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Old 18 July 2005, 01:24 PM   #1
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Is this a real white faced GMT?




If it is, why is there no 24 hour hand?
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Old 18 July 2005, 01:55 PM   #2
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I think that is not only a fake, but a pretty bad one at that, I could be wrong, but I hope I am not proven so.
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Old 18 July 2005, 02:01 PM   #3
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Ya I have been told its a fake. Lately I have been searching for info on the white dial Pan Am GMTs. I have become very interested in this piece (not to buy obviously since I cant imagine how much its worth)

I guess the crown guards should have been the giveaway
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Old 18 July 2005, 02:13 PM   #4
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That would be a very sweet, but expensive find for sure. I have never seen one in person, but I would really like to for sure!!
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Old 18 July 2005, 02:29 PM   #5
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I wish I could see a real one in person too.
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Old 18 July 2005, 04:15 PM   #6
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Hey Roger,

That atrocious FAKE is contaminating the genuine one on the left. Please throw it in the nearest bin, thank you.

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Old 18 July 2005, 05:02 PM   #7
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It looks fake to me too, but I have seen neither a first generation GMT (the first few issued to Pan Am employees white for ground and black for pilots) so I am not sure about the dial fonts and what not. I really want to know how many of the original white dialed models still exist. This piece has become quite interesting to me.
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Old 18 July 2005, 05:06 PM   #8
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Ah ha, this should be a real one.
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Old 18 July 2005, 05:16 PM   #9
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The one on the right was made in the famous watchmaking town of
Wongtyme China, and guaranteed to go wong, after 24 hours if you get
a good one.
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Old 18 July 2005, 05:30 PM   #10
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Ya I have been told its a fake. Lately I have been searching for info on the white dial Pan Am GMTs. I have become very interested in this piece (not to buy obviously since I cant imagine how much its worth)

I guess the crown guards should have been the giveaway
I believe 300 were originally made to distinguish the ground crew from the pilots. They are very rare. As you can see the dial and hands are obviously replaced. I imagine they are worth a ton. I do not know if any more were made. =) maverick
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Old 18 July 2005, 06:03 PM   #11
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As legend has it, in 1958 or 59, Pan Am President Juan Trippe had Rolex manufacture a batch of 100+ GMT Masters solely for the Pan Am executives. These special wristwatches differed from the watches given to Pan Am flight crews in that these "desk pilot" watches had a white dial (rather than the usual black dial)... What is very interesting is that over the last 40+ years, only two of these special Rolex watches have ever been found.I would expect if you could find a original one it would cost telephone numbers.
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Old 26 July 2005, 08:33 AM   #12
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As legend has it, in 1958 or 59, Pan Am President Juan Trippe had Rolex manufacture a batch of 100+ GMT Masters solely for the Pan Am executives. These special wristwatches differed from the watches given to Pan Am flight crews in that these "desk pilot" watches had a white dial (rather than the usual black dial)... What is very interesting is that over the last 40+ years, only two of these special Rolex watches have ever been found.I would expect if you could find a original one it would cost telephone numbers.
Padi, thanks for correcting my mistake. I wrote that from memory and got some details wrong. 100+ (white dial) is the correct number, for executives only.=) maverick
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Maverick if you ever find a genuine one mate,you would be quite
a wealthy man,and drinks will be on you.
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Old 27 July 2005, 05:07 AM   #14
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You have a deal. ;-) maverick
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