direct ceramic-era successor to the [[Reference:16713|16713]], the two-tone yellow-gold GMT-Master II of the five-digit generation. Where the 16713 divided cleanly into a brown Root Beer branch and a black-dial branch, the 116713LN consolidated the reference onto a single black-on-black configuration. The Rootbeer colour scheme left the two-tone GMT-Master II at this point and did not return until the ceramic [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] launched in 2018, by which time the gold side had also shifted from yellow to Everose. | The 116713LN is the direct ceramic-era successor to the [[Reference:16713|16713]], the two-tone yellow-gold GMT-Master II of the five-digit generation. Where the 16713 divided cleanly into a brown Root Beer branch and a black-dial branch, the 116713LN consolidated the reference onto a single black-on-black configuration. The Rootbeer colour scheme left the two-tone GMT-Master II at this point and did not return until the ceramic [[Reference:126711CHNR|126711CHNR]] launched in 2018, by which time the gold side had also shifted from yellow to Everose. | ||
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== Production outline == | == Production outline == | ||
[[File:Ref 116713LN frontal.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex GMT-Master II 116713LN frontal studio shot|Frontal studio shot of the Rolesor case with black dial and black Cerachrom bezel]] | |||
The reference launched at Baselworld 2006 and ran to roughly 2019. Rolex never published an end date, so the boundary is read off the generation change. Examples dated across the full run survive, and Sotheby's and Bonhams catalogued 2014 and 2017 lots while the reference was still in production. | The reference launched at Baselworld 2006 and ran to roughly 2019. Rolex never published an end date, so the boundary is read off the generation change. Examples dated across the full run survive, and Sotheby's and Bonhams catalogued 2014 and 2017 lots while the reference was still in production. | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Ref_116713LN_dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Black dial on two-tone Rolesor|Black dial on two-tone Rolesor]] | ||
A single gloss-black lacquer dial ran the whole production, with Chromalight plots in yellow-gold surrounds and a black Cerachrom insert carrying gold-filled 24-hour graduations. The green GMT hand is the simplest marker separating the 116713LN and its Cerachrom siblings from the aluminum-insert 16713. | A single gloss-black lacquer dial ran the whole production, with Chromalight plots in yellow-gold surrounds and a black Cerachrom insert carrying gold-filled 24-hour graduations. The green GMT hand is the simplest marker separating the 116713LN and its Cerachrom siblings from the aluminum-insert 16713. | ||
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The case is the Maxi-case geometry shared across the Cerachrom-era GMT-Master II. Compared with the 16713, the crown guards are larger, the lugs are thicker, and the case sides are more squared. The 40mm footprint is unchanged, but the wrist presence is heavier. The dial carries correspondingly larger applied hour markers and a wider Mercedes handset, the configuration commonly called the Maxi dial. | The case is the Maxi-case geometry shared across the Cerachrom-era GMT-Master II. Compared with the 16713, the crown guards are larger, the lugs are thicker, and the case sides are more squared. The 40mm footprint is unchanged, but the wrist presence is heavier. The dial carries correspondingly larger applied hour markers and a wider Mercedes handset, the configuration commonly called the Maxi dial. | ||
The Cerachrom insert is the defining technical change over the aluminum 16713. Rolex replaced the 120-click aluminum bezel with a 24-click | The Cerachrom insert is the defining technical change over the aluminum 16713. Rolex replaced the 120-click aluminum bezel with a 24-click bidirectional Cerachrom ring, scratch-resistant and colourfast in a way the aluminum insert was not. The 24-hour graduations are deposited into the ceramic through a patented nano-particle gold process rather than printed or painted on, which gives the markings their gold tone and keeps them flush with the surface. Cyclops over the date and the Triplock crown carry over unchanged. | ||
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== Bracelets, end links, and clasps == | == Bracelets, end links, and clasps == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Ref_116713LN_bracelet-detail.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Oyster Rolesor bracelet|Oyster Rolesor bracelet]] | ||
The 116713LN shipped on the Rolesor Oyster bracelet, reference 97203, with solid end links and the Oysterlock clasp carrying the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The Jubilee, which became the default two-tone GMT bracelet on the 2023 [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]], was not offered on the 116713LN during its run. The auction record shows Oyster fitment throughout. | The 116713LN shipped on the Rolesor Oyster bracelet, reference 97203, with solid end links and the Oysterlock clasp carrying the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. The Jubilee, which became the default two-tone GMT bracelet on the 2023 [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]], was not offered on the 116713LN during its run. The auction record shows Oyster fitment throughout. | ||
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== Related references == | == Related references == | ||
* [[Reference:116710LN|GMT-Master 116710LN]] | * [[Reference:116710LN|GMT-Master 116710LN]], first steel ceramic (2007–2019) | ||
* [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]] | * [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]], 2005–2019 | ||
* [[Reference:116710BLNR|GMT-Master 116710BLNR]] | * [[Reference:116710BLNR|GMT-Master 116710BLNR]], 2013–2019 | ||
* [[Reference:116719BLRO|GMT-Master 116719BLRO]] | * [[Reference:116719BLRO|GMT-Master 116719BLRO]], 2014–2019 | ||
* [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]] | * [[Reference:126711CHNR|GMT-Master 126711CHNR]], 2018–present | ||
* [[Reference:126715CHNR|GMT-Master 126715CHNR]] | * [[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]]. | ||