Reference:116719BLRO: Difference between revisions

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Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue until 2019. The -0001 configuration has a black lacquer dial with applied Maxi markers. In 2018 Rolex added the -0002 with a matte blue dial. The auction record confirms both configurations, but it does not establish that every other component was unchanged on every watch.

Rolex ~~retired the reference in~~ 2019 ~~and~~ replaced it with the 126719BLRO and caliber 3285. The steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] had arrived in 2018, so both white-gold and steel Pepsi references were available during that overlap.

Rolex's 2019 range replaced it with the 126719BLRO and caliber 3285. The steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] had arrived in 2018, so both white-gold and steel Pepsi references were available during that overlap. The catalogue change does not establish the last date a 116719BLRO left the factory.

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The case is 40mm in 18k white gold with a sapphire crystal, Cyclops date lens, screw-down crown and pushers, and 100m water resistance. The bezel is a fixed red-and-blue Cerachrom insert with a 24-hour scale. Rolex's 2014 launch material and Sotheby's catalogues identify it as the first series-produced red-and-blue ceramic GMT-Master II bezel. ~~The~~ manufacturing process ~~is described in the cited Rolex press material~~; ~~the page~~ does not ~~infer~~ production ~~claims beyond that source~~.

The case is 40mm in 18k white gold with a sapphire crystal, Cyclops date lens, screw-down crown and pushers, and 100m water resistance. The bezel is a fixed red-and-blue Cerachrom insert with a 24-hour scale. Rolex's 2014 launch material and Sotheby's catalogues identify it as the first series-produced red-and-blue ceramic GMT-Master II bezel. Rolex's material describes the single-piece, two-colour manufacturing process; it does not establish a production total or a precise end date for the reference.

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* [https://www.the1916company.com/blog/rolex-gmt-master-ii-116719blro-pepsi-bezel-flies-again.html Rolex GMT-Master II 116719BLRO: Rolex Pepsi Flies Again], The 1916 Company

* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-pepsi-the-key-references The Rolex Pepsi: The Key References], Sotheby's

* [https://www.rolex.com/about-rolex/history/2013-2022 Rolex, history 2013–2022 — two-colour Cerachrom inserts]

* [https://www.prestigetime.com/blog/pepsi-rolex.html Rolex Pepsi Review: The GMT Master II 116719 BLRO], Prestige Time

* [https://rolexpassionreport.com/ Rolex Passion Report collector notes on the 116719BLRO], Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Report

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 Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue until 2019. The -0001 configuration has a black lacquer dial with applied Maxi markers. In 2018 Rolex added the -0002 with a matte blue dial. The auction record confirms both configurations, but it does not establish that every other component was unchanged on every watch.
-Rolex retired the reference in 2019 and replaced it with the 126719BLRO and caliber 3285. The steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] had arrived in 2018, so both white-gold and steel Pepsi references were available during that overlap.
+Rolex's 2019 range replaced it with the 126719BLRO and caliber 3285. The steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] had arrived in 2018, so both white-gold and steel Pepsi references were available during that overlap. The catalogue change does not establish the last date a 116719BLRO left the factory.
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-The case is 40mm in 18k white gold with a sapphire crystal, Cyclops date lens, screw-down crown and pushers, and 100m water resistance. The bezel is a fixed red-and-blue Cerachrom insert with a 24-hour scale. Rolex's 2014 launch material and Sotheby's catalogues identify it as the first series-produced red-and-blue ceramic GMT-Master II bezel. The manufacturing process is described in the cited Rolex press material; the page does not infer production claims beyond that source.
+The case is 40mm in 18k white gold with a sapphire crystal, Cyclops date lens, screw-down crown and pushers, and 100m water resistance. The bezel is a fixed red-and-blue Cerachrom insert with a 24-hour scale. Rolex's 2014 launch material and Sotheby's catalogues identify it as the first series-produced red-and-blue ceramic GMT-Master II bezel. Rolex's material describes the single-piece, two-colour manufacturing process; it does not establish a production total or a precise end date for the reference.
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 * [https://www.the1916company.com/blog/rolex-gmt-master-ii-116719blro-pepsi-bezel-flies-again.html Rolex GMT-Master II 116719BLRO: Rolex Pepsi Flies Again], The 1916 Company
 * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-pepsi-the-key-references The Rolex Pepsi: The Key References], Sotheby's
+* [https://www.rolex.com/about-rolex/history/2013-2022 Rolex, history 2013–2022 — two-colour Cerachrom inserts]
 * [https://www.prestigetime.com/blog/pepsi-rolex.html Rolex Pepsi Review: The GMT Master II 116719 BLRO], Prestige Time
 * [https://rolexpassionreport.com/ Rolex Passion Report collector notes on the 116719BLRO], Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Report