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GMT-Master · 1959 to 1980 · Discontinued · Vintage
“Vintage Pepsi”
Graded on the vintage scale: rank #23 of 26 rated vintage references
Market range: the middle half of 65 recorded eBay sales in the last 12 months. Vintage sales include serviced and redialed examples, so the best original pieces can sell above it.
Median recorded eBay sale price for each quarter with 3 or more sales. Dashed line marks the 1968 retail price.
The pilot's GMT worn through the jet age; early gilt-dial examples are serious collector pieces.
Condition is everything: original bezel fade, unpolished lugs, and matching parts can double the price.
Twenty-one years in production and it still managed to stay interesting: pointed crown guards in the early 60s, gilt dials to 1967, then matte. Chuck Yeager wore one. So did Che Guevara, which makes for an odd pair of brand ambassadors.
Collectors chase 'ghost' bezels, inserts whose red and blue have sunbaked into soft pink and powder blue. For decades that fading was treated as wear; the market now prices good fading like dial art.
Our verdict: True vintage. Rewarding but unforgiving; buy the seller as much as the watch.
| Sizes | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | Oystersteel (stainless) |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster or Jubilee |
| Factory bezels | Faded aluminum Pepsi (original 'ghost' fades add value) |
| Notable dials | Gilt (pre-1967); Matte |
| Caliber | 1565 / 1575 |
| Production | 1959 to 1980 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $9,000 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $8,100 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $7,995 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $15,000 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $4,500 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $4,400 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex GMT-Master 1675 at $11,000, with the middle half selling between $9,000 and $13,800 (65 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
The Crown Index grades it D (51/100) from real resale data, and today's call is wear, not invest. Weak resale; buy it to wear, not to make money. Past prices are not a forecast.