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GMT-Master · 1981 to 1988 · Discontinued · Vintage
“Transitional GMT”
Graded on the vintage scale: rank #19 of 26 rated vintage references
Market range: the middle half of 21 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 1982 retail price.
The 1675's successor with a quickset date and higher beat movement: everything people love about the vintage Pepsi, slightly easier to live with.
It has historically traded at a discount to the 1675 despite being rarer in matte-dial form, a gap collectors have been steadily closing.
The transitional GMT nobody talks about at parties full of 1675 owners, despite being rarer in its best spec and mechanically nicer to live with (quickset date, higher beat).
Matte-dial examples made before 1984 are the hunt: same tool-watch face as the sixties watches with a fraction of the headache. The price gap to the 1675 has been narrowing.
Our verdict: B trending up. The value pick of vintage Pepsis: 1675 looks for less than 1675 money, with the matte-dial examples leading.
| Sizes | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | Oystersteel (stainless) |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster or Jubilee |
| Factory bezels | Aluminum Pepsi or all black |
| Notable dials | Matte (pre-1984, collectible); Gloss with surrounds |
| Caliber | 3075 |
| Production | 1981 to 1988 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $10,600 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $14,871 |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $11,550 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale | $14,099 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale | $9,000 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale | $10,100 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex GMT-Master 16750 at $10,600, with the middle half selling between $9,600 and $12,300 (21 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
The Crown Index grades it C- (61/100) from real resale data, and today's call is watch. Middle-of-the-pack resale; fine to own, not one to buy expecting it to rise. Past prices are not a forecast.