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|title=Rolex GMT-Master 116710BLNR (2013–2019) — Production & Dial Guide | Rolexopedia
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|description=The 116710BLNR is the original Batman. Rolex launched it at Baselworld 2013 with a blue-and-black two-tone Cerachrom bezel, the first two-colour ceramic…
|description=The Rolex GMT-Master II 116710BLNR is the 40mm steel reference introduced in 2013 with a blue-and-black Cerachrom bezel, caliber 3186, and an Oyster bracelet. It was replaced by the 126710BLNR in 2019.
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The 116710BLNR is the original Batman. Rolex launched it at Baselworld 2013 with a blue-and-black two-tone Cerachrom bezel, the first two-colour ceramic insert the brand had ever shipped. Case, movement, and bracelet came straight from the all-black [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] that had been in the catalogue since 2007; the bezel was the whole of the change. It was enough to make the Batman the most-discussed steel GMT-Master II of its generation, and the secondary-market run that followed still shapes how collectors read the reference.
The 116710BLNR is the steel GMT-Master II introduced at Baselworld 2013 with a blue-and-black Cerachrom bezel. It shares the 40mm Super Case, caliber 3186, dial, and Oyster bracelet with the black-bezel 116710LN; the bezel colour, blue 24-hour hand, and dial signature distinguish it. Rolex replaced it with the 126710BLNR in 2019.


Batman is a collector name, taken from the DC colour scheme, and it stuck. Rolex's own code, BLNR, parses as bleu noir.
Batman is a collector nickname for the blue-and-black colour scheme. Rolex's BLNR code refers to bleu/noir.


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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 116710BLNR is a bezel variant of the 116710LN, sharing the 40mm Super Case, caliber 3186, Oyster bracelet, and dial platform. What changes is the blue-and-black Cerachrom insert, the blue 24-hour hand, and the deletion of the green "GMT-Master II" signature line the 116710LN carried.
The 116710BLNR is a bezel variant of the 116710LN, sharing the 40mm Super Case, caliber 3186, Oyster bracelet, and dial platform. The blue-and-black Cerachrom bezel, blue 24-hour hand, and absence of the green GMT-Master II signature line distinguish it from the 116710LN.


Rolex replaced it with the [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] in 2019, moving to the slimmer 126710-generation case, caliber 3285, and a Jubilee bracelet at launch. The 116710BLNR and the 116710LN left the catalogue together at that same Baselworld.
Rolex replaced it with the [[Reference:126710BLNR|126710BLNR]] in 2019, moving to the slimmer 126710-generation case, caliber 3285, and a Jubilee bracelet at launch. The 116710BLNR and the 116710LN left the catalogue together at that same Baselworld.
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== Production outline ==
== Production outline ==


Production runs from 2013 through 2019. Fratello's Baselworld 2013 launch-day coverage records CHF 8,500 as the introduction price; period market figures put the reference at roughly EUR 7,250 at launch and around EUR 8,200 by the time Rolex retired it.
Published histories place production from 2013 through 2019. Launch prices are market data and are not needed to identify the reference.


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Caliber 3186 runs the whole production. It carries a blue Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock protection, and the revised GMT wheel Rolex used across its Super Case sports references. Power reserve is 48 hours.
Caliber 3186 runs the whole production. It carries a blue Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock protection, and the revised GMT wheel Rolex used across its Super Case sports references. Power reserve is 48 hours.


The same 3186 powers the 116710LN, so the two ceramic-bezel references are mechanically identical and separate only above the dial. Caliber 3285 replaced it on the 126710BLNR in 2019, bringing a 70-hour reserve and the Chronergy escapement.
The same 3186 powers the 116710LN, so the two ceramic-bezel references share the movement. They remain distinct in bezel, 24-hour hand and dial printing. Caliber 3285 replaced it on the 126710BLNR in 2019, bringing a 70-hour reserve and the Chronergy escapement.


