Reference:1675 - Revision history

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	See also the [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	~~== Gallery ==~~

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 |title=Rolex GMT-Master 1675 — Pepsi & Root Beer, 1959–1979 &#124; Rolexopedia
-|description=The 1675 is the main vintage GMT-Master. It takes the fragile, early 6542 idea and turns it into the watch most people picture when they say vintage…
+|description=Reference 1675 guide covering its 1959–1979 case, dial, movement, bezel, bracelet, gold, two-tone, and disputed special branches.
 |keywords=Rolex, 1675, GMT-Master, specifications, reference guide
 |image=Ref 1675 hero.webp
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 See also the [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]].
 == Sources ==

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	[[File:Ref 1675 gold-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/8 gold branch\|1675/8 gold branch]]		[[File:Ref 1675 gold-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/8 gold branch\|1675/8 gold branch]]
	The gold branch ran alongside the steel reference for much of the 1675 period and changes during the run. The early years carried straight over from the gold 6542: no crown guards, brown insert, brown dial, and the nipple markers the family had already established. ~~[https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/~~ Monochrome's GMT-Master history] notes that 18k gold cases remained unguarded in at least the first years of production. The early gold 1675/8 reads almost exactly like a late 6542 with a date.		The gold branch ran alongside the steel reference for much of the 1675 period and changes during the run. The early years carried straight over from the gold 6542: no crown guards, brown insert, brown dial, and the nipple markers the family had already established. Monochrome's GMT-Master history notes that 18k gold cases remained unguarded in at least the first years of production. The early gold 1675/8 reads almost exactly like a late 6542 with a date.

	Crown-guard gold cases appear around serial 1.34 million, overlap with the last no-crown-guard cases, and become standard later in the run. By the late 1970s the branch can be a black-dial, black-insert watch on President bracelet. That spread is why the 1675/8 cannot be reduced to one silhouette.		Crown-guard gold cases appear around serial 1.34 million, overlap with the last no-crown-guard cases, and become standard later in the run. By the late 1970s the branch can be a black-dial, black-insert watch on President bracelet. That spread is why the 1675/8 cannot be reduced to one silhouette.

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: qualify GMT-Master 1675 chronology, dial taxonomy, caseback and special-branch claims

2026-09-27T22:09:01Z

Deep audit: qualify GMT-Master 1675 chronology, dial taxonomy, caseback and special-branch claims

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	[[File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Crown~~-~~guard~~ GMT~~, aluminum bezel\|Crown~~-~~guard GMT, aluminum bezel~~]]		[[File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master 1675\|Rolex GMT-Master 1675]]
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	=== Government and military logo dials ===		=== Government and military logo dials ===

	[[File:Ref 1675 government-uae-maktoum-signature.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|220px~~\|alt=1675 with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signature dial\|1675 with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signature in red Arabic script]]		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	[[File:Ref 1675 government-us-naval-academy.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|220px~~\|alt=Captain James Lovell's 1675 with US Naval Academy crest dial\|Captain James Lovell's 1675 with US Naval Academy crest dial]]		File:Ref 1675 government-uae-maktoum-signature.webp\|alt=1675 with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signature dial\|1675 with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signature in red Arabic script
			File:Ref 1675 government-us-naval-academy.webp\|alt=Captain James Lovell's 1675 with US Naval Academy crest dial\|Captain James Lovell's 1675 with US Naval Academy crest dial
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	A small number of 1675 examples left the factory with a state signature or institutional crest at the bottom of the dial. Two are anchored in named editorial and the auction record.		A small number of 1675 examples left the factory with a state signature or institutional crest at the bottom of the dial. Two are anchored in named editorial and the auction record.

Admin: Layout: duplicate lead image removed

2026-09-06T23:07:24Z

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	File:Ref 1675 exclamation-dial-696xxx.webp\|alt=Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx\|Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx (1961)		File:Ref 1675 exclamation-dial-696xxx.webp\|alt=Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx\|Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx (1961)
	File:Ref 1675 tropical-pcg.webp\|alt=Early tropical PCG example\|Early tropical PCG example		File:Ref 1675 tropical-pcg.webp\|alt=Early tropical PCG example\|Early tropical PCG example
	~~File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|alt=Steel Pepsi 1675\|Steel Pepsi 1675~~
	File:Ref 1675 mark-1-matte.webp\|alt=Mark 1 matte dial with Long E\|Mark 1 matte dial with Long E (GMT-Master 1675)		File:Ref 1675 mark-1-matte.webp\|alt=Mark 1 matte dial with Long E\|Mark 1 matte dial with Long E (GMT-Master 1675)
	File:Ref 1675 mark-5-tiffany.webp\|alt=Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant\|Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant (GMT-Master 1675)		File:Ref 1675 mark-5-tiffany.webp\|alt=Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant\|Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant (GMT-Master 1675)

