Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 357

Ref. 1601, Yellow Gold ?Datejust? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 1601, case No. 1443778. Made in 1966. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with date and an 18K gold Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down back and crown, faceted bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Silver with applied faceted gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, date aperture. Luminous gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a German Collector