Plate 379. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Same scale on every plate.
- a Bezel
- gmt, red and blue
- b Dial
- black, markers: batons, with date
- c Case
- steel, round
- d Strap
- bracelet, steel
Rolex · GMT
GMT-Master
Ref. 6542
Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.
The first GMT-Master, born of Pan Am's request for a dual-time watch for its pilots. Its radium Bakelite bezel is now a fragile and sought-after part.
Price unconfirmed
We only publish a price with a source and a date.
Why it matters
- Commission linked to Pan Am
- Two-tone Bakelite bezel
- Sources disagree on the calibre (1036, 1065, 1066)
Specifications
- Line
- GMT-Master
- Year
- 1955
- Status
- Discontinued
- Range
- Luxury
- Diameter
- 38 mm
- Thickness
- unconfirmed
- Material
- steel
- Shape
- round
- Dial
- black
- Markers
- batons
- Date
- Yes
- Bezel
- gmt, red and blue
- Strap
- bracelet, steel
- Calibre
- unconfirmed
- Movement
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- unconfirmed
- Frequency
- unconfirmed
- Jewels
- unconfirmed
- Water resistance
- unconfirmed
- Complications
- hours, minutes, seconds, date, second time zone
Across the Archive
Diameter38 mmAbove 18% of 447 watches with this figure
Thicknessunconfirmed
Power reserveunconfirmed
Frequencyunconfirmed
Water resistanceunconfirmed
Priceunconfirmed
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Sources
Record confidence: medium. Based on a secondary source. Anything unverified is shown as “unconfirmed”, never estimated.
