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Rolex GMT-Master Ref. 1675 - 'Pepsi MK2' Full Set

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The Rolex GMT-Master is one of the most historic and iconic watches the brand ever produced. Its origin dates back to a commission request by Pan American World Airways in the early 50’s for their fleet of pilots who needed access to different time zones.

These watches would feature a similar design to another watch that Rolex was developing around that time, the Submariner, but would include a fourth hand running on 24-hr time, and a bi-colored bezel insert to represent AM/PM times. Those colors, naturally, would be the PanAm colors: Red & Blue. Thus, in 1953, the Ref. 6542 GMT-Master was born. These early pieces were ultimately, fragile arguably flawed in some ways, and were therefor succeeded by the updated Reference 1675 in 1959.

These pieces introduced a larger case size with crown-guards and a bi-colored blue + red bezel insert made of aluminum. The Ref. 1675 underwent many small changes over its 21-year production run, with a slew of dial, bezel, bracelet, and hand variations. You know, Rolex stuff.

The example that we have here dates to circa 1972 and is a 'MK2' variant. It comes to us with an absolutely fantastic unpolished case with clear factory chamfers and only a few notable blemishes + impressions. It shows normal, honest signs of wear throughout and the correct Oyster bracelet exhibits matching wear. The bezel is correct and also unpolished and has an exceptional red/blue 'Pepsi' insert within which shows only light wear. Inside, the matte black dial is beautifully preserved with a seemingly-flawless surface and gently patinated Tritium plots with a perfectly matching handset.

This example is also accompanied by a slew of ephemera, including its inner and outer boxes, booklet, serialized hangtag, and punched papers. The outer paper box ever retains its "1675" sticker on the outside!

A truly phenomenal package!

Stainless Steel 1972 Full Set Automatic 40mm

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