Gilt Dial · Pointed Crown Guards, Chapter Ring
GMT-Master 1675 — Gilt Dial · Pointed Crown Guards, Chapter Ring
“Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified” text, chapter ring and parrot-beak pointed crown guards; no exclamation point or underline. Collectors call it the SCOC “Type 1”: a skinny, lopsided coronet with a small base. Known both untouched and turned tropical. An example near serial 621,6xx has a “Swiss”-only dial.
Identifying details
- 24-hour hand
Fourth, 24-hour hand read against a 24-hour bezel for a second time zone.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
- Closed chapter ring
Minute track joined by a printed outer ring.
Variants of 1675
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Gilt Dial | 1959–c. 1967 |
| Gilt Dial · OCC Dial | 1959–1960 |
| Gilt Dial · Pointed Crown Guards, Chapter RingCurrent | 1960–1962 |
| Gilt Dial · Chapter Ring, Exclamation Point | 1962–1963 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1675
- Production
- 1960–1962
- Case serials
- c. 503,000–696,999
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Crown guards
- Pointed
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic
More specifications (3)
- Movement
- Automatic
Movement
Rolex 1565
Microstella-regulated chronometer caliber of the -era 1675, used until about 1965–66 (around serial 1.4M), when the 1575 replaced it.