Reference:16710 - Revision history

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	== Special branches ==		== Special branches ==

	[[File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~280px~~\|alt=Pepsi 16710\|Pepsi 16710]]		[[File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Pepsi 16710\|Pepsi 16710]]
	[[File:Ref 16710 coke.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Coke 16710\|Coke 16710]]		[[File:Ref 16710 coke.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Coke 16710\|Coke 16710]]
	[[File:Ref 16710 black-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Black-bezel 16710\|Black-bezel 16710]]		[[File:Ref 16710 black-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Black-bezel 16710\|Black-bezel 16710]]

Admin: Audit: clean stranded dealer-name residue (& Sons, Bulang & Sons, Gray & Sons)

2026-04-29T22:49:52Z

Audit: clean stranded dealer-name residue (& Sons, Bulang & Sons, Gray & Sons)

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	* [https://www.belmontwatches.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710-coke-error-stick-dial Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Coke "Error Stick Dial"] (Belmont Watches)		* [https://www.belmontwatches.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710-coke-error-stick-dial Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Coke "Error Stick Dial"] (Belmont Watches)
	* [https://www.bernardwatch.com/Rolex/GMT-Master/RLX9001 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710B with cal 3186] (Bernard Watch)		* [https://www.bernardwatch.com/Rolex/GMT-Master/RLX9001 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710B with cal 3186] (Bernard Watch)
	* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-2-16710-swiss-only-dial-faded-coke-bezel-w1800 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Swiss-only Faded Coke] ~~(& Sons)~~		* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-2-16710-swiss-only-dial-faded-coke-bezel-w1800 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Swiss-only Faded Coke]
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=300560 16710 SEL bracelet endlink reference (lug holes vs no lug holes)] (RolexForums)		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=300560 16710 SEL bracelet endlink reference (lug holes vs no lug holes)] (RolexForums)
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=406572 16710 stick dial dating thread] (RolexForums)		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=406572 16710 stick dial dating thread] (RolexForums)

Admin: Audit: strip banned dealer names from prose lists per CLAUDE.md hard rule #5

2026-04-29T22:47:32Z

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	* [https://www.belmontwatches.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710-coke-error-stick-dial Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Coke "Error Stick Dial"] (Belmont Watches)		* [https://www.belmontwatches.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-ii-16710-coke-error-stick-dial Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Coke "Error Stick Dial"] (Belmont Watches)
	* [https://www.bernardwatch.com/Rolex/GMT-Master/RLX9001 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710B with cal 3186] (Bernard Watch)		* [https://www.bernardwatch.com/Rolex/GMT-Master/RLX9001 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710B with cal 3186] (Bernard Watch)
	* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-2-16710-swiss-only-dial-faded-coke-bezel-w1800 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Swiss-only Faded Coke] (~~Bulang~~ & Sons)		* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-gmt-master-2-16710-swiss-only-dial-faded-coke-bezel-w1800 Rolex GMT-Master II 16710 Swiss-only Faded Coke] (& Sons)
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=300560 16710 SEL bracelet endlink reference (lug holes vs no lug holes)] (RolexForums)		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=300560 16710 SEL bracelet endlink reference (lug holes vs no lug holes)] (RolexForums)
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=406572 16710 stick dial dating thread] (RolexForums)		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=406572 16710 stick dial dating thread] (RolexForums)

Admin: Audit: tighten Antiquorum 292/363 catalog-date note — drop "likely catalog quirk" meta

2026-04-29T20:51:16Z

Audit: tighten Antiquorum 292/363 catalog-date note — drop "likely catalog quirk" meta

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	\| Sotheby's \|\| — \|\| — \|\| c.1990 Pepsi 16710 \|\|		\| Sotheby's \|\| — \|\| — \|\| c.1990 Pepsi 16710 \|\|
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	\| Antiquorum \|\| 292/363 \|\| — \|\| Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalog ~~dates~~ "1987" predates reference launch ~~— likely catalog quirk~~ \|\| est. CHF 23,900–47,700		\| Antiquorum \|\| 292/363 \|\| — \|\| Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series (catalog date "1987" predates reference launch) \|\| est. CHF 23,900–47,700
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	\| Antiquorum \|\| 235/294 \|\| 2001 \|\| Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration \|\| sold 30 May 2001		\| Antiquorum \|\| 235/294 \|\| 2001 \|\| Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration \|\| sold 30 May 2001

