Rolex GMT Master MK3 Radial Blueberry Ref. 1675 Year 1978 (Full Set)

Model:
Year of issue: 1978
Reference number: 1675
Condition: mint
Status: sold
Dealer country: Dubai
Dealer name: Tariq Malik
Price in US $ n/a

Description

SKU 1.1.651
Brand Rolex
Model GMT Master Radial Blueberry
Ref. No. 1675
Serial No. 5116XXX
Year 1978
Gender Gents
Case Size 40mm
Case Excellent and fat case that with straight and even lugs. Reference and serial numbers are crisp and fully intact
Bracelet/Strap Very good  later Jubilee bracelet with little stretch from age
Dial Excellent MK3 Radial dial with nicely patina on lume plots and hands. It also has an all red GMT hand
Price Sold
Crystal Acrylic
Movement Automatic
Functions Date, GMT
Condition Mint
Box Orig. Box
Papers Punched certificate

Dealer

Tariq Malik

THE GMT-MASTER 1955

The GMT-Master was developed to meet the specific needs of airline pilots. It became the official watch of several airlines, among them the famous Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am. Its most distinguishing visual feature was the two-tone bezel which marked daytime from nighttime hours.

THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS

As intercontinental travel developed in the 1950s, airliners began to fly swiftly across several successive time zones. For the first time it became important to know the time in various places in the world, simultaneously. It was the dawn of the jet age, and Rolex responded with a watch to match the spirit of the times.