1093
Rolex
Ref. 1675/3, inside caseback stamped II.71
GMT-Master
A fine and attractive two tone yellow gold and stainless steel dual time wristwatch with gilt dial, date, sweep center seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 120,000€6,800 - 13,700$7,700 - 15,400
HK$75,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1972
- Reference No
- 1675/3, inside caseback stamped II.71
- Movement No
- D07’931
- Case No
- 3’094’321
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- 18K yellow gold and stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1560, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K yellow gold and stainless steel folded Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped 7836, endlink stamped 280, max length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped "14"
- Dimensions
- 39mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Further delivered with Rolex service papers and pouch
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present example is an early two tone yellow gold and stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 fitted with a black gilt dial with a golden crown, witnessed in early examples from the early 1970 ’s. The numbers in between the lugs are crisp and reads 3’xxx’xxx, which is correct for circa 1972.
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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