slay Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have a love/hate relationship with this watch... I love it, because it's one of the most beautiful vintage Rolex in my opinion. What stands out to me is that it is one of the few Rolex where the acrylic crystal sits very low above the dial. The 6542 is one of the few watches that strikes a perfect balance between looking different & unique and modesty. I hate it, because finding gen parts for it, especially for the movement, is virtually impossible. Why you ask? Because across the entire Cal. 1030 movement family (1030, 1035, 1036, 1040, 1055, 1065 & 1066), there is only a single reference [the 6542], which used a GMT Version of these movements. To make things worse, even the parts that look identical to those of a regular Cal 103X or 106X, have slight differences which will drive you nuts when assembling the watch with non-GMT versions (calendar ring, hour wheel, cannon pin, etc.). Anyway... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpd2186 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wow!!!!!!!!!!!Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomak Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 She's one of the prettiest I've seen in a long time!Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Stunning! Do share some more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 I wish I have the same case. And this rare brevet crown is the icing on the cake. What a wonderful watch Sir ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interaktiv Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wonderful!!!!!.....Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Is that a gen dial? Because it sure looks very-very-very good. The serifs are excellent in both clarity and look. White subprinting on indices. Awesome lume plots (ok, the 2'o'clock is almost perfect, but not 100%).. /Not so fluent in GMT6542 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Cordell Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Yes it's look very good but I don't think it's gen because of the coronet. As I'm not an expert I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Not a gen dial, but it's different from the other gilt dials I handled. Almost like the dial plate has a different shade of gold. As you can see, lume on the bezel, dial, hands and the gilt lettering all match in color Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Absolutely beautiful. And that's far and away the best Bakelite insert I've seen. I know what you mean about the color of the gilt. All my gilt dials have the same warm gold color showing through except my 1675. It's very much "whiter" almost like 10k gold next to 24k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Lovely!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jankal Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdk Posted September 24, 2017 Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 Beautiful Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprolexlover Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 What a gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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