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GMT-Master · 2023 to present
“Gold Guinness”
Grade C · 60/100Today's call: Watch
C: wear it, don't flip it. Ranked #110 of 129 references in The Crown Index vault.
| Original retail (2026) | $42,800 |
|---|---|
| Market today | $38,000 – $42,000 |
| Vs original retail | -7% |
| 1-year trend | +1% |
Full yellow gold on the grey-black bezel. Like most precious-metal sports Rolex, it trades just under retail.
Gold GMTs appreciate in one scenario: a hyped dial variant gets dropped. Watch the green dial.
Full yellow gold with the grey-and-black Guinness bezel, launched 2023 as the flagship of the two-tone-and-gold GMT revival. On the wrist it reads less flashy than spec-sheet logic suggests, the grey mutes the gold.
Gold sports Rolex trades at a discount to its retail far more often than steel, and this is the newest data point: patient buyers get sub-retail gold GMTs while steel Pepsis ride above. The market's metal preference is the strangest constant in watches.
Our verdict: Prestige buy. Grab it pre-owned at the discount and let the gold floor protect you.
| Sizes | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet material | 18k yellow gold |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster or Jubilee |
| Factory bezels | Grey and black Cerachrom, yellow gold |
| Notable dials | Black; Green |
| Caliber | 3285 |
| Production | 2023 to present |
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