Rolex

The Rolex GMT can trace its history back to the mid 1950s when Pam Am Airlines turned to the storied watchmaker to craft a timepiece pilots can use on long-haul flights to track multiple time zones. Rolex’s solution would revolutionize watchmaking history and design by solving a complicated problem with a simple solution. The addition of a fourth hand that made one full rotation every 24 hours and a rotating bezel that featured a 24-hour scale allowed the wearer to easily track two different time zones with the flick of their wrist. 

While the original GMT Reference 6542 were fitted with bezels with Bakelite inserts, Bakelite proved too fragile for a tool watch and were subsequently upgraded to sturdier, aluminum bezels in 1959 with the launch of Reference 1675.

Our present 1675 in stainless steel features a bi-color bezel in red and blue, the colors of the original GMTs that graced the wrists of the Pan Am pilots, which over the decades have become an instantaneously recognizable icon and was nicknamed the ‘Pepsi’ GMT by collectors. It further features a gilt 'exclamation point' dial referring the hour marker at 6 o'clock resembling the punctuation mark.

Inspired by the spirit of aviation and travel, the GMT-Master Reference 1675 is a reliable companion to any modern traveler.