240 Rolex Iconic and Desirable, GMT-Master, Automatic Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, With Box and Service, Reference 1675
Estimate: €15,000 – 30,000
Sold (Premium)€40,300
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.