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[[File:Ref_116710BLNR_dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Blue/black Batman dial|Blue/black Batman dial]]
[[File:Ref_116710BLNR_dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Blue/black Batman dial|Blue/black Batman dial]]


A single dial ran the whole production, glossy black in the Maxi layout with 18K white-gold markers, Chromalight plots, and a blue 24-hour hand. The printed text omits the green "GMT-Master II" signature that appears on the 116710LN, which is the fastest way to separate the two in a photograph.
The documented dial is glossy black in the Maxi layout with 18K white-gold markers, Chromalight plots, and a blue 24-hour hand. The cited record does not establish that every production-year dial was identical. The printed text omits the green "GMT-Master II" signature that appears on the 116710LN, which is the fastest way to separate the two in a photograph.


Beyond the hand colour and that signature line, the dial is the 116710LN's, unmodified. Rolex changed the bezel and left everything under the crystal alone.
The hand colour and signature line distinguish the two references in the cited photographs. Service history still matters when assessing an individual dial.


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


[[File:Ref_116710BLNR_caseback.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Caseback detail|Caseback detail]]
The case is the Super Case generation used across Rolex's professional sports references from the mid-2000s. Compared with the 16710, it has heavier crown guards and wider lugs. Rolex used Oystersteel through this period.


The case is the Super Case generation that Rolex introduced across its sports catalogue from 2005 onward. Compared with the 16710, the crown guards are heavier, the lugs wider, and the watch wears thicker. Rolex used 904L steel through this period.
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File:Ref 116710BLNR case-flank.webp|alt=Case flank and Triplock crown|Case flank and Triplock crown
File:Ref_116710BLNR_caseback.webp|alt=Caseback detail|Plain screw-down caseback
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The bezel is where the reference earns its place. Rolex produced the blue-and-black insert as one ceramic ring rather than joining two halves, and that is the technical point worth holding onto: it gave the colour split its clean edge and set up every later two-colour ceramic GMT. In daylight the blue moves with the angle. In low light the insert reads almost black.
 
 
The bezel is a single blue-and-black Cerachrom ring rather than two joined pieces. The two-colour manufacturing process became the basis for later ceramic GMT bezels. The blue can appear darker under low light.


The crystal is sapphire with a Cyclops. The crown is the Triplock system shared across Rolex's modern sports references, and the reference carries 100m water resistance.
The crystal is sapphire with a Cyclops. The crown is the Triplock system shared across Rolex's modern sports references, and the reference carries 100m water resistance.
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The 116710BLNR ships exclusively on an Oyster bracelet with solid end links. The Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. Glidelock, the longer micro-adjustment system Rolex uses on the Submariner and Deepsea, does not appear on the GMT-Master II. The Jubilee reaches the Batman family only with the 126710BLNR in 2019.
The 116710BLNR ships exclusively on an Oyster bracelet with solid end links. The Oysterclasp carries the Easylink 5mm comfort extension. Glidelock, the longer micro-adjustment system Rolex uses on the Submariner and Deepsea, does not appear on the GMT-Master II. The Jubilee reaches the Batman family only with the 126710BLNR in 2019.


Full-set packaging is the Rolex presentation box, the International Guarantee card, and the swing tags, which is the configuration auction catalogues expect on a complete example.
Auction catalogues sometimes show a presentation box, International Guarantee card, booklets, and swing tags with the watch. Those accessories belong to the individual lot and do not prove standard delivery for every example.
 
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR box-papers.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Full set with box, warranty booklets, and warranty card|Full set: presentation box, warranty booklets, and warranty card naming the model and serial]]


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== Historical market and auction record ==
== Historical market and auction record ==


The auction record runs deeper than the 116710LN's. Phillips offered a new-old-stock 116710BLNR from the Guido Mondani Collection at the Geneva Watch Auction XIX in May 2024, still stickered five years after discontinuation, with bracelet, guarantee, hang tag, and presentation box intact. Sotheby's had already catalogued a late-production full set dated to 2019 as the reference left the catalogue.
The auction record runs deeper than the 116710LN's. Sotheby's catalogued a late-production full set, box, warranty booklets, and warranty card, dated to 2019 as the reference left the catalogue.


Secondary-market pricing has tracked the 116710BLNR against its successor ever since. EUR prices climbed from around EUR 8,500 as discontinuation became likely into the EUR 16,000 range shortly after, and the premium has held.
Prices have varied with the discontinuation, dial and bezel condition, box and papers, and the wider watch market. The page records no fixed premium or valuation range.


