The 16713 is the two-tone GMT-Master II — steel-and-yellow-gold case, brown/champagne 'Root Beer' bezel, the caliber 3185, produced 1988 through 2007. It shares the case and movement with the steel 16710 but in a configuration that the modern market briefly dismissed and then quietly rediscovered. The 2018 reintroduction of the two-tone 'Root Beer' (126711CHNR, with the ceramic bezel) firmed the vintage 16713 market in turn.

What it is

The 16713 launched alongside the steel 16710 in 1988, replacing the earlier two-tone 16753 'Tiger Eye' / 'Root Beer.' Production ran through 2007. Two crown-guard variants (square and rounded) span the production run. Bezel inserts shipped in factory brown/champagne ('Root Beer'), black, and a rare brown/black ('Tiger Eye').

Dial variants include 'nipple-dial' (gold-set markers, earlier production) and 'four-line' / 'two-line' depth-rating variants. The 16713 is the canonical pre-ceramic two-tone GMT-Master II.

Buying notes

Common things to check: gold-plating vs solid-gold (the 16713 is solid-gold center links + solid-gold case top, not plated — verify hallmarks on the case-back and the bracelet center links); bezel insert (originals fade unevenly; replacement inserts are typically too vivid — original-fade brown/champagne carries a real premium); 'nipple dial' gold-set markers (early-production examples; later-production replaced with applied gold markers) — both are correct but the nipple dial is the collector preference; case (over-polishing rounds the gold on the case top — the soft gold is harder to refinish without value loss); the rehaut on a 16713 is NOT engraved; bracelet (the 78363 two-tone Oyster is correct; later 93153 are seen on late-production); 'service Root Beer' bezels are common.

Market read

Two-tone Root Beer 16713 examples on Oyster bracelets trade in the $10,500-$14,000 range through 2025-2026 — meaningfully below the steel 16710's market despite the same case, movement, and complication, and significantly below the 18kt all-gold 16718. The two-tone has been the value play in the pre-ceramic GMT family for years; the 2018 ceramic two-tone reintroduction firmed the vintage 16713 market modestly but not dramatically. Full-set with original papers carries the strongest market; 'service bezel' examples trade at meaningful discounts.

Service expectations

Caliber 3185 service is Rolex routine; service intervals 7-10 years; cost in the low-four-figures from Rolex or high-three-figures from an independent. The gold case top requires careful refinishing — most authorized service centers handle it, but the soft gold is less forgiving of aggressive polishing than steel. A 16713 from the early production years deserves a movement inspection before purchase.