Rolex

Rolex GMT Master Réf. 6542 from 1958

€75,000 EUR

Voici une Rolex GMT-Master référence 6542 de 1958, l’une des montres les plus importantes de l’histoire des Rolex sportives.

La 6542 est la toute première GMT-Master de Rolex. Conçue dans les années 1950 pour répondre aux besoins des pilotes long-courriers, elle permettait de lire simultanément deux fuseaux horaires grâce à son aiguille supplémentaire et à sa lunette graduée sur 24 heures.

L’un des détails les plus fascinants de cette première génération est sa lunette rouge et bleue en Bakélite. Très fragile, et initialement chargée de matière luminescente au radium, elle fut souvent remplacée lors des services Rolex. Cet exemplaire conserve toujours son insert en Bakélite d’origine, dont la matière luminescente a été remplacée lors d’une ancienne révision. Trouver aujourd’hui une 6542 avec sa lunette en Bakélite d’origine est devenu particulièrement rare.

Son cadran noir laqué « Swiss Only » présente une très belle conservation, tandis que la montre est toujours montée sur son bracelet Oyster riveté d’origine. L’ensemble possède toute la présence et le charme des premières Rolex professionnelles des années 1950.

La référence 6542 est également entrée dans la culture populaire grâce au film Goldfinger de 1964, dans lequel elle apparaît au poignet de Pussy Galore, interprétée par Honor Blackman. C’est de là que vient son célèbre surnom auprès des collectionneurs.

Produite seulement pendant quelques années avant l’arrivée de la GMT-Master réf. 1675 et de ses protège-couronnes, la 6542 reste aujourd’hui l’une des GMT les plus recherchées. Avec sa lunette Bakélite d’origine, cet exemplaire réunit précisément les détails qui font toute la fascination des premières GMT-Master.

 

Here is a 1958 Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542, one of the most important watches in the history of Rolex sports models.

The 6542 was Rolex’s very first GMT-Master. Developed in the 1950s for long-haul pilots, it allowed the wearer to read two time zones simultaneously through an additional hand and a rotating 24-hour bezel.

One of the most fascinating details of this first generation is its red and blue Bakelite bezel. Fragile by nature and originally filled with radium luminous material, these inserts were often replaced during Rolex servicing. This example still retains its original Bakelite insert, although the luminous material was replaced during an earlier service. Finding a 6542 with its original Bakelite bezel today has become particularly rare.

Its black lacquered “Swiss Only” dial is beautifully preserved, and the watch remains fitted with its original riveted Oyster bracelet. Together, these details give it all the character and presence of the earliest Rolex professional watches from the 1950s.

Reference 6542 also became part of popular culture through the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, where it was worn by Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore. This is the origin of the famous nickname collectors still use today.

Produced for only a few years before the arrival of the GMT-Master reference 1675 with crown guards, the 6542 remains one of the most sought-after vintage GMTs. With its original Bakelite bezel, this example brings together exactly the details that make the earliest GMT-Masters so fascinating to collectors.

 

Reference 6542
Year 1958
Movement Automatic 
Diameter 38 mm
Material Stainless steel
Strap Stainless steel Oyster bracelet
Box & Papers No

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