Vintage Rolex GMT-Master 1675 "Two-Tone Nipple Dial" - Vintage of the Week Ep 28 | Bob's Watches

For this episode of Vintage of the Week, we have a striking two-tone nipple dial GMT Master 1675 on an Oyster bracelet. Shop certified used luxury watches: www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-1.html NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 INTRO 00:10 Wrist Check 00:45 Vintage Rolex GMT 1675 Two-Tone Nipple Dial 02:08 Comparison with Root Beer 03:00 Classic Look 03:49 Nipple Hour Markers 03:58 Patina 04:12 Bracelet 04:40 Condition 05:43 Dial 06:08 Bezel 06:26 Rolex Discontinuations 06:48 Crown 07:02 Availability 07:13 Value 07:40 Outro The Bob's Watches Vintage of the Week series will showcase a different remarkable vintage luxury watch from our inventory each week. Follow along with the series: https://tinyurl.com/5y4hp8dj The star of today’s installment of VOTW is a charming two-tone GMT Master ref. 1675 circa 1978. What we really love about this watch is the unique nipple dial and the fact that it wears on an Oyster bracelet instead of the Jubilee that we typically see with the 4-digit GMT. ROLEX 1675 HISTORY The GMT Master debuted to much acclaim in the 1950s. Rolex initially developed the watch as a tool for pilots, featuring a bi-directional 24-hour bezel and an extra GMT hand for reading a second time zone. The Rolex GMT was an innovation of its time and played a pivotal role in shaping the aviation watch industry as we know it. The very first GMT Master ref. 6542, aka “Pussy Galore,” was only produced for a few short years before it was replaced in 1959 by ref. 1675.