Rolex GMT-Master (1675 1964).

2023.06.11

Fashion

Interest in antique sports models.

The Day Date I bought has a wonderful texture and feel in my hands, and I love it and wear it with many different outfits, not just my 501, and it works great. The Day Date was so great that I got into a bad habit and started looking into things related to antique Rolex and became interested in antique sports Rolexes, which I had never really been interested in before.
At first, I get interested in Explorer 1 1016s with mirrored dials up to the mid-1960s, and I start checking the internet for sales.

Common denominator between antique sports models and vintage guitars.

The reason why I choose mirror dials is that mirror dials have a unique dial ageing process compared to matte dials, and the atmosphere of the deterioration is wonderful in an antique way, so I think mirror dials would be good for me.
Also, the deterioration of the lacquer on the mirror dial is somewhat similar to the paint on vintage guitars I used to be addicted to, and the hardened nitrocellulose lacquer paint on the guitar deteriorates and cracks, the paint comes off and the matt texture is common to the deterioration and burnt condition of the mirror dial. The watch is a real hit with my taste buds.

Interested in the GMT-Master.

I continue to look around the website, and I see the GMT-Master on the website, and this GMT-Master starts to look cool.
Originally I didn’t like the blue-red bezel of the GMT-Master itself, but the blue-red bezel of the antique GMT-Master, with its deteriorated and faded blue-red paint, suddenly looks very appealing, like the image of the faded and burnt Lake Placid blue and candy apple red Fender Stratocaster of the 1960s. and suddenly looks very attractive.
Also, the deterioration of the mirror dials is reminiscent of Fender’s early 50s Telecasters, with their black lacquered metal pickguards and deteriorated atmosphere.

I was interested in the 1675’s mirrored dial and started to look for one.

The one I decided on was the GMT-Master 1675 (1964).

When I found a watch that looked good and actually went to the shop to see it in person and held it in my hands, I found that the atmosphere and condition were better than I expected and I wanted it, so I decided on the spot and bought it. In addition, when I purchased the watch, the manager gave me a careful explanation and showed me several GMT masters, Submariners and Explorers, and spent quite a lot of time comparing them by actually holding them in my hands.
*The shop where I bought it is introduced at the end of the article.

The reason why I liked this watch was that the bezel had a good faded finish, and the dial also had some paint coming out when you zoom in, but the markers were perfectly painted, the hands were in good condition, and the gloss and colour of the paint, known as a mirror dial, had a great atmosphere, so when I got it, I decided immediately that it had a great atmosphere. The Rolex GMT Master 1675 I bought.