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Yet another 6542 GMT, this one with the extremely rare 'Red Depth' rating, printed in red obviously, and the GMT MASTER which is a pinky purple color.
Only a few of these were ever produced by Rolex, right at the beginning of the 6542 production run. What's strange is that originally both the depth rating and 'GMT Master' were printed in red, but the second line on the gens faded to pink/purple - but not the first line. Why ? I have no idea.
This dial was specially commissioned for a build - at first the guys in 'Nam said "No, 2 colors in printed text on dial - can't be done", but they did it anyway . . .
Thanks for looking !
Only a few of these were ever produced by Rolex, right at the beginning of the 6542 production run. What's strange is that originally both the depth rating and 'GMT Master' were printed in red, but the second line on the gens faded to pink/purple - but not the first line. Why ? I have no idea.
This dial was specially commissioned for a build - at first the guys in 'Nam said "No, 2 colors in printed text on dial - can't be done", but they did it anyway . . .
Thanks for looking !
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