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GMT-Master II "Coke", Reference 16710 | A stainless steel dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 2005
Auction Closed
September 19, 06:56 AM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
Rolex
GMT-Master II "Coke", Reference 16710
A stainless steel dual time wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 2005
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 3185 automatic, 31 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: K989470
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 185 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Rolex Full Two-Year Warranty, instruction manual and presentation box
Perhaps the most iconic traveller’s watch in the world, the GMT-Master family is instantly recognisable thanks to its bi-colour rotating bezel. The first reference 6542 used bakelite bezels in a blue and red colourway, now famously known as the ‘Pepsi’, but those bezels would patinate into a wide range of colours, sometimes darkening to look more black than blue. Enthusiasts speculate this to be one of the inspirations behind the present ‘Coke’ bezel, produced for a relatively short time and considered the cult classic cousin to its celebrity ‘Pepsi’ relative.
Produced for a relatively short production run, especially when compared to the Pepsi, the present reference 16710 was not only the last Coke, it was also the last of the GMT-Master model line to use aluminium bezels. After it was discontinued, the case diameter was increased and the bezel material was upgraded to ceramic, making this previous generation more characterful in comparison.
勞力士 GMT-Master II "Coke" 型號16710
精鋼兩地時鏈帶腕錶,備日期顯示,約2005年製
附帶證書、説明書及盒子