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Rolex
Ref. 1675
GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial”
An attractive and early stainless steel dual-time wristwatch with center seconds, date, black lacquer dial, gilt printing, chapter ring, pointed crown guards, and bracelet
- Estimate
- $20,000 - 40,000
$38,100
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1961
- Reference No
- 1675
- Movement No
- D35'735
- Case No
- 624'047; interior case stamped 1675, IV.60
- Model Name
- GMT-Master “Gilt-Gloss Dial”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1560, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex riveted stretch Oyster bracelet, endlinks stamped 58, max overall length 200mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp, stamped 4.60
- Dimensions
- 39.5mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
• The GMT-Master reference 1675 is arguably one of the most iconic models ever produced by Rolex, praised by collectors to the present day. With a production spanning over 30 years, various iterations and upgrades to the reference were made. Early reference examples were fitted with glossy black lacquer dials until approximately 1966 when Rolex introduced the matte dial variants.
• The present Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 from circa 1961 with a 624’XXX serial belongs to a rare and early batch featuring a glossy black lacquer “SWISS” only dial with a chapter ring as well as an early case featuring pointed crown guards.
• Its “pepsi” bezel has lightly faded and remains in lovely original condition, lending the watch a casual, vintage vibe.
• The dial is beautifully preserved, remaining highly glossy.
• The present Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 from circa 1961 with a 624’XXX serial belongs to a rare and early batch featuring a glossy black lacquer “SWISS” only dial with a chapter ring as well as an early case featuring pointed crown guards.
• Its “pepsi” bezel has lightly faded and remains in lovely original condition, lending the watch a casual, vintage vibe.
• The dial is beautifully preserved, remaining highly glossy.
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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