Rolex
Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3
“Root Beer”
The Rolex GMT-Master (reference 1675/3) is a 40 mm yellow gold / stainless steel watch with a brown dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 3075 and is water resistant to 100 m. It is no longer in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 1675/3
- Nickname
- Root Beer
- Collection
- GMT-Master
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Case material
- Yellow gold / stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Yellow gold / stainless steel
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Brown
- Bezel
- Aluminum, brown/gold
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 3075
- Functions
- Date / GMT
Production
- Production
- Discontinued
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
1675/3 Root Beer
Nipple indexes · “Root Beer”
16753 Root Beer Nipple
Nipple; gold markers · “Root Beer”
How it compares within the GMT-Master family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
About the GMT-Master family
The GMT-Master was developed in 1954 with Pan American Airways for crews flying between time zones. Ref. 6542 combined a 24-hour hand with a rotating 24-hour bezel, first in Bakelite and soon in aluminium, often in the red and blue colours later nicknamed Pepsi.
The ref. 1675, made from around 1959 to 1980, added crown guards and is the classic vintage version. The 16750 brought a quickset date, and the 16700 ran until 1999, when the GMT-Master gave way to the GMT-Master II. Gold and two-tone versions such as the 16758 and 16753 exist alongside steel. On vintage pieces, dealers look closely at the dial type, the bezel insert's condition and originality, and service replacement parts.
Quick answers
- What size is the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3?
- The Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3 has a 40 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 3075.
- How water resistant is the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3 still in production?
- Discontinued.
- What is the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3 made of?
- The case is yellow gold / stainless steel. Bracelet or strap: Yellow gold / stainless steel.
- What is the Rolex GMT-Master 1675/3 nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Root Beer”.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.