Admin: Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

2026-04-29T20:50:07Z

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Admin: 16710: rebuild from external research scout (21 sources). 1989-2007/2008 production. Cal 3185 main + late 3186 (debuted 2005 in 116718). Mark 1 tritium / Mark 2 Luminova / Mark 3 Super-LumiNova lume sequence with rare 1998 T<25+Luminova transitional dials. Stick dial across all 3 bezel branches + both calibers (D-serial 2005 with cal 3185 documented). Three case changes 2000-2003: SEL bracelet 2000, laser-etched coronet 2003, no-holes case 2003 (unofficial 16710T). Trubshaw + Real McCoys/Yeag...

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16710: rebuild from external research scout (21 sources). 1989-2007/2008 production. Cal 3185 main + late 3186 (debuted 2005 in 116718). Mark 1 tritium / Mark 2 Luminova / Mark 3 Super-LumiNova lume sequence with rare 1998 T<25+Luminova transitional dials. Stick dial across all 3 bezel branches + both calibers (D-serial 2005 with cal 3185 documented). Three case changes 2000-2003: SEL bracelet 2000, laser-etched coronet 2003, no-holes case 2003 (unofficial 16710T). Trubshaw + Real McCoys/Yeag...

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	[[File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Pepsi 16710 on Oyster bracelet\|Pepsi 16710 on Oyster bracelet]]		[[File:Ref 16710 pepsi-bobs.webp\|thumb\|right\|454x454px\|alt=Pepsi 16710 on Oyster bracelet\|Pepsi 16710 on Oyster bracelet]]

	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==
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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==
	[[File:Ref 16710 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=Transitional GMT-Master II — bridge between the 16760 and the ceramic 116710LN\|Transitional GMT-Master II — bridge between the 16760 and the ceramic 116710LN]]

	The 16710 is the reference that normalizes the GMT-Master II after the thick, short-run [[Reference:16760\|16760]]. The 16760 established the independent-hour-hand architecture in a deliberately bulky case. The 16710 takes the same movement logic, slims the case, and offers the widest bezel palette of any five-digit GMT. The ceramic references that follow (116710LN and the later six-digit generation) move to a more modern case and bezel language, but no longer feel neo-vintage. The 16710 is what many collectors mean when they say five-digit GMT-Master II.		The 16710 is the reference that normalizes the GMT-Master II after the thick, short-run [[Reference:16760\|16760]]. The 16760 established the independent-hour-hand architecture in a deliberately bulky case. The 16710 takes the same movement logic, slims the case, and offers the widest bezel palette of any five-digit GMT. The ceramic references that follow (116710LN and the later six-digit generation) move to a more modern case and bezel language, but no longer feel neo-vintage. The 16710 is what many collectors mean when they say five-digit GMT-Master II.

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	Three dial generations across the run. The dial-text bottom-right is the cleanest single dating tool.		Three dial generations across the run. The dial-text bottom-right is the cleanest single dating tool.

	* ~~'''~~Mark 1~~'''~~ (1989–1997, A through N serial): "SWISS – T<25" text. Tritium luminous compound. Plots age cream to warm beige to mustard depending on UV exposure.		* Mark 1 (1989–1997, A through N serial): "SWISS – T<25" text. Tritium luminous compound. Plots age cream to warm beige to mustard depending on UV exposure.
	* ~~'''~~Mark 2~~'''~~ (1998–1999, narrow handover): "SWISS" only at the bottom. Luminova compound replaces tritium. Rare transitional dials surface with Luminova plots under "SWISS – T<25" tritium-era text — genuine factory output during the changeover, not a service swap. Both lume readings are bright, white, and stable.		* Mark 2 (1998–1999, narrow handover): "SWISS" only at the bottom. Luminova compound replaces tritium. Rare transitional dials surface with Luminova plots under "SWISS – T<25" tritium-era text — genuine factory output during the changeover, not a service swap. Both lume readings are bright, white, and stable.
	* ~~'''~~Mark 3~~'''~~ (2000–2007, A through M serial): "SWISS MADE" text. Super-LumiNova compound. The dominant late-run configuration.		* Mark 3 (2000–2007, A through M serial): "SWISS MADE" text. Super-LumiNova compound. The dominant late-run configuration.

