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== Dial map ==
== Dial map ==


[[File:Ref 116710BLNR dial-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Blue/black Batman dial|Blue/black Batman dial]]
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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.
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.
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==
== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes ==


[[File:Ref 116710BLNR caseback.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Caseback detail|Caseback detail]]
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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.
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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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==
== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==


[[File:Ref 116710BLNR bracelet-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Oyster bracelet detail|Oyster bracelet detail]]
[[File:Ref_116710BLNR_bracelet-detail.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Oyster bracelet detail|Oyster bracelet detail]]


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.