Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 82

"GMT-Master" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, ?GMT Master?, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1675. Made in the 1970s. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, two time-zone, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel and 14K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard", graduated bi-directional revolving brown bezel for the second timezone in 24-hours, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Brown with applied luminous yellow gold round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.