240 Rolex Iconic and Desirable, GMT-Master, Automatic Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, With Box and Service, Reference 1675

Estimate: € 15.000 –⁠ 30.000

Model: GMT-Master Reference: 1675 Case Material: Yellow Gold Bracelet Material: Leather Strap Year: 1968 Movement: Automatic Caliber: 1570 Case N°: 1 906 232 Dimensions: 40 mm Signed: Dial, Movement and Case Accessories: Box, Service and Booklets The first GMT Master, realized in 1954, was born to be a real tool watch but the following models soon began to be manufactured in precious metal for a lavish touch. Rolex indeed introduced a totally new style surprising the public with one of the first sports watches ever produced in gold: cased in 18K yellow gold, the present reference 1675 is a representative of the “luxury evolution” of the GMT-Master series. The present example is a very rare and sought-after “Concorde” variant. In the late 1960s, Rolex published a series of advertisements stating “If you were flying the Concorde, you’d wear a Rolex” showing a yellow-gold reference 1675 displaying baton hands, collectors consequently bestowed the “Concorde” name on this rare and attractive variant. Compared to the classic GMT, it has been set aside by the iconic bicolor bezel for a new one in full brown. This lot is preserved finely: the crown guards, introduced with this model, are still cool and defined. The brown bezel above mentioned is slowly fading but its style brown-gold perfectly matches with the case and dial. The dial has indeed been realized in a dark brown color with applied luminous yellow-gold batons, triangular and dot indexes, for this reason also known as “nipple” dial given the particular shape of these numerals. The outer minute/second division is open while it is for sure present the aperture for the date, magnified by the cyclops lens on the crystal glass. The caliber is the automatic 1570 with Microstella regulating screws.