VINTAGE CIRCA 1963 ROLEX GMT MASTER 1675 GILT GLOSS "SWISS ONLY" DIAL PCG CASE
Product Details
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- Starting Bid: $20,000
- Estimate: $20,000 - $35,000
- Manufacturer: Rolex
- Year:Circa 1963
- Model Name:GMT MASTER
- Ref: 1675
- Case Serial:1,0XX,XXX
- Condition: Excellent
- Dimensions: 40mm
- Bracelet: Stainless Steel C+I Oyster Bracelet
- Item Number: 131055
- Movement: Cal. 1560, 26 jewel.
- Signed: Stainless Steel
- Material: Case, dial, movement, and bracelet
- The watch has been checked for proper functionality
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Rolex GMT MASTER 1675
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Condition Report Dial
Excellent original condition and very clean gilt gloss "swiss only" dial with creamy yellow lume plots and matching hands. Gloss lacquer remains mirror like and excellent condition. Comes with the mini-GMT hand set. All lume plots remain intact except for the 11 o'clock lume plot which has partially flaked off.
Case
Excellent original condition stainless steel PCG case that has been previously polished with light wear from use. Serial and reference numbers remain crisp and well defined. Inside case back in stamped 1675 IV.63
Bezel
Excellent original fat font"Pepsi" bezel inset which has faded to a beautiful light blue and red shade with very light wear.
Bracelet
Excellent later original stainless steel C+I oyster rivet bracelet with 12 links. Clasp is dated 7-71. Bracelet has very light stretch and light wear from use.
Box and Papers
Bob's presentation box, Certificate of Authenticity, and warranty card.
Catalog Essay:
The Rolex GMT-Master collection was first launched in 1955 to meet the request of Pan Am Airlines pilots, who required a timepiece that they could use to simultaneously track multiple time zones while working on long-haul transcontinental flights. Featuring an additional centrally-mounted 24-hour hand and and a red and blue bidirectional bezel, the Rolex GMT-Master enabled pilots and crew members to quickly access a secondary timezone by simply rotating the bezel and referencing the 24-hour hand.
By the end of the 1950s, the concept of the GMT-Master had been proven, and Rolex released a follow-up model that took the idea of the original reference and reimagined it as its own purpose-built design. The Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 launched in 1959, and while the inaugural GMT-Master was largely based on the existing Rolex Turn-O-Graph, the reference 1675 was a watch entirely of its own, purpose built design.
The Rolex GMT-Master 1675 would remain in production until 1980 and during that time, it was manufactured with a variety of different dials, hands, bezels, cases, and bracelets. The ref. 1675 marked the introduction of crown guards to the GMT-Master line, and the very earliest examples received cases with pointed crown guards (known as PCG cases). Additionally, early-production ref. 1675 watches were fitted with glossy gilt dials and small 24-hour hands, which separates them from examples produced near the end of the 1960s, which were fitted matte dials and standard 24-hour hands.
This particular reference 1675 Rolex GMT-Master dates to approximately 1963, and as one would expect, it features a PCG case and is fitted with a gilt ‘Swiss-Only’ dial, a small 24-hour hand, and an original fat-font ‘Pepsi’ bezel insert. The luminous material on the dial and hands has developed a rich and creamy patina, while the watch is fitted with a vintage rivet-link Oyster bracelet, making it an excellent example of an early Rolex GMT-Master 1675 wristwatch.
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MOVEMENT: Movement is functioning. This vintage Rolex GMT Master comes with Bob's Watches one year warranty.
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