The Rolex GMT can trace its history back to the mid 1950s when Pam Am Airlines looked to the storied watchmaker for a timepiece pilots can 𓆉use on long-haul flights to track multiple time zones. Rolex’s solution would revolutionize watchmaking history and design. 

When the GMT-Master was first unveiled by Rolex in 1954 with the Reference 6542, it solved a complicated problem with a simple solution. By adding a fourth hand that made one full rotation every 24 hours and a rotating bezel that featured a 24-hour scale, the wearer can easily track two different time zones with the flick of꧟ their wrist. 

The original Reference 6542 were fitted with bezels with Bakelite inserts split into two colors: red and blue, which over the decades have become an instantaneously recognizable icon꧒ and was nicknamed the ‘Pepsi’ by co🍒llectors.

The Bakelite bezels proved too fragile for a tool watch and were replaced with a studier, aluminum bezel in 1959 with the launch of the Reference 1675. A material that Rolex will continue to utilize in the next runup of GMT-Masters such as in our p🍨resent Reference 16753. &🍬nbsp;

Our present timepiece combines stainless steel and 18k solid gold with a brown bezel complimented by its two🎐 tone Jubilee bracelet, inspiring collectors to affectionately term this watch the ‘Root Beer’. The pre🦹sent lot is made even more special as it features one of the most desirable double signed dials in watch collecting. Originally retailed by the prestigious American jeweler Tiffany & Company, our Root Beer is double signed Tiffany & Co. and Rolex, making this timepiece a rare standout.