Gilt Dial · OCC Dial
GMT-Master 1675 — Gilt Dial · OCC Dial
1959–1960
Earliest 1675 (“Type 0”): “Officially Certified Chronometer” below the model name, hyphenated “Oyster-Perpetual” and a chapter ring, carried over from the 6542 dial but slightly larger. Serials about 503,2xx–505,xxx; casebacks stamped II.59 or, mostly, I.60.
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Identifying details
- 24-hour hand
Fourth, 24-hour hand read against a 24-hour bezel for a second time zone.
- OCC dial
Reads “Officially Certified Chronometer”.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
- Closed chapter ring
Variants of 1675
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Gilt Dial | 1959–c. 1967 |
| Gilt Dial · OCC DialCurrent | 1959–1960 |
| Gilt Dial · Pointed Crown Guards, Chapter Ring | 1960–1962 |
| Gilt Dial · Chapter Ring, Exclamation Point | 1962–1963 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1675
- Production
- 1959–1960
- Case serials
- c. 503,200–505,999
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Crown guards
- Pointed
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic
More specifications (3)
- Movement
- Automatic
Movement
Rolex 1535
Regulated without a Microstella balance. Linked to the earliest “Officially Certified Chronometer” 1675 dials.
Automatic
Rolex 1565
Microstella-regulated of the -era 1675, used until about 1965–66 (around serial 1.4M), when the 1575 replaced it.