Rolex GMT Master*** 1675 Pepsi*** 1978
ROLEX Vintage GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ Bezel Ref. 1675, mint, beautiful patina
Serial # 584XXXX
Circa: 1978
DESCRIPTION: Mint condition vintage Rolex GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ red and blue rotating bezel, beautiful cream patina
MOVEMENT: Caliber 1575, Self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels
DIAL: Original black dial with cream patina luminous hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock, untouched. Original hands including red color GMT hand indicating the second time zone.
CASE: 40mm, mint condition, stainless steel with red and blue rotating bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock
BRACELET: Rolex stainless steel 'heavy' bracelet
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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