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Old 29 March 2019, 12:17 AM   #31
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I believe that all-black GMT on oyster bracelet is gone for good! This is it folks! Rolex is trying to differentiate the Sub from the GMT. This is the most logical reason why Rolex would discontinue the 116710LN.
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Old 29 March 2019, 12:22 AM   #32
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Have to remember that Rolex discontinued all 3 mono colour (black) bezel GMTs, not just the SS so I say that mono colour GMT will be gone for at least in the short - mid term.

Only bi colour bezels going forward for now I reckon although I do hope they are not only releasing jubilees as I'm not a fan. I'd be hoping for a SS Coke on Oyster next year!
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Old 29 March 2019, 12:26 AM   #33
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I always suspected that they might "re-tool" the LN and standardize it without the anniversary colors. When the BLNR came out, followed by the white gold BLRO, I suspected we were heading in this direction. I am just surprised they are putting the LN on an indefinite hiatus. The LN bezel is an extremely practical bezel for someone who wants a lower profile GMT-Master II. I always thought we'd see it with a red GMT hand and white text on the dial. Bringing it back with these modification and an Oyster bracelet would make sense given the rest of the current lineup.
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Old 29 March 2019, 12:29 AM   #34
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Don’t really think it will be back ever :(
GMT is nownthe “colorful” series so submariner and seadweller will be the black bezels imho
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I doubt it will be back anytime soon, it seems that Rolex wants to differentiate between the GMT and Submariner lines by having the GMTs all have bi-color bezels and the subs have single color bezels.
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️.....tend to agree. Makes sense.
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Old 29 March 2019, 12:32 AM   #35
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Yellow gold and TT yellow gold/SS has existed for a better part of a couple decades. I think this is just a short hiatus and not complete discontinuation of the line. Rolex tends to offer a balance with the 3 types of gold. Yellow gold being the most iconic of the colours, you will see it back very shortly and combined typically with a monotone colour...

Usually singular colours matches yellow gold. Could be blue, black, or even green ceramic bezels.
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Old 29 March 2019, 12:38 AM   #36
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To me, it's will be remembered as the 50th Anv. green GMT. The bezel was black only because at time Rolex was still working on bi-color bezel.
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Old 29 March 2019, 01:39 AM   #37
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I think it will either be released again with an updated movement and red hand, or later when there is a big change to the overall GMT design, (gmt Master III maybe), and it leads the charge as it did when the ceramic bezel was first introduced. If it’s the latter, then it could be some years before we see it again, if ever?
Wasn't the tt 116713 the first ceramic gmt? I believe it came out a year before the ss black gmt.

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Old 29 March 2019, 01:44 AM   #38
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To me, it's will be remembered as the 50th Anv. green GMT. The bezel was black only because at time Rolex was still working on bi-color bezel.
I agree with this. As others have said, I believe that rolex will from now on only produce bi-color ceramic gmt's to differentiate it from the subs and seadwellers. The 116713 and 116710 will be known as the 50th anniversary models and won't come back.

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Old 29 March 2019, 02:05 AM   #39
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It was a hot watch when 1st introduced back then. An old article on the watch:

https://monochrome-watches.com/an-ea...noire-ceramic/
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Old 29 March 2019, 02:17 AM   #40
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Yes the switch towards the Jubilee bracelet is very much on the cards given the need to differentiate the GMT from the submariner


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I also think the switch is meant to protect the white gold models.
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Old 29 March 2019, 02:28 AM   #41
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I think that it will be back with the red hand at some point.

I could see the desire to differentiate the GMT from the Submariner by offering bi-colour bezels and jubilee bracelets but I think that this is only a transition. Eventually they will bring back the black bezel and the oyster.
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Old 29 March 2019, 02:28 AM   #42
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Bi-Color only + Jubilee only makes sense for the GMT in terms of differentiating the GMT from the Subs. I'm just glad I was able to my Oyster GMT's before this. :)
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Old 29 March 2019, 02:30 AM   #43
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Has Rolex ever discontinued a model then brought it back after a gap of it not being produced? I don't think so, and would've thought that they'd bring out the updated one this year, as they did the BLNR, if they intended to update it.

I think it's gone for the forever, although I would expect that there will be a 126710LN at some point in the next few years, just not with the green text/hand (red is a decent guess). Right now, though, and for the foreseeable future, Rolex is better off using its capacity to produce as many of the in-demand GMTs (BLROs, BLNRs, and CHNRs) as possible. I was super bummed with the Basel releases this year, but I actually think it was brilliant after thinking through it more -- no new releases that will be impossible to get and the streamlining of the GMT line that should make BLROs and BLNRs significantly easier to find.

I do think these are a good buy if you can find one at an AD right now -- grey market values are way up, and I think they'll stay there because a lot of people want a SS GMT on an oyster bracelet, which is no longer available, and just like this model in general (I actually like it more than the BLNR on-wrist). Instead of calling my AD for the new releases, I got on the list for this and snagged the one they got in their shipment yesterday.
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Old 29 March 2019, 07:13 AM   #44
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2020 Basel, GMT 126710LN with red hour hand.


FAR too classic of a look to retire (and I personally think it will look awesome on a jubilee...)

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Old 29 March 2019, 08:37 AM   #45
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2020 Basel, GMT 126710LN with red hour hand.


FAR too classic of a look to retire (and I personally think it will look awesome on a jubilee...)



Like this....




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Old 29 March 2019, 09:00 AM   #46
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I don’t think we will see another green hand or green text anymore. I’m glad I have mine. Also, polished oyster bracelet will be reserved for Daytona and white gold gmts.
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