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


* [[Reference:116719BLRO|GMT-Master 116719BLRO]] — 2014–2019
* [[Reference:116719BLRO|GMT-Master 116719BLRO]], 2014–2019
* [[Reference:116710LN|GMT-Master 116710LN]] — First Steel Ceramic (2007–2019)
* [[Reference:116710LN|GMT-Master 116710LN]], First Steel Ceramic (2007–2019)
* [[Reference:116713LN|GMT-Master 116713LN]] — Two-Tone Ceramic (2006–2019)
* [[Reference:116713LN|GMT-Master 116713LN]], Two-Tone Ceramic (2006–2019)
* [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]] — 2005–2019
* [[Reference:116718LN|GMT-Master 116718LN]], 2005–2019
* [[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]].
== Gallery ==
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File:Ref 116710BLNR hero.webp|Whole-watch view
File:Ref_116710BLNR_dial-detail.webp|Dial and blue 24-hour hand
File:Ref 116710BLNR case-flank.webp|Case flank and crown
File:Ref_116710BLNR_caseback.webp|Caseback
File:Ref 116710BLNR_bracelet-detail.webp|Oyster bracelet and clasp
File:Ref 116710BLNR box-papers.webp|Box and papers
</gallery>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/oyster-collection/gmt-master-ii Rolex, GMT-Master II newsroom — 2013 two-colour blue-and-black Cerachrom insert]
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* [https://timeandtidewatches.com/editors-pick-does-the-rolex-batman-still-hold-its-own-now-that-theres-a-new-red-and-blue-hero-on-the-block/ IN-DEPTH: The Rolex GMT Master II BLNR review] — Bruce Duguay, Time+Tide Watches
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* [https://www.watchcollectinglifestyle.com/home/rolex-gmt-master-ii-blnr-batman-ref-116710blnr-hands-on-with-one-of-the-hottest-rolex-watches-on-instagram Rolex GMT Master II BLNR Batman ref. 116710BLNR Hands-on] — Watch Collecting Lifestyle editorial, Watch Collecting Lifestyle
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* [https://www.the1916company.com/blog/rolex-gmt-master-ii-116710blnr-dark-knight-returns-first-time.html Rolex Batman GMT Master 2 (116710BLNR): The Dark Knight Returns For the First Time] — The 1916 Company (WatchBox), The 1916 Company
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* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/editorial/rolex-116710blnr-review.html Rolex 116710BLNR Review & Guide: The Original Rolex Batman] — Bob's Watches
* [https://www.41watch.com/en/journal/buyers-guides/review-gmt-master2-batman Technical review of Rolex GMT Master II BLNR Batman], Clément C., 41Watch
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* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/editorial/history-of-rolex-batman.html The History of The Rolex Batman GMT-Master II], Paul Altieri, Bob's Watches
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* [https://www.swisswatchexpo.com/thewatchclub/2020/10/01/rolex-batman-116710-vs-126710 Rolex Batman 116710 vs 126710], SwissWatchExpo editorial, SwissWatchExpo (The Watch Club)
* [https://watchcharts.com/watch_model/739-rolex-gmt-master-ii-batman-116710blnr/overview Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 116710BLNR Price Overview] — WatchCharts
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* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches/reference-116710blnr-gmt-master-ii-batman-a Reference 116710BLNR GMT-Master II 'Batman', circa 2019], Sotheby's


* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2024/11/in-depth-rolex-gmt-master-ii.html In-Depth: Rolex GMT-Master II Materials and Mechanisms] — Richard Lee and David Ichim, SJX Watches
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* [https://www.everestbands.com/blogs/bezel-barrel/how-did-they-do-that-rolex-s-bi-color-ceramic-bezel-inserts How Did They DO That: Rolex Bi-Color Ceramic Bezel Inserts] — Ed Estlow, Everest Bands
* [https://www.everestbands.com/blogs/bezel-barrel/how-did-they-do-that-rolex-s-bi-color-ceramic-bezel-inserts How Did They DO That: Rolex Bi-Color Ceramic Bezel Inserts], Ed Estlow, Everest Bands


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