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  • 製造商: Rolex
    年份: Circa 1959
    型號: 6542
    機芯編號: DN900521
    錶殼號碼: 424'267
    型號名稱: GMT-Master
    材料: 18k yellow gold
    機芯: Automatic, cal. 1066, 25 jewels
    錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather
    錶扣: 18k yellow gold Rolex buckle
    尺寸: 38mm Diameter
    簽名: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    來源: Phillips Hong Kong, Rolex Milestones, 28 November 2016, lot 811

  • 來源

    Phillips Hong Kong, Rolex Milestones, 28 November 2016, lot 811

  • 圖錄文章

    First released in in 1954, the GMT-Master reference 6542 was designed for pilots to use in their line of work. With the rise of international travel in the 1940s and 1950s, Rolex initially created the model for Pan Am airlines to track dual time zones. This ingenious design featured an immediately recognizable bakelite bezel with the twenty-four hour radium numerals painted on the underside, made to glow in any weather condition. Bakelite was Rolex's material of choice, due to its low reflectivity and high readability. The additional luminous 24 hour tipped hand allowed the viewer to immediately track a second time zone.

    Given that the GMT-Master was created for specific, work-related purposes, most examples were cased in stainless steel. These watches were worn in the most practical sense and made to withstand the elements. Yet, Rolex also manufactured a very limited number of watches cased in yellow gold, and fitted with a brown bakelite bezel. Due to the immense fragility of these watches, it is incredibly rare to find examples fitted with their original bakelite insert. The fact is even more pertinent as most of the bakelite bezels were recalled by Rolex due to their radium content. The original GMT-Master eventually ceased production in 1959.

    The present watch is among the last batch of reference 6542s to be released, is presented in excellent and astounding condition. The bakelite bezel is intact, with hardly any blemishes and the radium is without losses. The brown lacquer dial displays rich tones, and the case is incredibly crisp, with a sharp milled finish to the top of the lugs and a sharp hallmark to the back of the lug.

  • 藝術家簡介

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded 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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型號 6542
勞力士,罕有、精細,黃金兩地時區鏈帶腕錶,備中心秒針、棕色亮漆錶盤、「百事」樹脂錶圈、日期顯示。

Circa 1959
38mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

估價
CHF100,000 - 200,000 
€102,000-204,000
$109,000-219,000

成交價CHF127,000

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XIX featuring the Guido Mondani Collection

日內瓦拍賣 2024年5月11至12日