Rolex GMT Master*** 1675 FAP*** 1966
ROLEX Vintage GMT Master Ref. 1675 FAP ‘Pepsi’ Bezel, Fuerza Aerea del Peru (Peruvian Air Force), 1966
Serial: 1437531
Circa: 1966
Reference: 1675
DIAL: Black matte dial with luminous hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock. Mercedes hands including red color GMT hand indicating the second time zone.
CASE: 40mm, great condition, stainless steel with original faded red and blue rotating bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock.
MOVEMENT: Caliber 1575, Self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels
BRACELET: Rolex stainless steel jubilee bracelet
CONDITION: Overall good and original condition
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.
This very rare example was delivered to the Peruvian Air Force in the late 1960’s and has the military engraving on the case back. |