Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 126

Rolex, Quartz, No. 057, Ref. J 5100. Made in a limited edition in the 1970s. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, centerseconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's quartz wristwatch with date and an integrated, 18K yellow gold Rolex bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted bezel and crown, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. Beta 21, 13 jewels,frequency of the quartz oscillator: 8192 Hz, reduced to 256 Hz by the frequency reducer. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 X 40 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.