Rolex - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Spring 2025 Geneva Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2019
    Reference No: 126710 BLNR
    Case No: 3814Z521
    Model Name: GMT-Master II "Batgirl"
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3285, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex Guarantee dated August 27, 2019, wallet, tag, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - In 1954, Rolex launched one of its most iconic models: the GMT-Master. The timepiece was initially developed in collaboration with Pan American Airlines to enable their pilots to simultaneously keep track of two time zones when flying from one location to another. Today, the legacy of the timepiece lives on as the GMT-Master is one of Rolex's most celebrated models in the current catalogue.

    - Reference 126710BLNR was first presented during Baselworld 2019 and received immediate praise by both critics and collectors. Nicknamed the “Batman” for its eye-catching bicolour black and blue bezel, the watch incorporates all the most beloved traits of the new GMT-Master II line: an iconic Cerachrom 24-hour rotatable bezel, the new caliber 3285 and a polished and brushed Jubilee bracelet; a novelty for Rolex sports watches which used to have an Oyster bracelet.

    - Preserved in excellent condition, the present watch is complete with its Rolex Guarantee dated August 27, 2019, wallet, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded 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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Ref. 126710 BLNR
A rare and attractive stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch with cerachrom black and blue revolving bezel, center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

2019
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF10,000 - 20,000 
€10,600-21,200
$11,100-22,300

Sold for CHF20,320

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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Spring 2025

5 - 12 March 2025