819
Rolex
Ref. 1675
GMT-Master
A fine and attractive stainless steel dual time wristwatch with center seconds and original guarantee, retailed by Serpico & Laino
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 90,000€6,500 - 9,800$7,500 - 11,000
HK$225,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1978
- Reference No
- 1675
- Movement No
- D621667
- Case No
- 5'876'307
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Later stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> Oyster bracelet, stamped 78360, end links stamped 593, max. length 170mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> deployant clasp, stamped 78360, S11
- Dimensions
- 39.5mm diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex</em> Guarantee stamped by retailer Serpico & Laino.
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Catalogue Essay
An icon amongst vintage watch collectors, the reference 1675 is a tool watch that today has a masculine aesthetic that is functional both inside and outside the corporate office. The present watch is a lovely original example. The case remains crisp with sharp beveled edges, and an attractive dial that has aged nicely over the years. Accompanied by the original certificate, signed by the retailer Serpico & Laino, this watch is a true collectors dream.
Literature
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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