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Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Dual Time Wristwatch with Date, Center Seconds and "Tropical" Dial
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Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Dual Time Wristwatch with Date, Center Seconds and "Tropical" Dial

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Ref. 6542, Case No. 426'702 Circa 1959

已結束2017年6月21日

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Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Dual Time Wristwatch with Date, Center Seconds and "Tropical" Dial
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Ref. 6542, Case No. 426'702 Circa 1959
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1035, 25 jewels
Dial: Brown "tropical", luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals, luminous hands, central hand for the second time zone, center seconds, date
Case: Stainless steel tonneau-shaped, screw back, screw down crown, blue and red bezel, 38mm diam.
Strap/Buckle: Associated leather strap, associated stainless steel buckle

專家說明

With the beginning of transatlantic jet flights in 1956, travelers appreciated the fact journey times were reduced from 13 hours to 7, however they suffered from new phenomena, jet lag. Early airlines like Pan American worried about the possible effects of jet lag on their pilots and after research, the management advised them to keep on home time while overseas. Because crews needed to know the local and their home time, Pan Am and Rolex worked together to create a timepiece with an additional hour hand. The model was named GMT-Master after the world's standard time, Greenwich Mean Time. The watch further impresses with its attractive "tropical" dial.

Reference 6542 is illustrated in 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by J. Goldberger, 2008, p. 228