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Actor Tom Holland spotted wearing a Rolex

actor Tom Holland spotted wearing a Rolex 126710BLNR
Who & what: Stainless Steel Rolex GMT-Master II 'Batman' Reference 126710BLNR on Oyster Bracelet – Tom Holland

Tom Holland arrived in Spain for the premiere of Uncharted — the action-adventure film in which he plays a young Nathan Drake — and made his horological preferences immediately clear during a sit-down with a Spanish television program. On his wrist sat the Rolex GMT-Master II reference 126710BLNR, the bi-color black and blue bezel variant the collector community has long nicknamed the 'Batman.'

The 126710BLNR is powered by Rolex's in-house Calibre 3285, a movement that represents a significant engineering step forward from its predecessor. It features a Chronergy escapement — a patented design offering roughly 15 percent greater efficiency than a conventional lever escapement — along with a 70-hour power reserve, Parachrom hairspring, and five patents. The 40mm Oystersteel case pairs with a Jubilee or, in Holland's configuration, an Oyster bracelet fitted with the Oysterlock clasp and Easylink comfort extension. The two-tone Cerachrom insert combines black and blue ceramic in a single piece, a manufacturing feat Rolex introduced with this reference.

The 'Batman' designation technically originated with the reference 116710BLNR, launched at Baselworld 2013, which brought the black-and-blue bezel to the GMT-Master II lineup for the first time. The 126710BLNR succeeded it in 2019, retaining the beloved colorway while upgrading the movement and refining the bracelet architecture. Collectors responded immediately: grey-market premiums climbed sharply and have remained elevated, reflecting genuine demand rather than speculative noise.

Holland, at 25 during the Uncharted press tour, has built a public image that gravitates toward understated confidence — Spider-Man off the red carpet, not on it. The GMT-Master II fits that profile. It is a tool watch with genuine aviation heritage, originally developed in 1955 for Pan Am pilots, yet it carries enough cultural weight to work on a press junket wrist. Notably, Holland reportedly switched to a two-tone Rolex GMT-Master II in Oystersteel and Everose Gold later the same evening for the premiere itself, suggesting a deliberate and considered watch wardrobe.

At a UK list price of approximately £8,400 and a US retail of around $11,400, the 126710BLNR is theoretically accessible by Rolex standards — but authorized dealer allocations remain extremely tight. Grey-market values at the time of the sighting hovered near $25,800, reflecting a premium of more than double retail. For collectors tracking the reference, Holland's visibility in the piece does nothing to soften that spread.

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