Although many watch manufacturers use Watches & Wonders as an opportunity to unveil wild and wacky creations, it doesn’t take much from the Crown to cause a stir, with the mere announcement of a new dial colour enough to send watch forums into a frenzy. However, the new Rolex GMT-Master II is something nobody could have predicted. While the appearance of a black and green bezel may be considered inevitable at some point, given we already have the blue and red Pepsi and black and blue Batman, it’s the switcheroo of the crown that has people talking.
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The new Rolex GMT-Master II retains all facets of a classic GMT-Master II, with the exception of the crown and crown guard – which appear on the left side of the watch – and the date window and cyclops lens which are now placed at 9 o’clock, rather than the traditional location at 3 o’clock.
Like all Rolex GMT-Master II watches, the destro watch is crafted from Oystersteel with a 40mm dial and is fitted with an Oyster bracelet, with the option of a jubilee bracelet. A monobloc bi-colour di-directional Cerachrom bezel in green and black makes for a first in terms of colour combinations for the GMT-Master II.
Despite the crown and date window appearing on opposite sides of the watch, the 2022 Rolex GMT-Master II utilises the same in-house calibre 3285 movement, allowing it to display the hours, minutes, seconds and date, as well as an additional time zone in 24-hour format.
The novelty of the right-handed watch coupled with the unique green and black colour combination are destined to make the Rolex GMT-Master II an almost impossible-to-acquire timepiece, despite left-handers only comprising around 10% of the population. The only think left to decide? The new moniker for the green and black bezel. Personally we’re rooting for either the Rolex Elphaba or Rolex Buttercup.
Words by AR Staff
