Rolex GMT-Master II in 18 ct yellow gold with a black dial

The Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II in 18 ct yellow gold with a black dial and a Jubilee bracelet.

This model features a black dial and a two-colour Cerachrom bezel insert in grey and black ceramic. In addition to conventional hour, minute and seconds hands, the GMT-Master II features an arrow-tipped hand, which circles the dial once every 24 hours, as well as a bidirectional rotatable 24-hour graduated bezel.

The distinctively coloured 24-hour hand displays the “home” reference time in a first time zone which can be read on the graduations on the bezel. The traveller’s local time is easily set by “jumping” from hour to hour, thanks to an ingenious mechanism operated via the winding crown: the hour hand can be adjusted forwards or backwards independently of the minute and seconds hands. This allows travellers to adapt to their new time zone without affecting the precision of their timekeeping.

Like all Rolex Professional watches, the GMT-Master II offers exceptional legibility in all circumstances, and especially in the dark, thanks to its Chromalight display.

The broad hands and hour markers in simple shapes – triangles, circles, rectangles – are filled with a luminescent material emitting a long-lasting glow.

By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability to cast the highest quality 18 ct gold alloys. According to the proportion of silver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of 18 ct gold are obtained: yellow, pink or white.

They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex’s commitment to excellence begins at the source.

This version of the GMT-Master II is fitted with a Jubilee bracelet. Supple and comfortable, the five-piece link Jubilee bracelet was specially created for the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Datejust model in 1945.

The Jubilee bracelet on this model is equipped with a Rolex-designed, patented Oysterlock folding safety clasp, which prevents accidental opening. It also features the Easylink comfort extension link, developed by the brand, which allows the bracelet length to be increased by approximately 5 mm. A concealed attachment system ensures seamless visual continuity between the bracelet and case.

Case

Type

  • Oyster, 40 mm, yellow gold

Diameter

  • 40 mm

Material

  • Yellow gold

Bezel

  • Bidirectional rotatable 24-hour graduated bezel. Two-colour grey and black Cerachrom insert in ceramic, moulded numerals and graduations

Oyster Architecture

  • Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

Winding Crown

  • Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system

Crystal

  • Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date

Waterproofness

  • Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet

Movement

Type

  • Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding, GMT function

Calibre

  • 3285, Manufacture Rolex

Precision

  • -2/+2 sec/day, after casing

Oscillator

  • Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorber

Winding

  • Chronergy with optimized energy efficiency

Power reserve

  • Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor

Power reserve

  • Approximately 70 hours

Functions

  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands. 24-hour display. Second time zone with independent rapid- setting of the hour hand. Instantaneous date. Stop-seconds for precise time setting

Bracelet

Type

  • Jubilee, five-piece links

Bracelet Material

  • 18 ct yellow gold

Clasp

  • Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link

Dial

Type

  • Black

Details

  • Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence

Case reference 126718GRNR

Bracelet reference 69208