Rolex GMT Master*** 16750 Pepsi*** 1985
ROLEX Vintage GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ Bezel Ref. 16750, quickset, beautiful patina
Serial # 8934XXX
Circa: 1985
DESCRIPTION: Mint condition vintage Rolex GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ red and blue rotating bezel, beautiful cream patina
MOVEMENT: Caliber 3075, Self-winding mechanical movement, GMT quickset date, 27 jewels
DIAL: Original black dial with cream patina luminous applied hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock, untouched. Original Rolex hands, GMT hand is a luminova service hand.
CASE: 40mm, great condition, stainless steel with original red and blue rotating bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock
BRACELET: Nylon NATO strap
MANUFACTURER: Rolex
NOTES:
The iconic Rolex GMT Master was developed as a collaborative project between Rolex and Pan Am Airways. As in the 1940s and 50s flying distances got longer and the pilots travelled through multiple time zones, Pan Am asked Rolex in the early 1950s to develop a watch which could tell different times simultaneously. The model was launched in 1954 and the watch was issued by the airline to their crews on long-haul flights. The first GMT (Ref. 6542) was a regular Turn-O-Graph (Ref. 6202) with a different bezel and a modified movement. The Rolex GMT was designed as an aviator watch: The newly introduced fourth hand allowed the display of an additional time, with the corresponding number markings on the outer bezel. Pilots used the second time to display the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which led to the name Rolex GMT Master.
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