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| Rago Auctions || 501 || 2023 || two-tone Rootbeer || not publicly listed | | Rago Auctions || 501 || 2023 || two-tone Rootbeer || not publicly listed | ||
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| Bonhams | | Bonhams || 1063 || 2025 || c.1984 Tiffany & Co. retailed, black dial, Jubilee bracelet || USD 24,320 incl. premium | ||
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| Sotheby's Important Watches || — || 2025 || c.1986 Tiffany & Co. double-signed brown nipple || est. USD 15,000–25,000 | | Sotheby's Important Watches || — || 2025 || c.1986 Tiffany & Co. double-signed brown nipple || sold USD 30,480 (est. USD 15,000–25,000) | ||
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| Sotheby's Important Watches || | | Sotheby's Important Watches || 79 || 2025-12-08 || c.1985 "Dr. Pepper 100th Anniversary," brown nipple, custom caseback engraving + custom clasp logo || sold USD 35,560 (est. USD 10,000–15,000) | ||
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| Drouot || 29994438 || — || "Tiger Eye" nipple dial || not publicly listed | | Drouot || 29994438 || — || "Tiger Eye" nipple dial || not publicly listed | ||
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The 16753 trades as the canonical 1980s two-tone GMT-Master. Standard brown-nipple examples in clean original condition cluster USD 8,000–18,000 across the major houses depending on bracelet-and-paperwork integrity. Tiffany & Co. double-signed examples carry a meaningful premium — | The 16753 trades as the canonical 1980s two-tone GMT-Master. Standard brown-nipple examples in clean original condition cluster USD 8,000–18,000 across the major houses depending on bracelet-and-paperwork integrity. Tiffany & Co. double-signed examples carry a meaningful premium — a Bonhams 2025 result of USD 24,320 for a black-dial, Jubilee-bracelet example anchors the upper end of the standard market for double-signed retailer dials. The Dr. Pepper 100th Anniversary commission with custom caseback engraving and custom clasp logo is a one-off variant that sits in its own provenance tier — it sold for USD 35,560 at Sotheby's in December 2025, more than double its high estimate. | ||
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* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-16753-nipple-dial-gmt-master-brown-dial-w1303 Rolex 16753 Nipple Dial GMT Master Brown Dial] | * [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-16753-nipple-dial-gmt-master-brown-dial-w1303 Rolex 16753 Nipple Dial GMT Master Brown Dial] | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches/reference-16753-gmt-master-root-beer-retailed-by Reference 16753 GMT Master 'Root Beer' Retailed by Tiffany & Co. — Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2025) | * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches/reference-16753-gmt-master-root-beer-retailed-by Reference 16753 GMT Master 'Root Beer' Retailed by Tiffany & Co. — Sotheby's Important Watches] (Sotheby's, 2025) | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches/ | * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches-2/reference-16753-gmt-master-root-beer-a-yellow-gold "Dr. Pepper 100th Anniversary" Rolex 16753, lot 79 — Sotheby's Important Watches, sold USD 35,560] (Sotheby's, 2025-12-08) | ||
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-6/rolex-ref-16753-gmt-master-a-stainless-steel-and Rolex Ref. 16753 GMT-Master c.1983 black dial — Sotheby's Watches Online] (Sotheby's, 2019) | * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-6/rolex-ref-16753-gmt-master-a-stainless-steel-and Rolex Ref. 16753 GMT-Master c.1983 black dial — Sotheby's Watches Online] (Sotheby's, 2019) | ||
* [https://www.ragoarts.com/auctions/2023/02/watches/501 Rolex GMT-Master Root Beer Ref. 16753 — Rago Arts lot 501] (Rago, 2023) | * [https://www.ragoarts.com/auctions/2023/02/watches/501 Rolex GMT-Master Root Beer Ref. 16753 — Rago Arts lot 501] (Rago, 2023) | ||
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31170/lot/1063/rolex-retailed-by-tiffany-and-co-a-stainless-steel-and-18k-gold-automatic-calendar-bracelet-watch-gmt-master-ii-ref-16753-c-1984/ Rolex, Retailed by Tiffany & Co., Ref. 16753 c.1984 — Bonhams lot 1063] (Bonhams, 2025-09-18) | |||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||
[[Category:GMT-Master]] | [[Category:GMT-Master]] | ||