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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 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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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
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=== 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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=== Government and military logo dials === | === Government and military logo dials === | ||
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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. | ||