詳情
CIRCA: 1964
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel with blue/ red bakelite bezel insert. Inside caseback engraved with the reference number and ‘IV 1958’
DIAMETER: 38 mm.
BRACELET: Rolex stainless steel stretch bracelet
DIAL: Glossy black with gilt markings
MOEMENT: Cal. 1030, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time, date, dual time
BUCKLE: Rolex stainless steel folding buckle
WITH: Rolex guarantee confirming the sale of the watch on 2 June 1964, the original chronometer certificate, original invoice, a Rolex service card from June 1979, hang tags
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拍品專文

The Rolex GMT-Master Ref. 6542 is an iconic tool watch that was commissioned by Pan Am in the 1950s to help their pilots track multiple time zones. The original Ref. 6542, the most collectible of the Rolex GMT models, was fitted with a two-tone bakelite (acrylic bezel) that featured radium coated numerals.

These bezels were brittle in nature and were replaced aluminium-insert versions during routine service. Also concerns around the use of radium meant Rolex stopped production of bakelite bezels very quickly.

A Ref. 6542 with a bakelite bezel was famously seen on the wrist of Honor Blackman’s character Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Today, spotting a Ref. 6542 with an original bakelite bezel is a rare occurrence indeed and it remains a much sought-after model among vintage Rolex collectors.

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