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Rolex GMT Master ref. 16700 “Chuck Yeager” in Steel

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Reference number: 16700
Condition: mint
Status: sold
Dealer country: Italy
Dealer name: Elvio Piva
Price in EUR € n/a
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Description

Rolex GMT Master in steel Reference 16700 Black dial with small cup indexes, red and black aluminum bezel, steel Oyster case and bracelet in excellent condition Self-winding mechanism First limited series of 50 numbered pieces, it features the name of Chuck Yeager on the dial, in red above the initials (in white) “GMT-Master” and “The Real McCoy’s”. The case back of some models features the engraving of the Bell X-1 supersonic plane, the date of the feat (October 14, 1947) and obviously the name of General Yeager and the Real McCoy’s; in other models the plane engraved on the case back is the P51, flown by Chuck during World War II. Some models feature the 24-hour bezel entirely in black, others the classic red/black version of the GMT “Coke”. Price on request

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Elvio Piva

DAYTONA BEACH 1960

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THE COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA 1963

Launched in 1963 as a new-generation chronograph, the Cosmograph soon gained the name that became the mark of an icon: Daytona. Designed as the ultimate tool for endurance racing drivers, the Cosmograph Daytona was robust, waterproof and featured a tachymetric scale on the bezel for calculating average speed. Follow this link to learn more about the Evolution of the Oyster Daytona...
Birth of a Horological Icon Timepiece  The myth around the iconic Rolex Daytona has spread around the world recent years. Always has the Daytona model been attached to motor racing, at first Rolex called their new Cosmograph the “Le Mans” and little later to “Daytona” when Rolex started to sponsor the well known U.S. speedway.
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