WatchdivesWD6542
Homage to the Rolex GMT-Master 1675
about$209
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The Watchdives WD6542 is a homage to the Rolex GMT-Master 1675, with a 38 mm case, 2 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 100 m. Its Resemblance Score is 70 out of 100. It costs about $209 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 1675. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | WD6542 | GMT-Master 1675 (1675) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 40 mm | −2 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 47 mm | ≈ 47 mm | same |
| Thickness | 12.7 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | 20 mm | ≈ 20.3 mm | −0.3 mm |
| Water resistance | 100 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Automatic, NH34 | Automatic, 1575 (earlier watches 1565) | |
| Power reserve | Not published | Not published | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high clear AR coating | Acrylic | |
| Bezel | 24-click bidirectional, Curved sapphire with Super C3 lume | Rotating, bidirectional 24-hour, Aluminium | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | C3 green light on hands and markers | Tritium on later dials | |
| Bracelet | Brushed stainless steel bracelet | Oyster (riveted or folded links by period) | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ GMT-Master 1675, Lug-to-lug: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (46.5–47.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ GMT-Master 1675, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (20–20.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
GMT-Master 1675
Reference 1675, 40 mm, aluminium bezel (vintage, 1959-1980)
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47 mm
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Automatic, 1575 (earlier watches 1565)
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores 70
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions19.3 / 30
- Case diameter4 / 122 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug8 / 8Same size
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width3.4 / 40.3 mm apart
Design signatures28.5 / 40
- Bidirectional rotating 24-hour bezel with aluminium insert10 / 10Bidirectional 24-hour bezel with a two-tone insert and aged-tone numerals in the official images. The brand lists a curved sapphire insert, not aluminium.
- Fourth, 24-hour GMT hand sweeping the dial9 / 9Fourth hand with an arrow tip, red on the blue and red versions, in the official images.
- Mercedes-style hour hand3.5 / 7Mercedes-style hour hand on the "Benz hands" versions. The pencil-hand versions use plain sword hands.
- Crown guards on a 40 mm Oyster case0 / 6The crown sits on the case flank with no visible crown guards in the official images.
- Black dial with luminous hour markers4 / 4Black dial with round dot, bar and triangle markers in aged-tone lume in the official images. Other versions have white or brown dials.
- Domed acrylic crystal2 / 4Bubble-domed crystal, but the brand lists sapphire, not acrylic.
Functions and materials12 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Date at 6 o'clock and a 24-hour GMT hand. The original record lists no complications.
- Bezel action4 / 424-click bidirectional bezel; the original record gives a bidirectional rotating bezel.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel case with a curved sapphire bezel insert. The original record lists an aluminium insert.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Bubble-domed sapphire with AR coating, against the original's acrylic.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Compact 38 mm case with a 47 mm lug-to-lug
- Sapphire crystal and a curved sapphire bezel insert
- 24-click bidirectional bezel
- Aged-tone C3 lume
- Several dial and hand styles
Less good
- Sapphire crystal instead of the original's acrylic
- Lume is weaker than on a diver, according to the one reviewer
Versions and colours
- Black Dial - Benz HandsFollows the GMT-Master 1675 1675 (40 mm, aluminium bezel (vintage, 1959-1980))about $209
- White Dial - Benz HandsIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $209
- Green BezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $209
- Brown DialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $209
- Black Dial - Pencil HandsFollows the GMT-Master 1675 1675 (40 mm, aluminium bezel (vintage, 1959-1980))about $209
- White Dial - Pencil HandsIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $209
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.