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<small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''116710BLNR'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] → '''116710BLNR'''</small> | ||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR hero.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:Ref 116710BLNR hero.jpg|thumb|right|340px]] | ||
The [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]] is the original Batman. Rolex launched it at Baselworld 2013 with a blue-and-black two-tone Cerachrom bezel, the first two-colour ceramic insert the brand had ever shipped. The reference shares its case, movement, and bracelet with the all-black [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] that had preceded it since 2007, and the only real change at launch was the bezel. That one change was enough to make the 116710BLNR the most talked-about steel GMT-Master II of its generation and to drive a secondary-market arc that still defines collector memory of the reference. | The [[Reference:116710BLNR|116710BLNR]] is the original Batman. Rolex launched it at Baselworld 2013 with a blue-and-black two-tone Cerachrom bezel, the first two-colour ceramic insert the brand had ever shipped. The reference shares its case, movement, and bracelet with the all-black [[Reference:116710LN|116710LN]] that had preceded it since 2007, and the only real change at launch was the bezel. That one change was enough to make the 116710BLNR the most talked-about steel GMT-Master II of its generation and to drive a secondary-market arc that still defines collector memory of the reference. | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR dial-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blue/black Batman dial]] | |||
The 116710BLNR has one dial configuration: glossy black Maxi dial with 18K white-gold markers, Chromalight luminescent plots, and a blue 24-hour hand. The printed text omits the green “GMT-Master II” signature that appears on the 116710LN. Time+Tide’s December 2014 long-form review confirms the same dial layout in hand. | The 116710BLNR has one dial configuration: glossy black Maxi dial with 18K white-gold markers, Chromalight luminescent plots, and a blue 24-hour hand. The printed text omits the green “GMT-Master II” signature that appears on the 116710LN. Time+Tide’s December 2014 long-form review confirms the same dial layout in hand. | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes == | ||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR bezel-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Two-colour Cerachrom bezel]] | |||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR caseback.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Caseback detail]] | |||
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 are wider, and the overall wrist presence is 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 are wider, and the overall wrist presence is 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|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 bracelet does not enter the Batman family until 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 bracelet does not enter the Batman family until the 126710BLNR in 2019. | ||
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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR variant-wrist.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Batman 116710BLNR wrist shot]] | |||
The 116710BLNR is itself the named variant. Where the 116710 family has two published configurations — the all-black 116710LN and the blue-and-black 116710BLNR — the Batman is one of them, not a sub-branch inside it. Late-production full-set examples carrying 2019 guarantee-card dates are a minor collector sub-branch because they mark the final year of original Batman production and sit adjacent to the 126710BLNR transition. Sotheby’s 2019 lot is the auction-grade anchor for that sub-branch. | The 116710BLNR is itself the named variant. Where the 116710 family has two published configurations — the all-black 116710LN and the blue-and-black 116710BLNR — the Batman is one of them, not a sub-branch inside it. Late-production full-set examples carrying 2019 guarantee-card dates are a minor collector sub-branch because they mark the final year of original Batman production and sit adjacent to the 126710BLNR transition. Sotheby’s 2019 lot is the auction-grade anchor for that sub-branch. | ||
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== Historical market and auction record == | == Historical market and auction record == | ||
[[File:Ref 116710BLNR historical-2014-watchbox.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Early 116710BLNR at WatchBox, 2014]] | |||
The auction record is stronger than the 116710LN’s. Phillips offered a new-old-stock 116710BLNR from the Guido Mondani Collection at the Geneva Watch Auction XIX in May 2024 — a Phillips-condition stickered example five years after discontinuation, with bracelet, guarantee, hang tag, and presentation box intact. Sotheby’s had already catalogued a late-production full-set example dated to 2019 as the reference exited production. | The auction record is stronger than the 116710LN’s. Phillips offered a new-old-stock 116710BLNR from the Guido Mondani Collection at the Geneva Watch Auction XIX in May 2024 — a Phillips-condition stickered example five years after discontinuation, with bracelet, guarantee, hang tag, and presentation box intact. Sotheby’s had already catalogued a late-production full-set example dated to 2019 as the reference exited production. | ||