Catalog example attributed to Rolex 16753 Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple
Catalog example: Rolex 16753 Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple. Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. Photo source: bobswatches.com

GMT-Master reference

Rolex 16753

Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple

Brown or tiger-eye nippleRoot BeerCollector notes

The two-tone GMT-Master moves to the quickset-date generation, combining steel and yellow gold with an acrylicA plastic bezel insert used on some vintage sport watches. It can fade, crack, or be replaced, so originality matters. crystal. This catalog entry records dial: Brown or tiger-eye nippleThese are raised round or cone-shaped hour markers, usually on vintage gold or two-tone Rolex sport dials.; bezel: Root BeerA brown-and-gold GMT-Master bezel nickname, often tied to two-tone or gold GMT references..

Dealer range
$11,000 to $19,000
Auction range
$8,000 to $16,000
Evidence
3 source links

A closer look

Notable examples

Explore the dial, bezel and case details through distinct examples, each linked to its original source.

Compare Rolex 16753 configurations

Same-reference variants appear first, followed by nearby configurations in the same model family. These are catalog comparisons, not matched sales. Blank specifications remain unrecorded rather than inferred from neighboring references.

Recorded specifications by configuration
Reference / configurationDialBezelEvidence links
16753 · Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nippleBrown or tiger-eye nippleRoot Beer0 reference; 0 price
16753 · Black/gold / Black nippleBlack nippleBlack/gold0 reference; 0 price
16713 · Root Beer / Champagne / sertiChampagne / sertiRoot Beer0 reference; 0 price
1675/3 · Root Beer / Brown nippleBrown nippleRoot Beer0 reference; 0 price
1675/3 · Root Beer / Champagne nippleChampagne nippleRoot Beer0 reference; 0 price
16700 · Black / Glossy tritiumGlossy tritiumBlack0 reference; 0 price

Questions to identify this configuration

  • Dial: Brown or tiger-eye nipple. Ask which reference document or item-specific photograph supports this recorded detail, and whether the offered watch differs.
  • Bezel: Root Beer. Ask which reference document or item-specific photograph supports this recorded detail, and whether the offered watch differs.
  • Request clear reference and serial markings, a service history and disclosure of replaced components. Compare those documents with the exact configuration above before treating another example as equivalent.

Reference sources and price evidence

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Collector Notes

1980-88 steel and gold; the quickset Root Beer

Pricing Ranges

Dealer range
$11,000 to $19,000
Auction range
$8,000 to $16,000
Links

Reference Details

Reference
16753
Collection
GMT-Master
Family
GMT-Master
Dial
Brown or tiger-eye nipple
Bezel
Root Beer
Data
Comparable-driven
Photo set
3 images
Workbook source
GMT row 22

Reference Photos

Catalog example attributed to Rolex 16753 Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple, photo 1
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. bobswatches.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 16753 Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple, photo 2
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. hashtagwatchco.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 16753 Root Beer / Brown or tiger-eye nipple, photo 3
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. bulangandsons.com

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The two-tone GMT-Master moves to the quickset-date generation, combining steel and yellow gold with an acrylic crystal.

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