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Rolex
Ref. 16710
GMT-Master II, “Coke”
A fine and early stainless steel dual-time wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$62,000 - 95,000€7,300 - 11,100$7,900 - 12,200
HK$163,800
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Catalogue Essay
First released in 1989, the Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 was produced until 2007. Succeeding its former ref. 16760, the new model featured essentially very similar aesthetics with a slightly thinner profile. With a production spanning 18 years, the reference witnessed minor transitional upgrades with the earliest examples featuring Tritium, then Luminova and later examples with Superluminova as luminous materials on the dial and hands.
The present example Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 from circa 1989 with an “L” serial belongs to the earliest of the model with a “SWISS-T<25” dial. Preserved in excellent overall condition, it is also offered by its full set of accessories.
The present example Rolex GMT-Master II ref. 16710 from circa 1989 with an “L” serial belongs to the earliest of the model with a “SWISS-T<25” dial. Preserved in excellent overall condition, it is also offered by its full set of accessories.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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