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	Inside one reference, the watch can change a lot. A 5512 from 1962 is not the 5512 from 1978. A pointed-crown-guard 1675 is not the late matte 1675. Generation matters first. [[BezelBase:About\|About →]]		Inside one reference, the watch can change a lot. A 5512 from 1962 is not the 5512 from 1978. A pointed-crown-guard 1675 is not the late matte 1675. Generation matters first. [[BezelBase:About\|About →]]
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	== From the archive: GMT-Master 1675 ==		== From the archive: GMT-Master 1675 ==

	{\| style="~~width~~:~~100%~~; ~~border-collapse~~:~~separate~~; ~~border-spacing~~:0; margin:0 0 2em 0; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555;"		<div style="display:flex; gap:18px; padding:16px; margin:0 0 2em 0; background:#f8f8f6; border-left:3px solid #555;">
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	\| style="~~width~~:~~35%~~; ~~padding~~:~~14px; vertical~~-~~align:top~~;" \| [[File:Ref 1675 hero.webp\|frameless\|240px\|link=Reference:1675]]		[[File:Ref 1675 hero.webp\|frameless\|240px\|link=Reference:1675]]
	\| style="~~width~~:~~65%~~; ~~padding:14px; vertical~~-~~align~~:~~top~~;" \| The [[Reference:1675\|1675]] is the main vintage GMT-Master. It takes the fragile early [[Reference:6542\|6542]] idea and turns it into the watch most people picture when they say vintage GMT: crown guards, acrylic crystal, an aluminum 24-hour insert, and a production run long enough to hold several different watches under a single reference number. Early gilt PCG (pointed crown guard) examples, later glossy gilt watches, matte-dial steel watches, black- or brown-dial gold watches, and the two-tone Root Beer branch all live under 1675.		</div>
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			The [[Reference:1675\|1675]] is the main vintage GMT-Master. It takes the fragile early [[Reference:6542\|6542]] idea and turns it into the watch most people picture when they say vintage GMT: crown guards, acrylic crystal, an aluminum 24-hour insert, and a production run long enough to hold several different watches under a single reference number. Early gilt PCG (pointed crown guard) examples, later glossy gilt watches, matte-dial steel watches, black- or brown-dial gold watches, and the two-tone Root Beer branch all live under 1675.

	'''[[Reference:1675\|Read the full 1675 article →]]'''		'''[[Reference:1675\|Read the full 1675 article →]]'''
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Admin: Main_Page: From-the-archive featured card + Recently-updated rail to break up the directory wall and give an entry point with content

2026-05-24T00:22:11Z

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 == Submariner ==

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 4365 + 4499 now link to live articles — full Air-King family pre-2020 set complete

2026-05-02T04:54:15Z

Main Page Air-King nav: 4365 + 4499 now link to live articles — full Air-King family pre-2020 set complete

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Battle of Britain origin<br/><small>1945–53</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Battle of Britain origin<br/><small>1945–53</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:4925\|4925]] · 4365 · 4499		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:4925\|4925]] · [[Reference:4365\|4365]] · [[Reference:4499\|4499]]
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| First automatic<br/><small>1953–57</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| First automatic<br/><small>1953–57</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5502 and 5506 now link to live articles

2026-05-02T04:38:51Z

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · [[Reference:5520\|5520]] · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · [[Reference:5701\|5701]]		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · [[Reference:5502\|5502]] · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · [[Reference:5506\|5506]] · [[Reference:5520\|5520]] · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · [[Reference:5701\|5701]]
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5520 now links to live article

2026-05-02T04:30:03Z

Main Page Air-King nav: 5520 now links to live article

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · [[Reference:5701\|5701]]		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · [[Reference:5520\|5520]] · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · [[Reference:5701\|5701]]
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5701 now links to live article

2026-05-02T04:16:03Z

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · 5701		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · [[Reference:5701\|5701]]
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5501 now links to live article

2026-05-02T04:09:24Z

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · 5501 · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · 5701		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · [[Reference:5501\|5501]] · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · 5701
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5700 now links to live article

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Long-run mainstay<br/><small>1957–89</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · 5501 · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · 5700 · 5701		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · 5501 · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · [[Reference:5700\|5700]] · 5701
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 5504 now links to live article

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · 5501 · 5502 · 5504 · 5506 · 5520 · 5700 · 5701		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:5500\|5500]] · 5501 · 5502 · [[Reference:5504\|5504]] · 5506 · 5520 · 5700 · 5701
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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>

Admin: Main Page Air-King nav: 14000M now links to live article — modern Air-King set complete (14000/14000M/114200 all linked)

2026-05-02T02:42:51Z

Main Page Air-King nav: 14000M now links to live article — modern Air-King set complete (14000/14000M/114200 all linked)

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	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:bold;" \| Sapphire era<br/><small>1989–2014</small>
	\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:14000\|14000]] · 14000M · [[Reference:114200\|114200]]		\| style="padding:3px 4px; vertical-align:top;" \| [[Reference:14000\|14000]] · [[Reference:14000M\|14000M]] · [[Reference:114200\|114200]]
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