Rolex Milgauss​

Rolex Milgauss​ was introduced with a completely new design. The looks were based on previous Milgauss generations, but incorporated a modern case and specs. The watch was available with a black or white dial, and both variants featured bright orange accents and orange lume. The first orange details that immediately stood out were the bright lightning bolt seconds hand and the Rolex Milgauss​ dial inscription. The white dial version featured a full set of orange hour markers and a matching minute scale on the periphery of the dial. The black dial version, on the other hand, had white markers with the 3, 6, and 9 markers glowing orange in the dark. Every fifth marker on the minute scale was also replaced by an orange square.

There was also a third anniversary model that turned the quirky levels up to one hundred. It had a black dial and featured a green-tinted sapphire crystal. This watch can be found under the ref. 116400GV. “GV” stands for glace verte, or green glass in French. The watch offered a new look that took Rolex fans some time to get used to. In 2014, Rolex expanded the collection with a model that featured a Z-Blue dial and the same green-tinted sapphire crystal. This increased the stand-out factor of the Rolex Milgauss​ even more. In 2016, Rolex decided to discontinue the black and white Milgauss models with standard sapphire crystal, leaving the two models with green sapphire crystal. These were the two models that were discontinued this year.

The last generation of the Rolex Milgauss​ was introduced in 2007, after an absence of 18 years, meaning it was in production for a good 16 years before the recent discontinuation by Rolex. The final Milgauss was the ref. 116400GV, and it was available in two different versions; however, the reference had more iterations than just these final two. Let’s jump back to 2007 for a more thorough overview. Rolex first introduced the Milgauss ref. 116400 with a 40-mm case that was water-resistant to 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft). Inside the case, Rolex relied on its in-house caliber 3131, which was housed in a two-piece shield providing anti-magnetic properties. The watch was able to resist magnetic fields up to 1,000 gauss.