CIRCA: 1967
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
DIAMETER: 40 mm.
Strap: Black leather strap
DIAL: Matte black with painted tritium lume hour markers, luminous skeleton hands
MOVEMENT: Cal. 1570, 26 jewels, ROW import engraving on outer base plate,
FUNCTIONS: Time, Date, GMT
BUCKLE: Original Rolex buckle
WITH: Rolex Box and Rolex Travel Pouch

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Rolex launched the GMT-Master in 1954 in order to provide pilots a watch that could read 24-hour time for a selected time zone. Following the success of this model, in 1959 Rolex introduced its successor, the reference 1675, which Rolex produced until 1980.

The present example features a beautiful black glossy gilt dial and faded “Pepsi” bezel. The reference 1675 features a crown guard, an aluminum bi-directional bezel graded to 24 hours, a new imprint on dial: "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" along with a fourth GMT hand.

The present lot offers the buyer an opportunity to buy a good example of a legendary and historically important reference from Rolex.

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OVERALL CONDITION: Good, but shows signs of wear

CASE: Good, shows signs of wear. Surface scratches, has been polished before, Mk2 bezel

DIAL: Original dial, tritium lume plot react briefly to UV light, service hands

MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. However, a service is recommended.

BUCKLE: Associated steel buckle has surface scratches

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