When Pan-American Airlines held a brief monopoly on trans-Atlantic flights after WWII, the airline requested a pilot’s watch from US perfect replica Rolex that could manage multiple time zones. The 1:1 fake Rolex GMT-Master was Rolex’s answer. With a 24-hour hand added to the center arbor and a fixed 24-hour timing bezel, pilots could now monitor local as well as, say, GMT time. This was all housed in an Oyster case and included the “cyclops” date magnifier made popular on the Datejust. Pilots had become heroes, sex symbols, and role models during WWII, and many commercial pilots in the 1950s…

Why This Makes Sense: There’s only one Marlon Brando GMT-Master. This perfect replica Rolex US, seen on Brando’s wrist in Apocalypse Now, appeared at Phillips just four years ago, where it sold for $1.95 million. There’s significantly more interest in watches than four years ago, and while the market has softened considerably over the past 18 months, collectors are still willing to pay up for rarity. Why This Makes No Sense: Something odd happened at the Christie’s Passion for Time sale. First, the single-owner sale featuring Mohammed Zaman’s collection (which we previewed here) started almost an hour late. When it…