Vintage Rolex & Omega Auction | Fresh Finds Spring 2024

Upcoming Fresh Finds Auction: Director of Vintage Brandon Frazin shares the fascinating stories of 4 remarkable, fresh-to-market vintage watches. https://www.bobswatches.com/auctions NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO We invite you to join us on March 8th, 2024, as we kick off our first auction of the year. The exclusive event includes four thoughtfully curated vintage watches from the families of the original owners. The auction starts at 9 am PST and concludes on March 12th, 2024, between 5:00 and 6:30 pm PST. All inquiries about these watches and the upcoming private auction can be directed to Brandon Frazin: BrandonF@bobswatches.com. VINTAGE ROLEX GMT MASTER REF. 1675 ROOT BEER The GMT Master ref. 1675, featuring brown and gold tones, is usually called the “Rolex Root Beer.” However, Brandon has nicknamed this phenomenal pilot’s watch the “Grape Soda Dial” after the unique patina on the dial. The original brown watch face has aged to more of a purple hue, a type of faded tropical dial we haven’t seen before. Of course, this ref. 1675 also has the Root Beer’s charming trademark gold nipple hour markers, filled with Tritium in a pale cream color. The dial exhibits some normal reddish discoloration around some of the hour markers. The bezel on this GMT was originally brown and yellow and has since faded to a pale blueish and butterscotch hue. Otherwise, the case still has an overall sharpness. This watch, circa 1979, comes to us directly from the family of the original owner, co