818
Rolex
Ref. 1675
GMT-Master
A fine and early stainless steel dual time wristwatch with center sweep seconds and pointed crown guards
- Estimate
- HK$115,000 - 200,000€12,500 - 21,800$14,000 - 25,000
HK$212,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1960
- Reference No
- 1675
- Movement No
- D18951
- Case No
- 623'446, inside case back stamped IV.60
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1560, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Later stainless steel<em> Rolex</em> Oyster rivet link bracelet, max. length 180mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp, stamped 74
- Dimensions
- 39.5mm diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Rolex introduced the reference in 1959 as the successor to their reference 6542. This early example features all the hallmarks, which collectors find most attractive and desirable. From 1960, the case back is stamped for the fourth quarter and the watch features pointed crown guards, a small tipped 24-hour hand, and outer chapter ring.
The present example is in very nice overall condition, with original black dial, bevels to the lugs, and strong points to the crown guards. Early GMT-Masters are amongst the most collectible model’s both for their historical value and their aesthetic appeal to a modern age.
The present example is in very nice overall condition, with original black dial, bevels to the lugs, and strong points to the crown guards. Early GMT-Masters are amongst the most collectible model’s both for their historical value and their aesthetic appeal to a modern age.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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