The Perfect UK 1:1 Replica Rolex GMT-Master Watches On The Wrists Of History
Few know this, but Rolex has been an active participant in several space missions. Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa wore his own GMT-Master during the Apollo 14 mission. But, another Swiss made replica Rolex GMT-Master watches wrapped tightly on the wrist of another astronaut, Jack Swigert, played a huge role in Apollo 13’s safe return to earth.
Swigert was never meant to be on that shuttle. But he got the call two days before the launch, as a late replacement for the original command module pilot, Ken Mattingly. The latter had been accidentally exposed to rubella, or German measles, and had to be grounded for observation.
As actual day preparations for the launch began in earnest, few noticed the AAA UK Rolex fake watches on Swigert’s wrist, the Rolex GMT-Master. Dear to his heart, it was his good luck charm.
The capsule containing Swigert and the other astronauts splashed safely down in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Fiji on 17 April 1970. The GMT-Master, albeit with a slightly cracked case, emerged from the metal cavern as Swigert climbed out of the hole. Today, that high quality Rolex copy watches is with Geneva, together with a note addressed to then-Rolex director René-Paul Jeanneret (“To my longtime friend Rene Jeanneret who enabled me to always be on time”) and a signed photo of the Apollo 13 splashdown.
It’s stories like these that have catapulted the luxury Rolex GMT-Master replica watches to mythical status in the watch world. First released in 1955, it featured a dedicated 24-hour hand and graduated, rotatable two-colour bezel that have become synonymous with the model. Long-distance travel became more commonplace, and the watch’s ability to tell the time between two time zones at a glance became highly valued. This was clearest in the partnership between Rolex and Pan American World Airways, or Pan Am. The GMT-Master became the official watch of the most prominent American intercontinental airline at the time.
In 1959, four years after its release, the timepiece played a prominent role in a world-changing event: the first non-stop transatlantic flight by Pan Am between New York and Moscow. Captain C. N. Warren, who used his Swiss movements super clone Rolex GMT-Master watches as a navigation aid, helmed the controls of that fateful Boeing 707, which also carried journalists reporting on US vice-president Richard Nixon’s visit to the Soviet Union. “The flight itself was navigated by Rolex,” said Captain Warren.
In the same year, the top replica Rolex GMT-Master watches UK adorned the wrists of eight members of a British Army regiment travelling around the world on two off-road vehicles. Dubbed Pegasus Overland, the 1959 expedition took 51 weeks and crossed some 34 countries. Rolex also worked with NASA and the US Air Force on another record, this time involving hypersonic flight. The X-15 research programme tested pilots’ abilities to withstand the effects of extreme velocity and suborbital flight. Several flights took place during this period.
The most outstanding, however, was by William J. Knight on 3 October 1967. While wearing the best China copy Rolex GMT-Master watches, he piloted the craft to an astonishing 7,274kph, over six times the speed of sound. It’s still the fastest human flight ever recorded to this day.
Just like the many advancements made by humans wearing the GMT-Master, the wholesale fake Rolex watches has evolved in the decades since its introduction. Its first major change came in 1982, when Rolex created a new calibre that allowed the hour hand to be adjusted independently of the minute and 24-hour hands. The wearer could adjust the first time zone without affecting other functions.
Rolex named it the GMT-Master II to separate it from its predecessor. Both co-existed until 2000, when the GMT-Master finally took its bow.
The bezel also transformed several times. Initially crafted from Plexiglas, it adopted aluminium in 1959 before switching to high-technology ceramic in 2005. The hardy material, which Rolex called Cerachrom in 2008, is virtually scratch proof and cannot corrode. It’s unaffected by the sun’s ultraviolet rays, too. Since its introduction on the Rolex GMT-Master II replica watches for sale, Cerachrom has appeared in several other Rolex timepieces.
In 2018, the Swiss online Rolex copy watches also welcomed the new calibre 3285. This self-winding mechanical movement features the patented and energy-efficient Chronergy escapement. It’s unbothered by strong magnetic fields, which can be an issue for regular travellers.
The movement is also fitted with a blue Parachrom hairspring and a Rolex overcoil, which keeps the calibre ticking no matter what position the best quality fake Rolex GMT-Master II watches ends up in, whether in space or flying through air, as its wearers have shown throughout history.
The Rolex GMT-Master range will celebrate its 70th birthday next year, a milestone that several enthusiasts, purists, and collectors will look forward to with bated breath. Personally, nothing makes my heart race more than the amazing physical and mental feats that some wearers will accomplish, just like how Swigert and his team members made the world hold its collective breath – and let out an enormous sigh of relief.