Reference:116719BLRO: Difference between revisions

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== Production outline ==

Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue through 2019. The original 116719BLRO-0001 carried a black lacquered dial with Maxi markers. At Baselworld 2018, Rolex added the 116719BLRO-0002 with a matte blue dial ~~— the same~~ case, same bezel, same bracelet, different dial~~. Millenary and Watchfinder both document the 2018 transition~~.

Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue through 2019. The original 116719BLRO-0001 carried a black lacquered dial with Maxi markers. At Baselworld 2018, Rolex added the 116719BLRO-0002 with a matte blue dial. Same case, same bezel, same bracelet, different dial.

In 2019 the reference was retired and replaced by the 126719BLRO, which carried over the white gold Pepsi identity onto the new cal. 3285 platform. The 2018-2019 year of overlap with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] means both watches were briefly in the catalogue together, which collectors sometimes misread as a gap year for the WG version.

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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==

White gold Oyster bracelet with polished centre links and brushed outer links, fitted with the Oysterlock clasp and Easylink extension system. No Jubilee option was offered on the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]; the Jubilee return to the GMT-Master II arrived in 2018 with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]]. That timing matters~~: anyone~~ who wanted a Pepsi on Jubilee during 2014-2018 had no production option.

White gold Oyster bracelet with polished centre links and brushed outer links, fitted with the Oysterlock clasp and Easylink extension system. No Jubilee option was offered on the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]; the Jubilee return to the GMT-Master II arrived in 2018 with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]]. That timing matters. Anyone who wanted a Pepsi on Jubilee during 2014-2018 had no production option.

Full delivery set includes the standard Rolex presentation box, guarantee card, and period hang tags. Sotheby’s cataloguing across the 2023 Fine Watches and 2025 Important Watches lots captures the complete “box and papers” configuration that survives on most auction examples.

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== Historical market and auction record ==

Sotheby’s has catalogued the 116719BLRO repeatedly across its Fine Watches and Important Watches sales. The 2023 Fine Watches lot sold a circa-2014 -0001 for EUR 35,560. The 2025 Important Watches sale included a circa-2017 example with full box and papers. A Sotheby’s Buy Now (immediate sale) listing covers a circa-2016 specimen. The French cataloguing on the 2023 lot reads “Montre bracelet à double fuseau horaire en or blanc avec ~~date” —~~ the standard Sotheby’s descriptor for the reference.

Sotheby’s has catalogued the 116719BLRO repeatedly across its Fine Watches and Important Watches sales. The 2023 Fine Watches lot sold a circa-2014 -0001 for EUR 35,560. The 2025 Important Watches sale included a circa-2017 example with full box and papers. A Sotheby’s Buy Now (immediate sale) listing covers a circa-2016 specimen. The French cataloguing on the 2023 lot reads “Montre bracelet à double fuseau horaire en or blanc avec date,” the standard Sotheby’s descriptor for the reference.

~~WatchCharts aggregates the~~ secondary market ~~at the reference level and shows~~ the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]] ~~trading~~ well above original retail through the post-discontinuation period, consistent with the broader precious-metal ceramic GMT-Master II pattern. Direct 2014 retail was approximately ~~£25~~,600 ~~per Watchfinder’s period figure~~.

The secondary market has traded the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]] well above original retail through the post-discontinuation period, consistent with the broader precious-metal ceramic GMT-Master II pattern. Direct 2014 retail was approximately GBP 25,600.

== Sources ==

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 == Production outline ==
-Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue through 2019. The original 116719BLRO-0001 carried a black lacquered dial with Maxi markers. At Baselworld 2018, Rolex added the 116719BLRO-0002 with a matte blue dial — the same case, same bezel, same bracelet, different dial. Millenary and Watchfinder both document the 2018 transition.
+Rolex introduced the reference at Baselworld 2014 and kept it in the catalogue through 2019. The original 116719BLRO-0001 carried a black lacquered dial with Maxi markers. At Baselworld 2018, Rolex added the 116719BLRO-0002 with a matte blue dial. Same case, same bezel, same bracelet, different dial.
 In 2019 the reference was retired and replaced by the 126719BLRO, which carried over the white gold Pepsi identity onto the new cal. 3285 platform. The 2018-2019 year of overlap with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]] means both watches were briefly in the catalogue together, which collectors sometimes misread as a gap year for the WG version.
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 == Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes ==
-White gold Oyster bracelet with polished centre links and brushed outer links, fitted with the Oysterlock clasp and Easylink extension system. No Jubilee option was offered on the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]; the Jubilee return to the GMT-Master II arrived in 2018 with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]]. That timing matters: anyone who wanted a Pepsi on Jubilee during 2014-2018 had no production option.
+White gold Oyster bracelet with polished centre links and brushed outer links, fitted with the Oysterlock clasp and Easylink extension system. No Jubilee option was offered on the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]]; the Jubilee return to the GMT-Master II arrived in 2018 with the steel [[Reference:126710BLRO|126710BLRO]]. That timing matters. Anyone who wanted a Pepsi on Jubilee during 2014-2018 had no production option.
 Full delivery set includes the standard Rolex presentation box, guarantee card, and period hang tags. Sotheby’s cataloguing across the 2023 Fine Watches and 2025 Important Watches lots captures the complete “box and papers” configuration that survives on most auction examples.
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 == Historical market and auction record ==
-Sotheby’s has catalogued the 116719BLRO repeatedly across its Fine Watches and Important Watches sales. The 2023 Fine Watches lot sold a circa-2014 -0001 for EUR 35,560. The 2025 Important Watches sale included a circa-2017 example with full box and papers. A Sotheby’s Buy Now (immediate sale) listing covers a circa-2016 specimen. The French cataloguing on the 2023 lot reads “Montre bracelet à double fuseau horaire en or blanc avec date” — the standard Sotheby’s descriptor for the reference.
+Sotheby’s has catalogued the 116719BLRO repeatedly across its Fine Watches and Important Watches sales. The 2023 Fine Watches lot sold a circa-2014 -0001 for EUR 35,560. The 2025 Important Watches sale included a circa-2017 example with full box and papers. A Sotheby’s Buy Now (immediate sale) listing covers a circa-2016 specimen. The French cataloguing on the 2023 lot reads “Montre bracelet à double fuseau horaire en or blanc avec date,” the standard Sotheby’s descriptor for the reference.
-WatchCharts aggregates the secondary market at the reference level and shows the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]] trading well above original retail through the post-discontinuation period, consistent with the broader precious-metal ceramic GMT-Master II pattern. Direct 2014 retail was approximately £25,600 per Watchfinder’s period figure.
+The secondary market has traded the [[Reference:116719BLRO|116719BLRO]] well above original retail through the post-discontinuation period, consistent with the broader precious-metal ceramic GMT-Master II pattern. Direct 2014 retail was approximately GBP 25,600.
 == Sources ==