Rolex's GMT series in stainless has always been for the guys up front on the stick but this Master II ref. 116718LN is decidedly for the individuals along for the ride in the plush leather seats in the back. Solid 18 carat yellow gold all the way around - case, Oyster bracelet, Mercedes hands, GMT hand and lume plot surrounds on the dial - and outfitted with Rolex's patented screw-down, Triplock crown, proprietary Cerachrom ceramic bezel (black with yellow gold numerals), the in-house automatic caliber 3186 and a gorgeous green dial with gilt (gold) lettering, this ref. 116718LN is as technically advanced as it is unapologetically "Rolex" in appearance. This is the watch you buy yourself the first time you strike oil and it's the watch you later sell to get yourself out of a tight spot in some far away country. Precious metal Rolexes are the currency of presidents, moguls, bon vivants, scoundrels, nonconformists and monarchs the world over. These watches know no equal and the contrast dial to bezel on this one sets it even farther afield. Originally designed to allow PanAm pilots the ability to simultaneously track two separate timezones - one set against the 24-hour Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) via an arrow tipped hand - today's GMT continues to evoke the golden age of transatlantic flight in the 1950s and the jetset of the 1980s. It has always been cosmopolitan but this one is unexpected and unique - one for the characters. It requires confidence to wear but it inspires in an equal dose.