GMT-Master
1983
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GMT-Master
Location
London - UK
Year
1983
Metal
Stainless Steel
Reference
16750
Dial
Transitional Matte Dial
Serial
75XXXXX
Style
Men's / Unisex
Bezel
24 Hour 'Pepsi'
Indexes
Luminous
Case
40mm
Bracelet
Oyster
Crystal
Plexiglass
Box & Paperwork
Oysterbar
Movement
Automatic
Condition
Excellent
Original matte dial
Original matte black dial with luminous markers, Mercedes hands and GMT arrow hand. This is the last matte dial to feature on a GMT-Master. The dial is correctly signed “Swiss- T<25” referring to the original tritium luminous. The dial has not been touched and remains in excellent original condition.
Steel case with 24 hour "Pepsi" bezel
GMT reference 16750 in stainless steel with rotating 24 hour bezel. The 7.5 million serial number in-between the lugs denotes the year of production to 1983. The watch features a “Pepsi” bezel that still has a nice fade to it. This reference is referred to as a transitional model as it features a plexiglass crystal but with a quick-set cal. 3075 movement. The case & bracelet are in excellent condition having been professionally polished during service.
Original Rolex Oyster Bracelet
Original Rolex Oyster bracelet, reference 78360 with clasp code H and 580 end links. Bracelets can be resized on request.
Released in 1954, the GMT-Master resulted from Pan Am and Rolex collaborating on a watch that could tell the time in two different places at once
With the further innovation and popularisation of commercial flying, the distances of flights became greater. This resulted in pilots crossing into different time zones more frequently. Thus, a need for uniformity across the industry was borne as potential issues could arise when communicating with ground teams in a different time zone to the pilots. To eliminate these errors, the aviation industry adopted a standard time-zone, Greenwich Mean Time. As such, the GMT-Master’s fourth hand, the 2nd-hour hand, was to stay on Greenwich Mean Time – which is where the name for the watch comes from.
