| Ref.
6542 aka Pussy Galore |
Production
Period: 1954-1959
Model Name: Rolex GMT Master
Caliber: 1036 (1954-1959), 1065
(1957-1959), 1066 (1957-1959)
Pressure proof to 50m/165ft
This was the first GMT Master.
It was launched 1954. It was developed on
the basis of a regular Turn-O-Graph (Ref.
6202). The modifications were a different
bezel and a modified movement.
The first version of the Ref. 6542 had a
bakelite bezel insert. As this bezel was
likely to crack, it got replaced by a metal
bezel in 1956.
The bakelite bezel was luminous.
The name Pussy
Galore originates from a character in
a James Bond movie, wearing this watch.
Ref. 6542
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Ref. 6542
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Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore) wearing a Ref.
6542 in a James Bond movie (Goldfinger,
1964)
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