The GMT-Master was created to meet the needs of Pan American Airways to provide a wristwatch to its pilots capable of indicating their home time and the time in their arrival destination at the same time. It was necessary to give the pilots a “technical” wristwatch, which indicated simultaneously the two different times. At this point the request arose from Pan Am to Rolex to create a new watch for modern age aviators: a watch with two time zones. The name GMT-Master was chosen…
Are you a watch collector and you need information about the Rolex GMT-Master? Are you a watch dealer and you want to know exactly what you are buying and selling?
Do you want to know the real value of your GMT-Master? For all this and much much more, this book is perfect for you. You will also become aware of the current value of every GMT-Master.
With high quality images, technical details and updated prices, this book shows and describes every GMT-Master and GMT-Master II reference. For each watch this guide explains every characteristic: crystal, bakelite bezel, anodized aluminium bezel, Cerachrom bezel, bracelet, case back, winding crown, case number with production year, dial, movement, hands, etc.
Furthermore, the book shows: “Albino”, bachelite, “Batman”, bracelets, calibers, “circular” indexes, “circular edged” indexes, “Cornino” crown guards, “standard” crown guards, GMT hand with small arrow, Green Dial, Oysterlock, sunken holes, vintage advertisements, Underline, box, papers, the “Ice” model, “Chuck Yeager”, “Tiffany & Co.”, “Mission Everest”, dials with Arab coats of arms, …
Attached are the updated estimates of every modern and vintage Rolex GMT-Master.