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11 March 2013, 11:21 PM | #1 |
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Can't get much better than this - 1958 GMT 6542
I saw this on ebay today - a vintage GMT 6542 with original parts and accessories. The price is quite extraordinary too!
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11 March 2013, 11:52 PM | #2 |
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All that money for something so old....You could get a new one for that...
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John--saw it and the 6542 is one of the coolest IMHO. This one belongs to a friend of mine Trent C. Thanks for posting!
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12 March 2013, 12:34 AM | #4 |
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My grail, literally! I'll end up with a DRSD before I ever get close to one of those, but what a remarkable model and the history behind them is just as rich. Could you imagine being a fortune 50 in these days and ask rolex to build you a specific reference that " made sense in the the horological industry" . I wonder what their reaction would be in these times?
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Just look at those puffy plots
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12 March 2013, 01:14 AM | #6 |
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Trent has quite a collection. Never met him but I know he has a great collection. The price is over the top though, at least that is my opinion.
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Pete let me see what he says.
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12 March 2013, 01:46 AM | #8 |
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Wow, classic!
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12 March 2013, 03:25 AM | #9 |
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Nice for $ 50 K . . . . .
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12 March 2013, 03:47 AM | #10 |
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price is crazy!
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12 March 2013, 04:55 AM | #11 |
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What a watch! The coolest of the cool. I would love to see Rolex reintroduce a bakelite-esque luminous 24-hour bezel on a modern GMT. I make do with a 1675 with an aftermarket bezel.
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12 March 2013, 11:33 AM | #13 |
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Imagine when it first came out...so ahead of its time
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12 March 2013, 01:27 PM | #14 |
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perfect paper
Agreed, the paper doesn't have any age to it....
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12 March 2013, 08:02 PM | #16 |
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He took it on consignment from someone if I remember correctly. Box looks right to me though from all of the ones specific to 6542 that I have seen. As for guarantee papers--they are what they are and one never knows but this was type that came with watch during that era as you know. Cheers,
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12 March 2013, 08:33 PM | #17 |
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very nice... think i'd rather spread my budget and get a few nice pieces...
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12 March 2013, 10:45 PM | #18 |
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Very cool piece. And yes +1 on so much ahead of it's time...
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He is expensive so it is not true. I asked him if transporting a Submariner to Sweden, he wants 650 USD, crazy .... Standard cost transportation, about 200gr. US-Europe = 100 USD
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