Rolex Concorde GMT-Master 1675 in 18K Yellow Gold Unpolished

The Rolex GMT-Master was originally designed for Pan Am pilots in the 1950s and continues to be a flagship model for Rolex to this day. The present watch is an exceptionally preserved and unpolished example of a GMT-Master in 18k gold with an extremely rare straight hour and minute hands nicknamed the "Concorde" due to its appearance in a Rolex advertisement about Concorde pilots from the late 1960s.

I believe one special characteristic those watches that are original have versus those where people have swapped the hour and minute hands recently is that the minute hand is extremely thin on the real ones and is also very thin in the original Rolex advertisement, whereas many I see today have thick minute hands.

I have only sold a handful of Rolex Concordes, and this is the nicest one I have sold. It is featured in the Reference Points video. I sold another amazing example on bracelet years back, but that one was not on the gold 7206 bracelet like this one (which is nearly impossible to find). This bracelet was added to the watch.

We believe the case is unpolished. The beautiful bevels on the edge of the case and perfectly faded bezel insert get me excited each time I see this watch.

To learn more about the Rolex GMT-Master you can watch the ‘Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex GMT-Master' video and corresponding article I produced with HODINKEE. You can also read about the iconic watch in Charlie Dunne’s Collector's Guide: The Rolex GMT-Master Reference 1675 In Steel.

The watch does not come with box and papers. We do not know the service history, but it is running well.

PRICE: ON HOLD (Item SBUXYT2821)