2022 Rolex GMT Master II "Batman" Complete Set

Rolex GMT-Master II "Batman" — Ref. 126710BLNR (on Oyster)

IN PRODUCTION
The GMT-Master II exists in three bezel colorways in steel — Pepsi, Batman, Bruce Wayne — and this is the one that splits the difference between the Pepsi's unsubtle charisma and the Bruce Wayne's quiet discretion. The blue-and-black Cerachrom bezel is a monobloc two-colour ceramic insert that Rolex spent years learning to produce — firing two colours into a single piece of zirconium oxide ceramic without a seam or joint — and the result is a bezel that shifts character depending on the light. The blue half moves from deep navy indoors to bright royal blue in sunlight while the black half recedes, creating a dynamic asymmetry across the dial that the all-dark Bruce Wayne can't replicate and the Pepsi doesn't attempt. On the Oyster bracelet specifically, the Batman takes on its most tool-watch identity: three-piece solid links with brushed surfaces and polished center links, the Oysterlock safety clasp, and the Easylink extension system for 5mm of on-the-fly adjustment. The Jubilee version softens the watch toward dressy; the Oyster version commits fully to the GMT-Master II's heritage as a pilot's and traveler's instrument, and the visual weight of those solid brushed links against the 40mm "Supercase" with its thick, commanding lugs is what makes people call this the definitive modern GMT.
The Cal. 3285 is a dedicated GMT movement — not a time-only caliber with a module bolted on — and it arrived in 2018 with ten patent applications. The Chronergy escapement accounts for a 15% efficiency gain that pushes the power reserve to 70 hours without enlarging the barrel, the paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring in niobium-zirconium alloy is immune to magnetic fields and ten times more shock-resistant than a conventional spring, and the Paraflex shock absorbers add another 50% impact protection over the previous system. Superlative Chronometer certification means every watch is tested after casing to -2/+2 seconds per day, and most examples run inside one second out of the box. The independently adjustable local hour hand jumps in one-hour increments without disturbing the minutes or seconds — pull the crown to the first position and click forward or backward through time zones — and the 24-hour GMT hand tracks home time against the rotating bezel. The black lacquered dial, applied white gold markers, and Chromalight luminous display rounding out a watch that does exactly one job and does it better than anything else at any price.
Key Details

• Case diameter: 40 mm
• Case thickness: 11.9 mm
• Lug-to-lug: ~48 mm
• Lug width: 20 mm
• Weight: not officially listed by Rolex
• Case material: Oystersteel (904L), monobloc middle case
• Case finish: brushed tops, polished sides
• Caseback: solid, screw-down
• Crystal: scratch-resistant sapphire with Cyclops lens over date, anti-reflective coating
• Water resistance: 100 m / 330 ft
• Crown: screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness, with crown guards
• Bezel: bidirectional rotatable, 24-hour graduated, two-colour blue and black Cerachrom monobloc ceramic insert, moulded numerals and graduations
• Dial: black lacquered
• Hands: centre hour, minute, seconds, plus arrow-tipped 24-hour GMT hand
• Hour markers: applied 18K white gold, Chromalight luminous fill (blue glow)
• Date: 3 o'clock, instantaneous jump with rapid setting, Cyclops magnification
• Stop-seconds: yes, for precise time setting
• Caliber: Rolex 3285 (manufacture, introduced 2018 with 10 patent applications)
• Movement type: self-winding automatic (Perpetual rotor, bidirectional on ball bearings)
• Escapement: Chronergy (patented, nickel-phosphorus)
• Frequency: 28,800 vph / 4 Hz
• Jewels: 31
• Power reserve: ~70 hours
• Balance spring: paramagnetic blue Parachrom (niobium-zirconium alloy), Rolex overcoil
• Shock absorbers: Paraflex (patented)
• Accuracy: -2/+2 sec/day after casing
• Certification: Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex post-casing)
• Bracelet: Oyster, three-piece solid links, Oystersteel (904L)
• Bracelet taper: 20 mm at lugs to 15.5 mm at clasp
• Clasp: Oysterlock folding safety clasp with Easylink comfort extension (~5 mm)