Taking flight. Pan Am asked Rolex to develop a watch which allow pilots to keep track of time in two locations. Pan Am's team was led by Fredrick Libby, and Rolex's team was led Rene P. Jeanneret. The team came up with the idea of a watch with an additional independent hour hand revolving just once every 24 hours and a rotatable bezel with 24 one-hour markers. The main hour hand rotating one every 12 hours would be read in conjunction with the 12 hour markers on the dial, while the second hour hand, rotating once every 24 hours would be read in conjunction with the 24 hour markers in the bezel. The bezel could be rotated to quickly change the time zone of the 24 hour hand.
With that, the Rolex GMT Master was born in born in 1955.
Pepsi and Coke. The GMT Master initially came with a red and blue colored Bake-Lite bezel, which was later changed to an aluminum bezel. Red represented daylight hours, while black represented nighttime hours. A second color scheme became available, which consisted of red and black. These color schemes earned the nickname the Pepsi and Coke.
When Rolex introduced a new GMT Master II, with a ceramic or CERACHROM bezel, the new technology did not allow for the bezel to have two colors and maintain it as a single piece. So in 2007, Pepsi and Coke faded into history. giving way to an all black bezel.
At Baselworld 2013, Rolex re-introduced the two color dial to the GMT Master II.
Rolex GMT Master II. The new stainless steel GMT Master II is identical to the previous models released since 2007. t\The watch is still 40 mm in diameter and powered by the tried and tested Rolex Caliber 3186 movement. The only difference being a bi-colored bezel. But to many, that will make a world of difference.
The bezel is now available in a black and blue combination.
Pepsi and Coke are still not back, but at least now you can choose Pepsi Max.
About Rolex. Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches and accessories founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis. Rolex is the largest single luxury watch brand by far, producing over 2000 watches per day. Rolex is the best known and most sought after watch brand in the world.
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