Batman on Tour: Testing the Rolex GMT-Master II
Rolex has updated its popular travel watch, the GMT-Master II, in steel with its blue-and-black ?Batman? bezel. We tested one of the first
pieces available with a Jubilee bracelet and a new movement in this feature from our December 2019 issue (original photos by Marcus Krüger).
Rolex GMT-Master II, Ref. 126710BLNR
The blue-and-black color combination on the bezel of this Rolex GMT-Master II led its fans to call it ?Batman.? The current version with a Jubilee bracelet and a new movement was introduced in 2019. Its predecessor with these same colors appeared in 2013, and was the first Rolex model with a two-tone ceramic bezel. This particular color combination did not exist previously. The first GMT-Master II of 1954 sported the blue-and-red 24-hour scale and was later called ?Pepsi? because of this color combination. These colors were first selected to more clearly distinguish between the day and night hours in the second time zone. These and other specifications originated from Pan Am Airways, who requested the model. New jet airplanes were making intercontinental flights shorter and more popular, and with the increasing number of flights came a rise in the desire for watches with a dual time zone. The popularity of the GMT-Master grew from its pilots?-watch flair and its colorful and immediately recognizable bezel. Later, there were more reserved versions like the black-and-red ?Coke? model. Today the GMT-Master II in steel is offered in two versions that differ only in...
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