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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2022
    Reference No: 126720VTNR
    Case No: 917XJ471
    Model Name: GMT Master II "Sprite Destro"
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3285, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex fitted box, International Guarantee dated August 2022, product literature, hand tags, plastic bezel protector and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - The GMT Master has come to become a signature model for Rolex and the launch of reference 126720VTNR in 2022 was a shock to the community as it was made for left handers with the crown on the left.

    - The present GMT Master II features a vibrant Green and Black Cerachrom bezel. It was rapidly dubbed "Sprite" by collectors.

    - In almost unworn condition, the present watch comes with its full set of accessories.

  • 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. 126720VTNR
A hardly worn stainless steel left handed dual-time wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box

2022
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF10,000 - 20,000 
€10,400-20,900
$11,400-22,900

Sold for CHF21,590

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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Fall 2023

8 - 15 September 2023