In the 1950s, the flight was pure prestige: then-mighty worldwide airline Pan American used fancy lounges, pin-up stewardesses, as well as mid-flight cigarette breaks. Yes, it was all wonderful up until the aircraft landed, as well as disorientation set in an entirely foreign area, different language, and no understanding promptly as hours vaporized throughout the flight. This was particularly bothersome for Pan Americans’ pilots as well as crew members, whose task was to jump in between various time zones. So, the airline company partnered with Rolex watch [นาฬิกา โรเล็กซ์, which is the term in Thai] to create a watch that can track the clock at both separation city as well as the destination. The Rolex GMT-Master was born.
The Rolex GMT was released in 1955 with a bold-for-its-time red, as well as a blue bezel, the external ring of the case the numbers are affixed to. The color mix gained the nickname “Pepsi.” In the early ’80s, Rolex threw a bone to more modest cabinets with the red-and-black “Coke” bezel. The GMT adhered to the family tree of Rolex’s various other so-called “tool” watches, wristwatches that offer some features.
The “Submariner” was the first watch that might take a trip 100 meters underwater; the GMT was made especially for flight.
Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex’s creator, thought of a rather sophisticated remedy for Pan Am’s time-warped vacationers. The GMT includes the common hour, minute, second indicators, yet what establishes the watch apart is the fourth hand. It’s set to Greenwich Mean Time, which is the criterion against which all time zones are chosen. The bezel turns so the wearer can establish it against GMT. So, if you’re in London, however, traveling to the Big Apple, or GMT-5, you’d revolve the bezel counter-clockwise 5 clicks.
The invention of the watch wasn’t just useful for Pan Am employees, it was a pretty good day at work: they were all equipped with the new tricked-out timepieces. But the watch wasn’t simply for those who learned the art of safety demonstrations. Soon, it was showing up on a who’s who of 20th-century symbols: Dizzy Gillespie, Pablo Picasso, Marlon Brando, Hunter S. Thompson, as well as Eric Clapton. Even Che Guevara as well as Fidel Castro wore GMTs.
