Rolex GMT-Master 6542

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Year of Production: 1958
Case Size: 38mm
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial Color: Gilt
Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel
Movement Type: Automatic
Box: No
Papers: No
Location: Versailles
Description
ROLEX GMT Master known as “Pussy Galore”. Ref: 6542. Circa: 1958. Extremely rare steel bracelet watch, inaugurating the GMT function, created for Pan-Am pilots in 1954. Recognizable among all the GMT-Masters, the 6542 is the one and only reference without shoulders. Two-tone graduated rotating bakelite bezel, called "Pepsi", for the 24-hour indication. Screwed bottom. Gilt black dial with central second hand. Date window and railway timer. Mercedes hour and minute hands, large arrow hand for the GMT function and the second time zone. Mechanical movement with automatic winding, chronometer certified and original. Caliber 1030 called “Butterfly”. Riveted steel Oyster bracelet signed (6636). Diameter: 38mm. Length: 20 cm.