{"product_id":"rolex-gmt-master-as03050","title":"Rolex GMT Master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Submariner and Daytona might get all the attention, but for us at Analog\/Shift, there is one vintage Rolex that always takes top billing in our hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat vintage Rolex is no other than the GMT-Master, a line of pilot's watches featuring a second time zone function. These timepieces have been in continues production since the 1950s, and have rightfully earned their place as an icon of design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the versions produced since its inception, the Reference 1675 is to the GMT-Master what the reference 5513 is to the Submariner; the quintessential version of an iconic watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that the 1675 is the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esecond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eiteration of Rolex’s famed GMT-Master, it was in production for over twenty years spanning the 1960s into the 1980s and underwent numerous changes and improvements in that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, as with all designs, the earliest is always the truest to its form, and that is exactly what we have here. This beauty is a first generation matte dial 1675 with what the Rolex cognoscenti call a “Mark I, Long E” Dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular example has a professionally restored 39mm case, beautiful matte MKI dial with richly patinated Tritium luminous indices and a vibrant \"Pepsi\" bezel insert. Add in a later solid link jubilee bracelet and you've got the perfect vintage GMT ready for daily duty in any time zone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the legend goes, Pan-Am approached Rolex in 1953 looking for a watch specially designed for their pilots, and a partnership was quickly formed. A Submariner became the base for this new watch, and several important modifications were made to turn a Sub into the GMT-Master that we know today. Rolex added a date function with a cyclops lens magnifier, GMT complication, and two-colored bezel to provide long-haul pilots with the info they needed as they circumnavigated the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GMT-Master’s 24-hour hand works in conjunction with the rotating bezel to make tracking a second time zone incredibly simple. When the bezel’s triangle is aligned to 12 o’clock, the red arrow hand points to the time on a 24-hour military scale, which in itself is valuable as a day\/night indicator (at least if you’re a cave explorer). The usefulness of the complication really shines when the wearer rotates the bezel so that the numbers around the bezel correspond the a 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etime zone (such as Greenwich Mean Time), allowing the watch to track any two time zones in the world at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFive decades later, the GMT-Master and its “Pepsi” bezel has become a true icon of the watch world. Instantly recognizable and eternally stylish, the watch represents vintage Rolex at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19657202106455,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Rolex_GMT_Master_AS03050_5.jpg?v=1567892530","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/rolex-gmt-master-as03050","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}