VERY RARE GENTS' ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL GMT-MASTER STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET WRISTWATCH, ref.1675, ser. no. 50***0, c.1959, pointed crown guards, fuchsia bezel, gloss gilt chapter ring dial with light 'spidering', radium luminous hour markers and hands, red 'GMT' hand, 1565 cal, 'butterfly' rotor, riveted Oyster bracelet Provenance: private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen office, the watch belonged to the current vendor's late husband and before that his father who is believed to have owned it from new Auctioneer's Note: original Pepsi bezel naturally lightened to reveal coveted ‘fuchsia’ and light blue tones Condition Report: no box or paperwork, case back is stamped 1675 1.60, which is correct for the period, there are also several service markings on 24/11/72 & 7/78, movement is a 1565 calibre (the bridge is stamped 1560, which is correct), the 1565 movement was the first "Superlative Chronometre Officially Certified" (SCOC) in the GMT-Master range, shoulder end pieces are stamped '64', clasp is dated '4 60', which indicates that it was made in April 1960, case back has been removed by a Rolex approved workshop and can be professionally closed for the successful purchaser, watch is currently ticking, comes in Rolex service box
VERY RARE GENTS' ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL GMT-MASTER STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET WRISTWATCH, ref.1675, ser. no. 50***0, c.1959, pointed crown guards, fuchsia bezel, gloss gilt chapter ring dial with light 'spidering', radium luminous hour markers and hands, red 'GMT' hand, 1565 cal, 'butterfly' rotor, riveted Oyster bracelet Provenance: private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen office, the watch belonged to the current vendor's late husband and before that his father who is believed to have owned it from new Auctioneer's Note: original Pepsi bezel naturally lightened to reveal coveted ‘fuchsia’ and light blue tones Condition Report: no box or paperwork, case back is stamped 1675 1.60, which is correct for the period, there are also several service markings on 24/11/72 & 7/78, movement is a 1565 calibre (the bridge is stamped 1560, which is correct), the 1565 movement was the first "Superlative Chronometre Officially Certified" (SCOC) in the GMT-Master range, shoulder end pieces are stamped '64', clasp is dated '4 60', which indicates that it was made in April 1960, case back has been removed by a Rolex approved workshop and can be professionally closed for the successful purchaser, watch is currently ticking, comes in Rolex service box
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