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	<span id="core-facts"></span>		<span id="core-facts"></span>


	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==
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	== Special branches ==		== Special branches ==

	~~[[File:Ref 1675 gold-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/8 gold branch\|1675/8 gold branch]]~~
	~~[[File:Ref 1675 root-beer-two-tone.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/3 Root Beer two-tone\|1675/3 Root Beer two-tone]]~~
	<span id="gold"></span>		<span id="gold"></span>
	=== 1675/8 gold ===		=== 1675/8 gold ===

			[[File:Ref 1675 gold-branch.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/8 gold branch\|1675/8 gold branch]]
	The gold branch ran in parallel with the steel watch for close to two decades and does not stay visually static. The early years carried straight over from the gold 6542: no crown guards, brown insert, brown dial, and the nipple markers the family had already established. [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome's GMT-Master history] notes that 18k gold cases remained unguarded in at least the first years of production. The early gold 1675/8 reads almost exactly like a late 6542 with a date.		The gold branch ran in parallel with the steel watch for close to two decades and does not stay visually static. The early years carried straight over from the gold 6542: no crown guards, brown insert, brown dial, and the nipple markers the family had already established. [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-gmt-master-and-gmt-master-ii-1955-2024-iconic-traveller-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome's GMT-Master history] notes that 18k gold cases remained unguarded in at least the first years of production. The early gold 1675/8 reads almost exactly like a late 6542 with a date.

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	=== 1675/3 Root Beer ===		=== 1675/3 Root Beer ===

			[[File:Ref 1675 root-beer-two-tone.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=1675/3 Root Beer two-tone\|1675/3 Root Beer two-tone]]
	The two-tone 1675/3 is where the brown-and-gold GMT branch becomes unmistakable. It starts around 1970, which matches Stephen Pulvirent's [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-the-complete-collectors-guide Sotheby's collector's guide] on the first two-tone GMT-Master and the brown-and-gold insert that gave the Root Beer name. The case is steel-and-gold, the bezel insert is half-brown, half-gold and fades unpredictably in sunlight, and the dial sits in the brown family with a clear debt to the gold 1675/8.		The two-tone 1675/3 is where the brown-and-gold GMT branch becomes unmistakable. It starts around 1970, which matches Stephen Pulvirent's [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-the-complete-collectors-guide Sotheby's collector's guide] on the first two-tone GMT-Master and the brown-and-gold insert that gave the Root Beer name. The case is steel-and-gold, the bezel insert is half-brown, half-gold and fades unpredictably in sunlight, and the dial sits in the brown family with a clear debt to the gold 1675/8.

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex~~ GMT-~~Master 1675\|Rolex~~ GMT~~-Master 1675~~]]		[[File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Crown-guard GMT, aluminum bezel\|Crown-guard GMT, aluminum bezel]]
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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 1675 ~~hero~~.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Crown~~-~~guard~~ GMT~~, aluminum bezel\|Crown~~-~~guard GMT, aluminum bezel~~]]		[[File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master 1675\|Rolex GMT-Master 1675]]
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	File:Ref 1675 exclamation-dial-696xxx.webp\|alt=Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx\|Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx (1961)		File:Ref 1675 exclamation-dial-696xxx.webp\|alt=Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx\|Exclamation dial at serial 696xxx (1961)
	File:Ref 1675 tropical-pcg.webp\|alt=Early tropical PCG example\|Early tropical PCG example		File:Ref 1675 tropical-pcg.webp\|alt=Early tropical PCG example\|Early tropical PCG example
	~~File:Ref 1675 pepsi-steel.webp\|alt=Steel Pepsi 1675\|Steel Pepsi 1675~~
	File:Ref 1675 mark-1-matte.webp\|alt=Mark 1 matte dial with Long E\|Mark 1 matte dial with Long E (GMT-Master 1675)		File:Ref 1675 mark-1-matte.webp\|alt=Mark 1 matte dial with Long E\|Mark 1 matte dial with Long E (GMT-Master 1675)
	File:Ref 1675 mark-5-tiffany.webp\|alt=Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant\|Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant (GMT-Master 1675)		File:Ref 1675 mark-5-tiffany.webp\|alt=Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant\|Mark 5 late-matte dial, Tiffany co-signed variant (GMT-Master 1675)