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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 171

Ref. 1675, Stainless Steel "GMT-Master" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 16753, case No. 3106227. Made in 1971. Fine, two-time-zone, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour black bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,700

Sold: CHF 5,310

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving bezel with black insert for the second time zone in 24 hours, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a French Gentleman


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Similar watches are published on pp. 377 to 379 of ?Collecting Rolex Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006, vol. 1.