Reference:116713LN: Difference between revisions

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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, a year behind the solid yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]], and the first of the pair to put steel in the case. Rolex ran the new bezel on precious metal before it ran on a sports-steel watch, and the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] did not arrive until 2007. The Rolesor then held its position in the line alongside the steel version for the next decade, until the 2019 generation change.

The ~~variant tree is unusually bare. One~~ gloss-black dial~~, one~~ black Cerachrom insert~~, and no branches inside the reference at all~~.

The standard configuration pairs a gloss-black dial with a black Cerachrom insert.

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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 middle step in the Cerachrom rollout. Rolex introduced it at Baselworld 2006, a year after the yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] and a year ahead of the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] in 2007, which reversed the usual pattern of launching a sports reference in steel first and adding precious-metal versions later. The Rolesor inherited the role the 116718LN had held since 2005, carrying the newest bezel and dial technology before the steel watch got it. Once the 116710LN arrived, the 116713LN held the two-tone position for another decade.

The 116713LN is the middle step in the Cerachrom rollout. Rolex introduced it at Baselworld 2006, a year after the yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] and a year ahead of the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] in 2007, which reversed the usual pattern of launching a sports reference in steel first and adding precious-metal versions later.

The reference closes with the 2019 generation change, when Rolex replaced the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]], [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], and the 116713LN with the six-digit 126710 family. The ~~two~~-~~tone~~ Rolesor ~~position then sat empty in ceramic until~~ the ~~green~~-and-black [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] in 2023, which returned to two-tone yellow gold but on Jubilee rather than Oyster and in a new colourway rather than reviving black.

The reference closes with the 2019 generation change, when Rolex replaced the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]], [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], and the 116713LN with the six-digit 126710 family. The yellow-gold Rolesor option returned with the grey-and-black [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] in 2023, which returned to two-tone yellow gold but on Jubilee rather than Oyster and in a new colourway rather than reviving black.

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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~~. Inside the reference there is one dial, one bezel colour, and nothing else~~.

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.

~~That consolidation is worth tracing.~~ The vintage 1675 and 16753 carried brown-and-gold Rootbeer dials as the yellow-gold GMT identity, and the 16713 split yellow-gold production between brown and black. With the 116713LN, black became the only option. When Rolex brought the Rootbeer back in 2018 it did so in Everose, on a different six-digit reference.

The vintage 1675 and 16753 carried brown-and-gold Rootbeer dials as the yellow-gold GMT identity, and the 16713 split yellow-gold production between brown and black. With the 116713LN, black became the only option. When Rolex brought the Rootbeer back in 2018 it did so in Everose, on a different six-digit reference.

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== Special branches ==

The ~~reference has no production branches of the kind that split the earlier 16713 or the 16710. One~~ dial, ~~one~~ bezel~~, one~~ bracelet~~, run straight through the whole~~ production~~, and collector interest tracks the reference as a whole rather than any configuration inside it~~.

The standard black dial, black bezel and Oyster bracelet combination continued throughout production.

== Historical market and auction record ==

~~Auction coverage is thin. The reference appears in~~ Sotheby's online and Bonhams catalogues across ~~its~~ production run ~~without producing headline lots the way the steel sports references do, and most trading sits on the dealer side rather than the auction floor~~.

Sotheby's online and Bonhams catalogues include examples from across the production run.

== Related references ==

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 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, a year behind the solid yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]], and the first of the pair to put steel in the case. Rolex ran the new bezel on precious metal before it ran on a sports-steel watch, and the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] did not arrive until 2007. The Rolesor then held its position in the line alongside the steel version for the next decade, until the 2019 generation change.
-The variant tree is unusually bare. One gloss-black dial, one black Cerachrom insert, and no branches inside the reference at all.
+The standard configuration pairs a gloss-black dial with a black Cerachrom insert.
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 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 middle step in the Cerachrom rollout. Rolex introduced it at Baselworld 2006, a year after the yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] and a year ahead of the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] in 2007, which reversed the usual pattern of launching a sports reference in steel first and adding precious-metal versions later. The Rolesor inherited the role the 116718LN had held since 2005, carrying the newest bezel and dial technology before the steel watch got it. Once the 116710LN arrived, the 116713LN held the two-tone position for another decade.
+The 116713LN is the middle step in the Cerachrom rollout. Rolex introduced it at Baselworld 2006, a year after the yellow-gold [[Reference:116718LN|116718LN]] and a year ahead of the all-steel [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] in 2007, which reversed the usual pattern of launching a sports reference in steel first and adding precious-metal versions later.
-The reference closes with the 2019 generation change, when Rolex replaced the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]], [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], and the 116713LN with the six-digit 126710 family. The two-tone Rolesor position then sat empty in ceramic until the green-and-black [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] in 2023, which returned to two-tone yellow gold but on Jubilee rather than Oyster and in a new colourway rather than reviving black.
+The reference closes with the 2019 generation change, when Rolex replaced the [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]], [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]], and the 116713LN with the six-digit 126710 family. The yellow-gold Rolesor option returned with the grey-and-black [[Reference:126713GRNR|126713GRNR]] in 2023, which returned to two-tone yellow gold but on Jubilee rather than Oyster and in a new colourway rather than reviving black.
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 [[File:Ref 116713LN dial-detail.jpg|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. Inside the reference there is one dial, one bezel colour, and nothing else.
+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.
-That consolidation is worth tracing. The vintage 1675 and 16753 carried brown-and-gold Rootbeer dials as the yellow-gold GMT identity, and the 16713 split yellow-gold production between brown and black. With the 116713LN, black became the only option. When Rolex brought the Rootbeer back in 2018 it did so in Everose, on a different six-digit reference.
+The vintage 1675 and 16753 carried brown-and-gold Rootbeer dials as the yellow-gold GMT identity, and the 16713 split yellow-gold production between brown and black. With the 116713LN, black became the only option. When Rolex brought the Rootbeer back in 2018 it did so in Everose, on a different six-digit reference.
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 == Special branches ==
-The reference has no production branches of the kind that split the earlier 16713 or the 16710. One dial, one bezel, one bracelet, run straight through the whole production, and collector interest tracks the reference as a whole rather than any configuration inside it.
+The standard black dial, black bezel and Oyster bracelet combination continued throughout production.
 <span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
 == Historical market and auction record ==
-Auction coverage is thin. The reference appears in Sotheby's online and Bonhams catalogues across its production run without producing headline lots the way the steel sports references do, and most trading sits on the dealer side rather than the auction floor.
+Sotheby's online and Bonhams catalogues include examples from across the production run.
 == Related references ==