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	The case shares the 40mm footprint of the 16760 but is slimmer and less blocky — most of what shifts the 16710 out of the transitional register and into neo-vintage. Three documented case-and-bracelet changes inside the same final window of production:		The case shares the 40mm footprint of the 16760 but is slimmer and less blocky — most of what shifts the 16710 out of the transitional register and into neo-vintage. Three documented case-and-bracelet changes inside the same final window of production:

	~~'''~~SEL bracelet (2000).~~'''~~ Solid end links replace the earlier hollow folded end links. The previous Oyster bracelet (78360) had hollow folded end links with a lighter feel and a visible seam from the side. The SEL version uses a solid block of steel where the bracelet meets the case, closing that seam and giving the wrist end a heavier, more modern presentation. Bracelet code shifts to 78790A; early SEL examples carry separate 801 SEL end-links, later integrated 78790A is stamped on the end-link itself.		SEL bracelet (2000). Solid end links replace the earlier hollow folded end links. The previous Oyster bracelet (78360) had hollow folded end links with a lighter feel and a visible seam from the side. The SEL version uses a solid block of steel where the bracelet meets the case, closing that seam and giving the wrist end a heavier, more modern presentation. Bracelet code shifts to 78790A; early SEL examples carry separate 801 SEL end-links, later integrated 78790A is stamped on the end-link itself.

	~~'''~~Laser-etched coronet (2003).~~'''~~ A tiny engraved Rolex crown is etched into the sapphire crystal at six o'clock — used to mark authentic crystals and to complicate counterfeiting. On the 16710 it is one of the fastest ways to separate a pre-2003 watch from a later one without cracking the case open. Visible at angle under raking light.		Laser-etched coronet (2003). A tiny engraved Rolex crown is etched into the sapphire crystal at six o'clock — used to mark authentic crystals and to complicate counterfeiting. On the 16710 it is one of the fastest ways to separate a pre-2003 watch from a later one without cracking the case open. Visible at angle under raking light.

	~~'''~~No-holes case (2003).~~'''~~ The 2003 case revision filled the external lug holes that earlier production carried — drilled lugs let spring bars be pushed out from outside with a simple tool. The no-holes change matched the convention already used on the other modernised sports models. The configuration is sometimes carried under the unofficial "16710T" name, where the T denotes the no-lug-hole case-stamp variant.		No-holes case (2003). The 2003 case revision filled the external lug holes that earlier production carried — drilled lugs let spring bars be pushed out from outside with a simple tool. The no-holes change matched the convention already used on the other modernised sports models. The configuration is sometimes carried under the unofficial "16710T" name, where the T denotes the no-lug-hole case-stamp variant.

	An SEL bracelet, a laser-etched crown, and a no-holes case on the same watch mark it as a true final-generation 16710 rather than simply a late one. When the same watch carries a stick dial and the cal 3186, it is the most upgraded 16710 Rolex ever shipped.		An SEL bracelet, a laser-etched crown, and a no-holes case on the same watch mark it as a true final-generation 16710 rather than simply a late one. When the same watch carries a stick dial and the cal 3186, it is the most upgraded 16710 Rolex ever shipped.
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	Period delivery options across the run:		Period delivery options across the run:
	* ~~'''~~Oyster 78360~~'''~~ with 501 or 501B end-links — early band (1989–1999), hollow end-links.		* Oyster 78360 with 501 or 501B end-links — early band (1989–1999), hollow end-links.
	* ~~'''~~Oyster 78790A~~'''~~ with 801 SEL end-links (early SEL, 2000–approximately 2002), then integrated 78790A stamped on the end-link itself (later SEL, 2003 onward).		* Oyster 78790A with 801 SEL end-links (early SEL, 2000–approximately 2002), then integrated 78790A stamped on the end-link itself (later SEL, 2003 onward).
	* ~~'''~~Jubilee 62510H~~'''~~ with 502B end-links — optional throughout the run.		* Jubilee 62510H with 502B end-links — optional throughout the run.

