Rolex
1978 Rolex GMT-Master (Ref. 1675) Mk. IV W/ Box and Papers
The Rolex GMT is the jet-setting icon of the Rolex sports watch family. The history of this sophisticated, versatile style dates back to 1954 when Rolex received a request from Pan Am to create a technical pilots watch that could indicate two time zones simultaneously. As advances in aviation made transcontinental flights commercially available Pan Am needed a watch that could be issued to their crews on the long-haul international flights.
GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time - the time zone which regulates world clocks and is required for all aviation planning and schedules. The Rolex GMT Master has a fourth 24-hour hand that directly displays the same time zone as the standard 12-hour hand but on a 24-hour scale. The edition of this GMT hand enabled crews to set the watch to GMT or another time zone, and, using the rotating 24-hour scale bezel, correct the offset to display a second-time-zone on the 24-hour scale.
This feature is just as useful today, allowing the modern traveler to easily keep track of his home time zone, no matter how far he may have journeyed.
| Stock # | RLXGMT781675-9 | |
| Brand | Rolex | |
| Style | GMT Master | |
| Model | 1675 | |
| Serial | 53XXXXX | |
| Size | Men's | |
| Material | Stainless Steel | |
| Dial | Matte Black (Mk.4) | |
| Millimeters | 40 | |
| Strap | Rolex |
CASE & BRACELET
The excellent and unpolished case retains sharp factory chamfers showing honest wear. The bezel remains in sharp factory condition. The "Pepsi" fat font insert has taken on a beautiful even fade. The U.S.A. made Rolex oval-link Jubilee bracelet is in excellent condition showing normal stretch for this style bracelet and age.
Dial & Hands
ACCESSORIES
The watch comes complete with the original Rolex inner and outer boxes, booklets, warranty paper, hang tags, and extra links.