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The so-called Albino GMT-Master II is not a Rolex production reference. It is a community modification on a 16710 base, documented across enthusiast forum threads and accessory-maker writeups. The build swaps the bezel insert and sometimes the hands for a stripped-back single-colour look that collectors nicknamed albino. Any watch sold under the "Albino GMT" name is an aftermarket build on a 16710 donor case.

The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watches are a different matter. A documented P-series 16710, ~~sold~~ on 30 May 2001, carried a red "Chuck Yaeger" dial signature, a case back engraved with General Chuck ~~Yeager~~, P-51 and X-1 markings, and The Real McCoy's guarantee of authenticity. Antiquorum records the project as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yeager's 1947 sound-barrier flight and notes that both 16700 and 16710 examples are known. It was a period retail collaboration, ~~dated to~~ the original ~~2001~~ sale.

The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watches are a different matter. A documented P-series 16710, retailed by The Real McCoy's on 30 May 2001, carried a red "Chuck Yaeger" dial signature, a case back engraved with General Chuck Yaeger, P-51 and X-1 markings, and The Real McCoy's guarantee of authenticity — Antiquorum's own catalogue text misspells the aviator's name both places. Antiquorum, which sold the watch at its Geneva auction on 8 May 2010, records the project as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yeager's 1947 sound-barrier flight and notes that both 16700 and 16710 examples are known. It was a period retail collaboration, later resold at auction nine years after the original sale.

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| Antiquorum || 292/363 || 2015 || Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalogue date "1987" predates the reference launch and bezel descriptions are mixed || est. HKD 55,000–85,000; sold HKD 150,000

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| Antiquorum || 235/294 || ~~2001~~ || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration || sold 30 May ~~2001~~

| Antiquorum || 235/294 || 2010 || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, retailed 2001, period retail collaboration || sold CHF 16,200, Geneva 8 May 2010

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| Antiquorum Monaco || 358/157 || — || 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant ||

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* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.9.html Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2006 — Sotheby's L19070] (Sotheby's, 2019)

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-lot-292-363 Rolex Ref. 16710 Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped — Antiquorum lot 292/363] (Antiquorum)

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager — Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, ~~2001~~)

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager — Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, Geneva, 8 May 2010)

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-t-2180-oyster-perpetual-date-gmt-master-ii-superlative-chronometer-officially-certified-lot-358-157 Rolex Ref. 16710T Monaco — Antiquorum lot 358/157] (Antiquorum)

* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-t-192/60546 Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710T — Christie's Falling Time] (Christie's)

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 The so-called Albino GMT-Master II is not a Rolex production reference. It is a community modification on a 16710 base, documented across enthusiast forum threads and accessory-maker writeups. The build swaps the bezel insert and sometimes the hands for a stripped-back single-colour look that collectors nicknamed albino. Any watch sold under the "Albino GMT" name is an aftermarket build on a 16710 donor case.
-The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watches are a different matter. A documented P-series 16710, sold on 30 May 2001, carried a red "Chuck Yaeger" dial signature, a case back engraved with General Chuck Yeager, P-51 and X-1 markings, and The Real McCoy's guarantee of authenticity. Antiquorum records the project as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yeager's 1947 sound-barrier flight and notes that both 16700 and 16710 examples are known. It was a period retail collaboration, dated to the original 2001 sale.
+The Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager watches are a different matter. A documented P-series 16710, retailed by The Real McCoy's on 30 May 2001, carried a red "Chuck Yaeger" dial signature, a case back engraved with General Chuck Yaeger, P-51 and X-1 markings, and The Real McCoy's guarantee of authenticity — Antiquorum's own catalogue text misspells the aviator's name both places. Antiquorum, which sold the watch at its Geneva auction on 8 May 2010, records the project as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yeager's 1947 sound-barrier flight and notes that both 16700 and 16710 examples are known. It was a period retail collaboration, later resold at auction nine years after the original sale.
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 | Antiquorum || 292/363 || 2015 || Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalogue date "1987" predates the reference launch and bezel descriptions are mixed || est. HKD 55,000–85,000; sold HKD 150,000
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-| Antiquorum || 235/294 || 2001 || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration || sold 30 May 2001
+| Antiquorum || 235/294 || 2010 || Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, retailed 2001, period retail collaboration || sold CHF 16,200, Geneva 8 May 2010
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 | Antiquorum Monaco || 358/157 || — || 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant ||
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 * [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.9.html Reference 16710 GMT-Master II Stick Dial c.2006 — Sotheby's L19070] (Sotheby's, 2019)
 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-lot-292-363 Rolex Ref. 16710 Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped — Antiquorum lot 292/363] (Antiquorum)
-* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager — Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, 2001)
+* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-235-294 Rolex Ref. 16710 Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager — Antiquorum lot 235/294] (Antiquorum, Geneva, 8 May 2010)
 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-16710-t-2180-oyster-perpetual-date-gmt-master-ii-superlative-chronometer-officially-certified-lot-358-157 Rolex Ref. 16710T Monaco — Antiquorum lot 358/157] (Antiquorum)
 * [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-gmt-master-ii-pepsi-ref-16710-t-192/60546 Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Ref. 16710T — Christie's Falling Time] (Christie's)