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Lot Essay
The present watch is a very attractive and truly original Rolex GMT-Master reference 1675, featuring the much sought-after brown dial and brown bezel with gilt inlay. Slight signs of oxidation on the case back, as well as the crisp hallmarks and sharp milling found on the watch are testimony that the watch has most likely never been polished.
The dial is striking not only due to its intense brown colour, but also due to its special applied luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals with stylish raised gold surround. This particular type of dial, regardless of its colour, is called "bicchierini" by Italian collectors. While this actually translates into "small glasses," collectors have also nicknamed it the "nipple dial".
Reference 1675
Following the success of the original GMT-Master reference 6542 in 1954, Rolex introduced successor reference 1675 only five years later. Reference 1675 stayed in production until 1980. The yellow gold version of reference 1675 originally came without crown guards, which were only introduced in 1967 on the yellow gold version to match their stainless steel counterparts. Upon its introduction, the reference was available in 18K gold or stainless steel. At the start of the 1970s, Rolex also produced versions in steel and gold, a metal combination the company markets as "Rolesor".
The dial is striking not only due to its intense brown colour, but also due to its special applied luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals with stylish raised gold surround. This particular type of dial, regardless of its colour, is called "bicchierini" by Italian collectors. While this actually translates into "small glasses," collectors have also nicknamed it the "nipple dial".
Reference 1675
Following the success of the original GMT-Master reference 6542 in 1954, Rolex introduced successor reference 1675 only five years later. Reference 1675 stayed in production until 1980. The yellow gold version of reference 1675 originally came without crown guards, which were only introduced in 1967 on the yellow gold version to match their stainless steel counterparts. Upon its introduction, the reference was available in 18K gold or stainless steel. At the start of the 1970s, Rolex also produced versions in steel and gold, a metal combination the company markets as "Rolesor".