Rolex Reference 6542 GMT-Master | A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, gilt dial, bakelite bezel, and bracelet, Circa 1958 | 勞力士 型號 6542 GMT-Master 精鋼兩地時間腕錶備日期顯示，配鍍金錶盤、人造樹膠錶圈及鍊帶，製作年份約 1958
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Rolex
Reference 6542 GMT-Master
A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, gilt dial, bakelite bezel, and bracelet, Circa 1958
勞力士 型號 6542 GMT-Master
精鋼兩地時間腕錶備日期顯示，配鍍金錶盤、人造樹膠錶圈及鍊帶，製作年份約 1958
Dial: gilt black
Caliber: cal. 1030 automatic, 25 jewels
Movement number: N'777'336
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: 426'736
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster expandable bracelet with folding clasp
Size: 38 mm diameter, bracelet circumference is approximately 185 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex presentation box with outer packaging, open Guarantee booklet, and GMT-master papers
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall good condition with light surface wear throughout visible to the naked eye. Signs of previous light polishing. The bracelet is in equivalent condition. The bracelet stamped '6636', end links stamped '58', and clasp stamped '3 65'. A crack on the bezel at '6 and 7'.
Dial: The dial is in overall very good condition. Some signs of luminous material has flaked off onto the dial.
Movement: The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
Catalogue Note:
By the early 1950s, the commercial trans-Atlantic airline industry was at a point where planes were able to take off on one side of the ocean and land on the other in a matter of mere hours. Partly as a result of this, Pan American airlines approached Rolex and began working on a watch that could easily tell the hour in two different time zones.
When Reference 6542, the first GMT-Master, was released in 1954, it became the official timepiece of Pan-Am Airlines. Their pilots found the watch to be a useful tool in the cockpit where many timing calculations were necessary over the duration of the flight. In addition, the simple ability to know what time it was 'back home' was very easy to see with the watch's colorful bezel.
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Property of an American Gentleman
Rolex
Reference 6542 GMT-Master
A stainless steel dual time zone wristwatch with date, gilt dial, bakelite bezel, and bracelet, Circa 1958
勞力士 型號 6542 GMT-Master
精鋼兩地時間腕錶備日期顯示，配鍍金錶盤、人造樹膠錶圈及鍊帶，製作年份約 1958
Dial: gilt black
Caliber: cal. 1030 automatic, 25 jewels
Movement number: N'777'336
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: 426'736
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster expandable bracelet with folding clasp
Size: 38 mm diameter, bracelet circumference is approximately 185 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex presentation box with outer packaging, open Guarantee booklet, and GMT-master papers
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall good condition with light surface wear throughout visible to the naked eye. Signs of previous light polishing. The bracelet is in equivalent condition. The bracelet stamped '6636', end links stamped '58', and clasp stamped '3 65'. A crack on the bezel at '6 and 7'.
Dial: The dial is in overall very good condition. Some signs of luminous material has flaked off onto the dial.
Movement: The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
Catalogue Note:
By the early 1950s, the commercial trans-Atlantic airline industry was at a point where planes were able to take off on one side of the ocean and land on the other in a matter of mere hours. Partly as a result of this, Pan American airlines approached Rolex and began working on a watch that could easily tell the hour in two different time zones.
When Reference 6542, the first GMT-Master, was released in 1954, it became the official timepiece of Pan-Am Airlines. Their pilots found the watch to be a useful tool in the cockpit where many timing calculations were necessary over the duration of the flight. In addition, the simple ability to know what time it was 'back home' was very easy to see with the watch's colorful bezel.
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