	Surviving examples lean Oyster. That is a survival pattern rather than a delivery pattern; Jubilee fitment belongs to the reference even where it is now less visible in the dealer population. Clasp-stamp dating is the single cleanest cross-check on bracelet originality — a clasp dating later than the watch head implies a swap or a service-era replacement.		Surviving examples lean Oyster. That is a survival pattern rather than a delivery pattern; Jubilee fitment belongs to the reference even where it is now less visible in the dealer population. Clasp-stamp dating is the single cleanest cross-check on bracelet originality — a clasp dating later than the watch head implies a swap or a service-era replacement.
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	! Sale !! Lot !! Year !! Configuration !! ~~Result~~		! Sale !! Lot !! Year !! Configuration !! Notes
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	\| Phillips Perpetual editorial \|\| NOS 16710B \|\| ca. 2020s \|\| Pepsi NOS, cal 3186, "error" stick dial — transitional final-spec configuration \|\| article-tied placement		\| Phillips Perpetual editorial \|\| NOS 16710B \|\| ca. 2020s \|\| Pepsi NOS, cal 3186, "error" stick dial — transitional final-spec configuration \|\| article-tied placement
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	\| Sotheby's London Important Watches \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.1993 16710 with Concorde test pilot Brian Trubshaw provenance \|\| est. GBP 12,000–18,000		\| Sotheby's London Important Watches \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.1993 16710 with Concorde test pilot Brian Trubshaw provenance \|\| est. GBP 12,000–18,000
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	\| Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.1997 Coke 16710 \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Sotheby's Watches Weekly Geneva \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.1997 Coke 16710 \|\|
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	\| Sotheby's Watches Weekly London \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.2007 stick dial 16710 \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Sotheby's Watches Weekly London \|\| — \|\| 2020 \|\| c.2007 stick dial 16710 \|\|
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	\| Sotheby's \|\| L19070/9 \|\| 2019 \|\| c.2006 stick dial 16710 \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Sotheby's \|\| L19070/9 \|\| 2019 \|\| c.2006 stick dial 16710 \|\|
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	\| Sotheby's \|\| — \|\| — \|\| c.1990 Pepsi 16710 \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Sotheby's \|\| — \|\| — \|\| c.1990 Pepsi 16710 \|\|
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	\| Antiquorum \|\| 292/363 \|\| — \|\| Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalog dates "1987" predates reference launch — likely catalog quirk \|\| est. CHF 23,900–47,700		\| Antiquorum \|\| 292/363 \|\| — \|\| Tiffany & Co. retailer-stamped 16710, R-series; catalog dates "1987" predates reference launch — likely catalog quirk \|\| est. CHF 23,900–47,700
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	\| Antiquorum \|\| 235/294 \|\| 2001 \|\| Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration \|\| sold 30 May 2001		\| Antiquorum \|\| 235/294 \|\| 2001 \|\| Real McCoy's / Chuck Yeager co-branded 16710, P-series, period retail collaboration \|\| sold 30 May 2001
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	\| Antiquorum Monaco \|\| 358/157 \|\| — \|\| 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Antiquorum Monaco \|\| 358/157 \|\| — \|\| 16710T no-lug-hole sub-variant \|\|
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	\| Christie's Falling Time online \|\| 192/60546 \|\| — \|\| 16710T Pepsi \|\| ~~login-gated~~		\| Christie's Falling Time online \|\| 192/60546 \|\| — \|\| 16710T Pepsi \|\|
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