Rolex
gmt master 2 sophia loren - serial R box set

rolex gmt master 2 pre-owned vintage watch from 1988, manufacturer reference 16760 with serial number R-xxx-xxx which corresponds to the fifth and last year of manufacture of this very special model in the history of the rolex brand. The watch is also equipped for the first time in the history of rolex with an unprecedented 24-hour bezel in black and red (which will later be designated under the name coca-cola) the previous models being of the pepsi type ( red and blue or coke: monochrome black bezel)

A rare collector's watch, famous for being the first gmt master appellation II (indicating the quick date or quick date capability and the quick gmt function (the function that allows the gmt arrow hand to be set independently of the hour hand, allowing on the rolex gmt master the display of 3 distinct time zones).This rolex gmt master is also the first to receive a sapphire crystal.In the universe of the collection, this watch bears several nicknames, one of the most fashionable being that by Sophia Loren Affectionate names given to this model because of its voluminous body and much more voluptuous than the rolex gmt master 16750 model. the property of the dial's tritium indexes to take on a naturally tropicalized patina over time, softening the contrast of the black background in the manner of the rolex daytona patrizzi.

High middle case (identical to the rolex explorer II of the time) 40 mm in diameter, a middle case that rolex abandoned in 1989 on the following gmt master 16700 and 16710 to resume it identically on the gmt master 116710LN models end of 2006.

From a technological point of view, this very special rolex gmt master 2 (and produced only between 1983 and 1988) is rightly considered an unprecedented and visionary marketing test by rolex in 1983. Equipped with a stop second movement (hack -watch) of the latest generation: the 27-jewel rolex caliber 3085, chronometer-certified. it will offer the 16760 in addition to a remarkable time precision, new practical features for the time: The rapid adjustment of the date and the 2nd time zone gmt), This movement also gives it unprecedented resistance to shocks and a remarkable water resistance of 10 atm for a gmt master from the end of the eighties. This movement (also used in the Rolex Explorer 2 16550) works at a speed of 28,800 vibrations per hour. It has a power reserve of forty-eight hours after complete winding.

In terms of the collection, the rolex gmt master 16760 from 1988 is considered one of the beautiful rising icons of the world of rolex collection: characteristic tropicalized patina and much appreciated by the patrizzi-style dial indexes, avant-garde bodywork case, period of very reduced production, and marketed in parallel with the classic rolex gmt master model. All these aspects make it a remarkable watch, star of auctions in sales rooms and highly sought after by collectors. A model that has seen its rating evolve regularly over the years and its unspeakable and irremediable rarefaction.