Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 208

Ref. 1665, ?Sea-Dweller 2000? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, 2000 ft = 610 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 5865181, Ref. 1665. Made in 1978-1979. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with gas escape valve, date and a stainless steel Oyster ?Fliplock? bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, first generation helium escape valve at 9, graduated revolving black bezel for the decompression times, ?Triplock? winding crown protected by the crown guard, screw-down back and crown. D. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel ?skeleton? hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, ?oeil-de-perdrix? decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39.50 mm. Thickness 17 mm.