Rolex GMT Master 2 116710LN Serial No. Question

[Roche1800]

Hi, I am a newbie!!

I have an early 116710LN with a serial number with 2 x 7’s at the start - Z77.... (7 digits in total).

Can anyone tell me if the 7’s have any relevance or are special, rare, collectible etc etc which make the watch more desirable and collectible.

Many thanks.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

Hi, I am a newbie!!

I have an early 116710LN with a serial number with 2 x 7’s at the start - Z77.... (7 digits in total).

Can anyone tell me if the 7’s have any relevance or are special, rare, collectible etc etc which make the watch more desirable and collectible.

Many thanks.

if it had 3 sevens then thats a jackpot on a slot machine.... so close

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

Hi, I am a newbie!!

I have an early 116710LN with a serial number with 2 x 7’s at the start - Z77.... (7 digits in total).

Can anyone tell me if the 7’s have any relevance or are special, rare, collectible etc etc which make the watch more desirable and collectible.

Many thanks.

First your serial must be a total of 8 digits mixture letters numbers now called random serials which started latter part of 2010 till present time.And no serial is special or rare as each of the millions produced will be unique to that case.Last of the single letter serials was G plus 6 numbers again that was in 2010.

[MonBK]

Consider yourself very lucky as this is a serial # every collector is looking for.

[Roche1800]

The purchase date on the card is May 2008 with a serial number starting Z77 then four more numbers but I suspect it was manufactured prior to when it was sold.

This is off the net:

“In 2010, Rolex mostly abandoned their conventional numbering sequence in favor for a mixed (aka random aka scrambled) serial. They will be 8 digits, opposed to 7 in the past. Random examples of these indecipherable numbers are "OT23Q257", "12345J78", and "345X29VN".”

So it all stacks in my opinion, does the double 7 make it special?

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

So it all stacks in my opinion, does the double 7 make it special?

Do you like the watch? Then it is special to you.

As for a randomly generated set of man made numbers? Not sure why you or anyone else would think that two cardinal numbers in sequence would be "special"?

[Speed]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

So it all stacks in my opinion, does the double 7 make it special?

No.

[Nikrnic]

Z77= Late 2006. first year for rehaut

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[037]

Originally Posted by Nikrnic

Z77= Late 2006. first year for rehaut

Except the 116710LN wasn't released until 2007. This is likely a random serial and just happens to start with a 'Z'.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by 037

Except the 116710LN wasn't released until 2007. This is likely a random serial and just happens to start with a 'Z'.

Single letter Z serials ran well into late 2007 but no matter the serial no serial is collectible just because of a few double numbers.Random serials did not start till the latter part of 2010.

[kirksingleton]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

The purchase date on the card is May 2008 with a serial number starting Z77 then four more numbers but I suspect it was manufactured prior to when it was sold.

This is off the net:

“In 2010, Rolex mostly abandoned their conventional numbering sequence in favor for a mixed (aka random aka scrambled) serial. They will be 8 digits, opposed to 7 in the past. Random examples of these indecipherable numbers are "OT23Q257", "12345J78", and "345X29VN".”

So it all stacks in my opinion, does the double 7 make it special?

I guarantee that it was made before it was sold.

[Alpino]

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Very collectible and even excessively rare ...

There's one and only one gmt2 in the world with this particular s/n ... and it's yours

[037]

Originally Posted by padi56

Single letter Z serials ran well into late 2007 but no matter the serial no serial is collectible just because of a few double numbers.Random serials did not start till the latter part of 2010.

Ahh, I thought Zs stopped in 2006. If they ran through 2007 then this could very well be a pre-random serial.

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by kirksingleton

I guarantee that it was made before it was sold.

Hahaha come on!

I feel that this may not be the case for some other Rolex pieces though lol

[Nikrnic]

Originally Posted by 037

Except the 116710LN wasn't released until 2007. This is likely a random serial and just happens to start with a 'Z'.

Copy That.

[037]

Originally Posted by Nikrnic

Copy That.

Apparently 2007 Z serials do indeed exist on the 116710LN. A quick Google search found this one archived from DavidSW. So, I was definitely mistaken. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=427799

[Woody]

Originally Posted by 037

Apparently 2007 Z serials do indeed exist on the 116710LN. A quick Google search found this one archived from DavidSW. So, I was definitely mistaken. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=427799

They do indeed and I have one - starts Z67... and purchased new by me from an AD in July 2007 (just after they were released). Great watch.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Roche1800

Hi, I am a newbie!!

I have an early 116710LN with a serial number with 2 x 7’s at the start - Z77.... (7 digits in total).

Can anyone tell me if the 7’s have any relevance or are special, rare, collectible etc etc which make the watch more desirable and collectible.

Many thanks.

Every serial number is different - none of the numbers have any more relevance than any others, so it is as rare as any other serial.

Since there are 7 characters, as you state, and it begins with Z77xxxx, I would think it likely that there are 9,999 other watches that begin just like that.