Rolex
Reference 1675 GMT-Master 'Pepsi' | A stainless steel automatic dual-time wristwatch with date, bracelet, and gilt dial, Circa 1966
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December 10, 04:40 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 USD
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Description
Dial: black, gilt rail dial
Caliber: cal.1570 automatic, 26 jewels
Movement number: D78'906
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: 1'313'602
Closure: stainless steel Rolex rivet bracelet with folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial, and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
First introduced in 1954, the Rolex GMT-Master was created for pilots and international travelers, developed in partnership with Pan American World Airways. Its clear dial layout, paired with a 24-hour bi-directional bezel, made it an indispensable tool for tracking multiple time zones and quickly established the model as a commercial success. The original reference 6542 was succeeded in 1959 by the updated reference 1675, a long-running iteration that remained in production until 1980.
The present example is fitted with the sought-after glossy, gilt “rail” dial, a configuration highly prized by connoisseurs of the GMT-Master lineage.