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Lot Essay
The dial of the present watch bears the emblem of the United Arab Emirates. Watches bearing this emblem were often given by the Ministry of Defence to deserving personnel as a sign of appreciation.
The GMT-Master model was developped on request of Pan Am when the company started transatlantic flights with jet aircrafts in 1956. Travelers appreciated the fact that the journey times were reduced from 13 hours to 7 but suffered from a new phenomen, the jet lag. Pan Am was concerned about the possible effects on its pilots and, after researches, advised them to keep on "home" time while away from base. As at the same time they needed to know the local time, a joint Pan Am and Rolex task force was assigned. The team produced the "G.M.T. Master", named after the world's standard time, the Greenwich Mean Time.
The GMT-Master model was developped on request of Pan Am when the company started transatlantic flights with jet aircrafts in 1956. Travelers appreciated the fact that the journey times were reduced from 13 hours to 7 but suffered from a new phenomen, the jet lag. Pan Am was concerned about the possible effects on its pilots and, after researches, advised them to keep on "home" time while away from base. As at the same time they needed to know the local time, a joint Pan Am and Rolex task force was assigned. The team produced the "G.M.T. Master", named after the world's standard time, the Greenwich Mean Time.