8068
Rolex
Ref. 1675
GMT-Master, MK I
A fine and rare stainless steel dual-time wristwatch with center seconds, date, MK I dial, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 160,000€9,500 - 19,000$10,300 - 20,500
HK$215,900
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1971
- Reference No
- 1675
- Movement No
- D939’047
- Case No
- 2’854’790, inside caseback stamped “1675, III.70”
- Model Name
- GMT-Master, MK I
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet, max length 185mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Owen & Robinson LTD dated 25th October 1972, instruction manual, product literature, original invoice, service guarantee, green card holder, 1971 calendar card, additional Rolex Oyster bracelet with endlinks and clasp, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The present Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 with a 2.8 million serial case is an example from circa 1971.
- Featuring a MK I dial identifiable via the “Long E” in the signature, it is the first example featuring a matte black dial transitioning from the early glossy gilt dials.
- Well-preserved dial with attractive and naturally aged luminous material.
- The present example is one of the most complete to appear at auction in recent times as it is full set including an extra bracelet and the original invoice from 1972.
- Superb vintage appeal with faded bezel insert.
- Featuring a MK I dial identifiable via the “Long E” in the signature, it is the first example featuring a matte black dial transitioning from the early glossy gilt dials.
- Well-preserved dial with attractive and naturally aged luminous material.
- The present example is one of the most complete to appear at auction in recent times as it is full set including an extra bracelet and the original invoice from 1972.
- Superb vintage appeal with faded bezel insert.
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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