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Rolex GMT Master 1675 Black 1970
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ROLEX Vintage GMT Master Black Bezel Ref. 1675, great condition and all original, 1970
Serial # 2768XXX
Circa: 1970

DESCRIPTION: Great condition vintage Rolex GMT Master with original black rotating bezel

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1570, Self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels

DIAL: Original black dial with luminous hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock, untouched. Original hands including red color GMT hand indicating the second time zone with a luminous triangular tip.

CASE: 40mm, great condition, stainless steel with original black rotating bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock

BRACELET: Stainless Steel original Rolex Oyster bracelet and choice of Nylon NATO strap

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.