{"id":13140,"date":"2017-08-09T21:11:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/?p=13140"},"modified":"2018-11-14T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T20:46:57","slug":"difference-rolex-gmt-master-gmt-master-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/difference-rolex-gmt-master-gmt-master-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At first blush, the Rolex<\/a> GMT-Master and GMT-Master II<\/a> appear to be the exact same watch. They both feature a sleek black dial and a rotatable bezel to quickly read a second time zone.<\/p>\n

So what exactly is the difference between these two models? Here\u2019s how you can distinguish a Rolex GMT-Master from a GMT-Master II.<\/p>\n

The History of the Rolex GMT-Master<\/strong>
\nFirst issued in 1954, the Rolex GMT-Master was originally designed for Pan American Airways pilots and crews for their long-haul and international flights. The watch borrowed its named from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which, at the time, was chosen as the world\u2019s time standard and was a crucial part of aeronautical calculations.<\/p>\n

The Rolex GMT-Master was a breakthrough for PanAm pilots: the rotating bezel allowed them to set the watch to GMT, then turn the 24-hour scale bezel to set the offset and effectively read a second time zone.<\/p>\n

After the Rolex GMT-Master was introduced, the design remained largely unchanged with only a handful of updates to improve its durability. In 1956, the luminous Bakelite bezel was replaced with a stronger metal bezel. Later, in 1959, a crown guard was added and the dial inscription included, \u201cSuperlative Chronometer Officially Certified.\u201d The Rolex GMT-Master was also offered in gold and gold and stainless steel with new bracelet options including leather, oyster and jubilee bracelet.<\/p>\n

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The Rolex GMT-Master (left) and Updated Rolex GMT-Master II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Rolex GMT-Master II Difference<\/strong>
\nThen, in 1983, the Rolex GMT-Master II was released. While the GMT-Master II looks practically identical to its predecessor, the differences all lie inside the watch case. The GMT-Master II boasts a movement with a quickset hour hand. This independently adjustable hour hand means the local time can be set without stopping the second, minute or 24-hour GMT hand.<\/p>\n

In more concise terms, the GMT Master has a quickset date and relies on the rotatable bezel to read the second time zone. Meanwhile, the GMT Master-II has independent hour-hand and 24-hour hands in addition to the original rotating bezel that allows the wearer to compute a third time zone. In order to fit the updated movement, the GMT-Master II is slightly thicker than the original GMT-Master; this is the only real visible difference between the two highly similar watches.<\/p>\n

The GMT-Master and GMT-Master II were briefly simultaneously in production until the GMT-Master was discontinued in 1999. The GMT-Master II ranks as one of Rolex\u2019s most beloved styles and carries on the tradition, aesthetics and utility of the original GMT-Master.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At first blush, the Rolex GMT-Master and GMT-Master II appear to be the exact same watch. They both feature a sleek black dial and a rotatable bezel to quickly read a second time zone. So what exactly is the difference between these two models? Here\u2019s how you can distinguish a Rolex GMT-Master from a GMT-Master […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[314,6],"tags":[37,185,182,183,184],"class_list":["post-13140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-spotlight","category-education","tag-rolex","tag-rolex-education","tag-rolex-gmt-master","tag-rolex-gmt-master-ii","tag-rolex-watch"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13140"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13168,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13140\/revisions\/13168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}