![]() ![]() The black and blue 24hr bezel is firm and yet smooth with a 24 position that is bi-directional. Let’s talk about the GMT function because it’s the main secondary complication. When you consider the difficulties of traveling, it’s a breath of fresh air to look down and appreciate your watch and have the piece of mind that you can trust your travel companion. Rolex is known for making watches that can be depended on the most and be comfortable at the same time. What makes traveling with the Rolex Batman GMT special is that owners not only can travel in complete style and comfort, they can also travel with the confidence that they have an upper echelon GMT watch on their wrist. Traveling With The Rolex Batman GMT Master II This combination has given enthusiasts the bracelet they want with the improved movement they desire.įor more on other Rolex GMT Master II watches, read our full hands on review of the Sprite, Pepsi, or Root Beer. The second is because the 2021 Batman Oyster Bracelet reference has the improved 70hr power reserve, the 3285 movement. The first is that many consider the Oyster bracelet to be the best option for the Batman. This is the reference that we were fortunate enough to get hands on for this review. It is a watch that hasn’t been seen in authorized dealer cases in years and one that sells well above retail on the pre-owned market.Īs of right now, the new 2021 Rolex GMT Master II Oyster Bracelet commands the highest pre-owned price for a couple reasons. Since the Rolex Batman release, it became an instant classic and has become a grail watch for many Rolex collectors. In the past Rolex released blue & red and red & black bezel combination but this was completely new, which some consider a major move from Rolex. This was the first time that Rolex introduced blue and black together. At the time of the 2013 release, the Batman Saga was in full swing and the dark night just seemed fitting for a watch of this caliber. ![]() In 2013 the first reference of the Rolex Batman GMT was released, ref. Stainless steel Rolex sports watches are some of the most sought after in the world and the Rolex Batman GMT Master II is one of the most in-demand. This stainless steel sports model provides a 24hr GTM bezel that is half blue and half black, thus representing a dark night, which is why it earned its nickname The Batman. The bezel is so well made that the transition from one color to the other is simply seamless and nothing is visible to the naked eye.The Rolex Batman GMT is one of the most popular Rolex watches and one of the most unobtainable as well. ![]() This last step is what gives the cerachrom bezels its extremely lustrous appearance. Lastly, diamond polishing removes the platinum from the bezel surface, while the platinum coating on the numerals and graduations remains. Afterwards, the full bezel is coated with a thin layer of platinum via a PVD process -Physical Vapor Deposition- in order to fill the engraved numerals. A third step involves precision machining using diamond tools to cut the numerals and dots and give the bezel its final shape and size. After several firings at temperatures exceeding 1,500 degrees Celsius, the bezel hardens and reveals its final color. The resulting paste is shaped by a high-pressure molding machine that creates a blank bezel. The cerachrom bezel is initially made of white zirconium dioxide powder and then mixed with pigments that give it the desired final color -in this case black and blue. ![]() The Rolex GMT Master II BLNR -the BLNR stand for Bleu and Noir in French referring to its blue and black bezel- is also a watch that sees very little price fluctuations when purchased pre-owned in the secondary market and typically never under $8,000 USD -of all modern Rolex sports models, this is the one watch that hardly depreciates. The Rolex 'Batman' as most people refer to it on Instagram is without a doubt one of those watches that gets a lot of attention and a ridiculously high number of likes and comments. Today, almost four years later, the GMT Master BLNR has turned into an icon and a watch that is quite hard to get as the supply by Rolex is always somewhat limited. 116710BLNR was the first attempt by Rolex to release a bi-color cerachrom bezel in their lineup. Released during Baselworld 2013, the Rolex GMT Master II BLNR a.k.a 'Batman' ref. In preparation for Baselworld 2017, today we are going to talk about one of the hottest Rolexes on Instagram with more than 30,000 posts. ![]()
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