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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic calendar dual time bracelet watch with bakelite bezelModel: GMT Master Reference: 6542 Date: Purchased 18th December 1957 Movement: 25-jewel Cal.1030 automatic, Glucydur balance, adjusted to 5 positions & temperature Dial: Black, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, gilt outer minute divisions, magnified roulette date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, arrow tipped red dual time hand Case: Brushed and polished tonneau, screw down back and crown, blue and red Bakelite bezel insert, No.212542 Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed rivet Oyster link Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 4 63 Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 38mm Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, Guarantee FootnotesThe model 6542 was manufactured from 1954 until 1959 and is distinguishable from its replacements by the lack of guards to protect the crown. Originally designed to enable PanAm pilots to see two different time-zones at a glance, the Rolex GMT soon became favoured among business travellers in general. This reference found further fame around 5 years after Rolex finished production; this time on the wrist of Honour Blackmans Pussy Galore in the James Bond movie Goldfinger. The early models are immediately recognisable by their bright Bakelite bezels as with the current example. The delicate nature of Bakelite and the radium radioactivity of the luminous numbering meant many were replaced during their lifetime leaving those in original condition very rare. This rarity is further defined by the short production period of the reference as a whole.