MK Personal Collection Rolex GMT Master Ref 6542 No Crown Guard Wristwatch Circa 1959

MK Personal Collection The present lot is part of a larger privately held collection and is intended for exhibition purposes only. Steel Sports Model Rolex GMT Master Ref 6542 No Crown Guard Wristwatch Circa 1959. This is a super rare watch Ref 6542 Serial #461.547 in a three-body construction screwed-down case back and crown, red and black graduated revolving bezel for the second timezone in 24 hours, crystal with "cyclops" lens. It has a mint original black dial with white gold writing and radium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date, "skeleton" radium-coated hands Cal. 1066 with a rhodium-plated 25 jewel movement, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring Serial #DN899.710. The immense popularity of the Rolex GMT-Master series to this day is a testament to the timeless design of the reference that started it all, the reference 6542. Widely considered the "Unicorn" of the GMT-Masters, the reference started production in 1955 and was only manufactured for 4 years, the model being discontinued in 1959. The reference is based in the mid-century glamour of air travel, having been originally designed for Pan Am pilots during the golden age of flight. It was then lifted to further accolade adorning the wrist of Honor Blackman’s Pussy Galore in James Bond, Goldfinger released in 1964.