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The Southpaws’ Selection

There’s a tiny set of watches made specially for left-handers. The Telegraph did a search for them

Abhijit Mitra Published 05.06.22, 12:57 AM
ROLEX GMT-MASTER II For this, Rolex followed up on its GMT Master from 1959, which had the ‘Pepsi’ bezel. Here the movement has been turned half a circle so that both the crown and the date window have moved to nine o’clock. It also has a Cerachrom bezel insert in green and black ceramic, a new colour.

ROLEX GMT-MASTER II For this, Rolex followed up on its GMT Master from 1959, which had the ‘Pepsi’ bezel. Here the movement has been turned half a circle so that both the crown and the date window have moved to nine o’clock. It also has a Cerachrom bezel insert in green and black ceramic, a new colour.

Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex introduced the GMT Master II in a left-handed configuration this year with the crown on the left, which would make it easier for someone with a dominant left hand to use the watch. Which made us wonder what the options were if someone were actually looking for something similar.

The results are disappointingly thin in any segment of the market and a bare minimum number can be found in the luxury end. It’s not that the idea is new at all — there have been similar watches in the past as well, but they are super rare and used specimens, too, are few and far between. Some have been special editions and some regular ones too are currently out of stock with no assurance of whether they’ll be back. Here are the ones that one can still buy if one fancies.

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