Rolex GMT Pepsi 16750 by Magnum PI:style and technique

He Rolex-GMT reference 16750 it was the last GMT to mount glass plexy. For aficionados, that means it's a vintage Rolex in its own right. Often, in fact, the dividing line between vintage and modern, in the Rolex field, is drawn by the use of plexy glass or sapphire crystal. THE rolex from the late seventies to early seventies, which mount sapphire crystal but still use aluminum rings and thinner cases, smaller in size than current models, are rather defined "Old recent". Magnum PI so wear a Rolex GMT plexi with an elegant and slender case, in line with the aesthetics of the seventies of which the TV series is one of the symbols.

He Rolex GMT 16750 Pepsi by Magnum PI is led by the caliber 3075, characterized by the rapid adjustment of the calendar and the stop of the machine, which allows adjustment as precise as possible.

Why does Magnum PI carry the Pepsi 16750 GMT?

The choice of this watch was explained by the actor Tom Selleck as due to several factors. First of all, his Rolex GMT 16750 showed excellent toughness in the field. In an interview published in a watch magazine, the Magnum PI interpreter said that "My Rolex GMT was under water, immersed in the sand, I don't know how many shocks it took, without ever causing any problems" . It is therefore obvious that a watch like the GMT 16750 he's ideal for a character who, in the TV series, is a Vietnam veteran who foils criminal plots in the subtropical setting of Hawaii.

But why a Pepsi, it's a Rolex-GMT with insert ferrule colored aluminum blue and red? Also in the aforementioned interview, Tom Selleck explains the reason for his choice: Colorr red perfectly matches the Ferrari of Magnum PI, while the blue remember waters lagoons Hawaiian".

Tom Selleck he then carried his faithful Rolex-GMT 16750 throughout his career. Below is a still image from the television series "Jesse Stone", a detective story in which, several decades after Hawaii, the Rolex GMT Pepsi 16750 continues to accompany the adventures of the mustachioed American detective.

This explains why the Rolex GMT 16750 Pepsi is the ideal watch for  Magnum PI . If you are curious to know more about the timepieces that have made the history of cinema, you can Learn more with this article on James Bond 007 watches and with an overview of watches that have linked their names to films the most famous and beloved of all time.