ROLEX | 'CONCORDE' GMT MASTER, REF 1675YELLOW GOLD DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELETCIRCA 1966

Dial: brown Calibre: cal. 1570 automatic, 26 jewels Movement number: 88'079 Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down back Case number: 1'218'526 Closure: 18k yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp Dimensions: 40 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 185 mm Signed: case, dial and movement Accessories: none

The present lot is an especially opulent tool watch, a combination of attributes which really summarises the era in which it was produced and the occasion for which it was chosen to commemorate.  This particular reference, produced in the mid-60s, was featured in a Rolex advertisement celebrating the inaugural flight of Concorde earning it its nickname.  This lot, preserved in wonderful condition retains its original stick hour and minute hands and small GMT hand, a combination unique to this model.  What is more is the lack of crown guards denoting  this watch as a transitional model.