Rolex GMT Master*** 16750 Spider Dial B&P*** 1983

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ROLEX Vintage GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ Bezel Ref. 16750, Spider Dial and Box & Papers, 1983
Serial: 829XXXX
Circa: 1983
Reference No.: 16750

DIAL: Original black glossy dial with applied metallic luminous hour markers and beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock.

CASE: 40mm, great condition, stainless steel with original red and blue rotating bezel and acrylic glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock.

MOVEMENT: Caliber 3075, Self-winding mechanical movement with 27 jewels

BRACELET: Not specified

CONDITION REPORT: The watch is in untouched condition and the dial defect known as ‘Spider Dial’ where the top layer of laquer on the dial crackles while the dial remains intact.

NOTES: The iconic Rolex GMT Master was developed as a collaborative project between Rolex and Pan Am Airways. As in the 1940s and 50s flying distances got longer and the pilots travelled through multiple time zones, Pan Am asked Rolex in the early 1950s to develop a watch which could tell different times simultaneously. The model was launched in 1954 and the watch was issued by the airline to their crews on long-haul flights. The first GMT (Ref. 6542) was a regular Turn-O-Graph (Ref. 6202) with a different bezel and a modified movement. The Rolex GMT was designed as an aviator watch: The newly introduced fourth hand allowed the display of an additional time, with the corresponding number markings on the outer bezel. Pilots used the second time to display the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which led to the name Rolex GMT Master.
This particular 16750 has a rare Spider Dial, which for the most part, were all systematically replaced over the years. This watch also comes with its full set Box & Papers.

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