GMT-Master
1978
1978 Rolex GMT-Master Root Beer Ref. 1675/3 With Brown Nipple Dial
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GMT-Master
Location
Dubai - UAE
Year
1978
Metal
Steel & Yellow Gold
Reference
1675/3
Dial
Root Beer, Matte Nipple Dial
Serial
55XXXXX
Style
Men's / Unisex
Bezel
24 Hour
Indexes
Nipple
Case
40mm
Bracelet
Jubilee
Crystal
Plexiglass
Box & Paperwork
Rolex
Movement
Automatic
Condition
Excellent
Original matte brown nipple dial
Original matte brown dial with luminous inlaid gold markers, referred to as a “Nipple” dial. These early matte brown dials have become increasingly sought-after by collectors. The dial is correctly signed “T Swiss T” referring to the original tritium luminous. The dial has not been touched and remains in excellent original condition.
Bi-Metal case with 24 hour rotating bezel
Two-tone GMT reference 1675/3 in stainless steel with solid gold 24 hour rotating bezel. The 5.5 million serial number in-between the lugs denotes the year of production to 1978. This reference features a plexiglass crystal with a “Cyclops” magnifying the date display. The case & bracelet have been professionally polished during service
Two tone Rolex Jubilee Bracelet
Rolex Jubilee steel & solid gold bracelet, reference 62523-14 with clasp code F10 and J455 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.
