Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 259

?So-Called Straight Hand Steve McQueen" Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Explorer II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", Ref. 1655. Made in 1971. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel, large orange hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, graduated 24-hour bezel, screwed-down case back and protected crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous white "baton" hands, large luminous orange arrow to indicate the diurnal and nocturnal hours on the 24-hour graduated bezel. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.