Why is the five-bead belt of
GMT-Master II also called the commemorative strap?
In the past two years, ROLEX Rolex's GMT-Master II is a
topical watch that everyone often mentions. After four or five years of work,
it is finally willing to introduce a two-color ceramic bezel with a stainless
steel case, and it is still connected from 2018 to 2019. The steel shell Pepsi
circle and the steel shell blue-black circle, this time before the ceramic
Pepsi circle just debut (2014) using platinum material pricing is too high and
can not afford the hand, finally waiting for the pair of watches in their
hearts. For the second year in a row, the GMT-Master II new watch, including
the 126710BLRO and 126710BLNR, all have a stainless steel case, and they have a
common point - change the five-bead band that was previously seen on the
Datejust series. Rolex's official introduction is also called
"commemorative strap". Although everyone is more accustomed to the
five-bead belt or the five-bead chain, it is also inevitable that we are curious.
Why is this strap called a commemorative type?
▲ For two consecutive years, the steel shell GMT-Master II introduced
by Rolex has adopted a commemorative strap that is nicknamed the five-bead
belt, intentionally or unintentionally subverting the impression that we
feel that this type of strap is relatively mature. Image: luxify.de
At present, there are five major
categories of Rolex straps.
At present, Rolex's common straps can be divided into five
types, including the sling strap (three straps), the head strap, the
commemorative strap, the Pearlmaster strap, and the Oysterflex rubber strap,
except for the commemorative strap. Other names should be able to react
quickly. For example, the enamel strap is the most basic chain of the brand,
and the headband strap is used in the series called Day‐Date, which is called
the presidential table. The headband strap also has a certain relationship. As
for the other two, it is also a special series, and the other is the Rolex
exclusive rubber strap name, so it seems to be full of evidence, the rest is
the memorial tablet. The band will give people a few black question marks first,
usually, it is necessary to add that the five beads are more understandable.
▲ In 1945, Rolex to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
opening of Hans Wilsdorf, the new Datejust watch, the commemorative
strap with five-bead chain design is the new product at that time, the
so-called "memorial" is also because of this origin. Photo:
rolexmagazine.com
Commemorative strap to commemorate
the founding of Rolex
In fact, the commemorative strap is really commemorative. I
thought that the brand was first sold in 1945 because of the end of World War
II, and on the other hand, the brand founder Hans Wilsdorf opened in London in
1905. For a full 40 years, to celebrate this rare anniversary milestone, Rolex
has designed a new strap with the new Oyster Perpetual Datejust, which is
characterized by a chain that is divided into five rows, the leftmost and The
The rightmost link is relatively large, while the middle three links are small. In
addition, the large chain surface is brushed, and the surface of the small
the chain is polished to form a visual The level of style since it is to
commemorate the anniversary of the creation of the brand, so Rolex simply
called this strap a commemorative strap.
▲As the Datejust and GMT-Master II series has been replaced with
32-series movements, the commemorative strap has been quietly changed from a
hidden buckle to a shackle-type safety buckle to enhance the firmness and
reliability of the watch.
Commemorative straps have different
positioning and changes in different eras
The early commemorative watch was different from the enamel
strap and belonged to Rolex's premium strap, but since the launch of the
Day‐Date and the headband in 1956, the status of the commemorative strap have
changed. The original commemorative watch The belt is made of only precious
metal. After the appearance of the headband, the commemorative strap has been
derived from a semi-gold or stainless steel version. The commemorative strap
has been slightly modified since it was transplanted into the GMT-Master II
series in the past few years and changed to the 32-series caliber. The
commemorative strap that was previously mounted on Datejust uses the hidden
clasp and enters 32. The version after the movement is changed to a
shackle-type safety buckle to enhance the safety of the watch worn on the hand.
▲ At present, as long as you see the GMT-Master II of the five-bead
chain, you can generally judge that it is a stainless steel material.
Significant changes in the GMT-Master
II series over the past two years
From the changes in the GMT-Master II changes in the past
two years, we can also summarize the new directions for the future development
of several series, including:
★GMT-Master II's steel shell is uniformly
made of the five-bead belt, while the precious metal and half-gold case are
three-plate belt.
★ The original 24-hour bezel is available
in both monochrome and two-color versions, and is now updated to the two-color
(ceramic) version.
★ The original gold case version has been
discontinued, so the series is available in stainless steel, rose gold,
white gold and rose gold half gold.
★ With the advent of new models such as
126715CHNR and 126711CHNR, Rolex has added a two-color bezel, nicknamed
"Sars Circle" (black-brown ceramic ring), which makes the color richness
of GMT-Master II series ceramic circles still in the brand. The crown of the
series.
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