Model: GMT Master 'Pepsi' Reference: 6542 Date: Circa 1959 Movement: 25-jewel Cal.1030 automatic, Glucydur balance, No.DN912412 Dial: Black, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, magnified roulette date aperture at 3, gilt Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, red arrow tipped dual time zone hand Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, blue and red 'Pepsi' bezel insert, inside back stamped III 59, No.381849 Strap/Bracelet: Fitted '7206' rivet link Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 62510H Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 38mm Accompaniments: Rolex fitted box, 1:400 scale jet clipper model from Pan American Air Lines 注脚 The model 6542 was manufactured from 1954 until 1959 and is distinguishable from its replacements by the lack of guards to protect the crown. Originally designed to enable PanAm pilots to see two different time-zones at a glance, the Rolex GMT soon became favoured among business travellers in general. This reference found further fame around 5 years after Rolex finished production; this time on the wrist of Honour Blackmans Pussy Galore in the James Bond movie Goldfinger. The early models are immediately recognisable by their bright bakelite bezels. The delicate nature of bakelite and the radium radioactivity of the luminous numbering meant many were replaced during their lifetime as with the current example.