Vintage Rolex GMT-Master 16750 - Vintage of the Week Episode 18 | Bob's Watches

For this episode of our Vintage of the Week series, we’re taking a closer look at the Rolex Explorer GMT Master ref. 16750. Shop vintage Rolex watches: https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-1.html Shop our entire collection of GMT Master watches, modern and vintage, here: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-gmt-master-1.html Join us each week as the team examines a different vintage luxury watch from our inventory. We receive hundreds of remarkable watches here at Bob’s Watches each month. Check back soon to see which timepiece we feature next! Don’t miss out on future episodes of Vintage of the Week. Like this video and subscribe to the Bob’s Watches YouTube channel to receive notifications for more Rolex videos just like this one. The GMT Master ref. 16750 Rolex introduced the GMT Master in the 1950s, just as transatlantic flight started to become popular. The pilots of the extinct Pan American Company needed a reliable way to tell the time while flying from one continent to another, which is where Rolex and the GMT Master come in. Rolex developed the series at the behest of Pan Am, equipping it with a striking red and blue bezel in a similar hue as the company’s logo. The bezel itself features a bi-color insert for a reason, to distinguish between day and night hours. It also features a 24-hour scale that can be read against the arrow-tipped GMT hand on the dial to read a second time zone. The GMT Master also boasts the distinction “Oyster Perpetual” on its