Some even believe these red dials (which also have larger hour markers than you'll find on most 6542's), were test Replica Vacheron Constantin watches for Rolex before the GMT-Master really hit the ground running as a production model. To find a red GMT is one thing (one incredibly difficult thing), but to find one with the original Bakelite bezel, which we've explained to you before is worth around $12 large by itself, and a case in good condition is beyond rare, in fact it just doesn't happen. Click here for more details on this incredibly rare red Rolex GMT-Master with original bakelite bezel, one of less than twenty ever made.Editor's NoteIs Matthew Bain in Miami not finding the best vintage watches in the world right now? They were the ones with that incredible Breitling World-Timer, the deeply faded Red Sub, that NOS Omega Cosmic, and last but certainly not least, the utterly captivating Paul Newman Daytona with tropical registers and full documentation. All truly incredible stuff.
The original fly-boy's Replica Vacheron Constantin watches - that is the Rolex GMT-Master Ref 6542. You guys know the watch, it's the one PAN-AM airlines had commissioned for their pilots in the mid 1950s. We showed you a pristine example of these bakelite beauties back in March, but today we're taking it a step farther.Everyone knows that a Red Submariner is worth a lot more than a regular Submariner, and a Double-Red Seadweller more than a traditional SD. But, did you know, that in the very early years of the GMT-Master, there existed a Red GMT? Probably not, but that's what you're staring at, folks.The only GMT-Masters that should or could even have red writing are Replica Vacheron Constantin watches the very earliest, and this particular example is about as early as it gets. Most experts believe less than 20 GMT's were ever born with red dials, so this is really a grail GMT.
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