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	The 6542 is the first GMT-Master and still the strangest in the line to collect. The steel watch carries the Pepsi bezel that became the family signature, the gold watch shows that the GMT-Master was a two-metal proposition from the catalogue's first page, and the bakelite insert that defined both makes originality unusually hard to read on any surviving example.		The 6542 is the first GMT-Master and still the strangest in the line to collect. The steel watch carries the Pepsi bezel that became the family signature, the gold watch shows that the GMT-Master was a two-metal proposition from the catalogue's first page, and the bakelite insert that defined both makes originality unusually hard to read on any surviving example.
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	The gold side is better evidenced than it was, but it remains the weak point in the auction layer. Two serious gold listings (one on bracelet, one on leather) carry enough weight to write the branch with confidence; neither replaces a direct gold auction lot from a top-tier house, which is what the documented record still needs.		The gold side is better evidenced than it was, but it remains the weak point in the auction layer. Two serious gold listings (one on bracelet, one on leather) carry enough weight to write the branch with confidence; neither replaces a direct gold auction lot from a top-tier house, which is what the documented record still needs.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1675\|GMT-Master 1675]] — Pepsi & Root Beer (1959–1979)
			* [[Reference:16750\|GMT-Master 16750]] — 1979–1988
			* [[Reference:16753\|GMT-Master 16753]] — 1979–1988
			* [[Reference:16758\|GMT-Master 16758]] — 1979–1988
			* [[Reference:16760\|GMT-Master 16760]] — "Fat Lady", Coke Bezel (1983–1988)
			* [[Reference:16700\|GMT-Master 16700]] — 1988–1998

			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 ==		== Sources ==

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