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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''16753'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''16753'''</small> | ||
[[File:Ref 16753 hero.webp|thumb|right| | [[File:Ref 16753 hero.webp|thumb|right|340px]] | ||
The [[Reference:16753|16753]] is the two-tone Rolesor GMT-Master that carries the Root Beer idea out of the 1675/3 period and into the quick-set era. Rolesor is Rolex’s long-running name for a mixed steel and yellow-gold construction, and on this reference it covers the case middle, bezel surround, crown, and the center link of the Jubilee bracelet. The reference matters because it keeps the older GMT-Master operating logic rather than moving straight into the full GMT-Master II behavior, and it proves that the brown-and-gold branch was never a short 1970s detour. | The [[Reference:16753|16753]] is the two-tone Rolesor GMT-Master that carries the Root Beer idea out of the 1675/3 period and into the quick-set era. Rolesor is Rolex’s long-running name for a mixed steel and yellow-gold construction, and on this reference it covers the case middle, bezel surround, crown, and the center link of the Jubilee bracelet. The reference matters because it keeps the older GMT-Master operating logic rather than moving straight into the full GMT-Master II behavior, and it proves that the brown-and-gold branch was never a short 1970s detour. | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
[[File:Ref 16753 black-dial.webp|thumb|right|280px|Black-dial 16753]] | |||
The reference is not dial-rich in the way the long-running [[Reference:1675|1675]] is, but the brown and black split matters enough to structure the article around it. | The reference is not dial-rich in the way the long-running [[Reference:1675|1675]] is, but the brown and black split matters enough to structure the article around it. | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | ||
[[File:Ref 16753 case.webp|thumb|right|280px|Two-tone case and bezel]] | |||
The case is the expected two-tone Oyster of the period: steel middle with a yellow-gold bezel ring and crown. The crystal stays acrylic, which keeps the reference visually closer to the late vintage line than the later sapphire-era two-tone GMTs. | The case is the expected two-tone Oyster of the period: steel middle with a yellow-gold bezel ring and crown. The crystal stays acrylic, which keeps the reference visually closer to the late vintage line than the later sapphire-era two-tone GMTs. | ||
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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
[[File:Ref 16753 dr-pepper-auction.webp|thumb|right|280px|Sotheby's Dr. Pepper lot]] | |||
<span id="root-beer-branch"></span> | <span id="root-beer-branch"></span> | ||
=== Root Beer branch === | === Root Beer branch === | ||