Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 220

?Stainless Steel Air-King? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "Air-King" Precision, Ref. 14010. Made circa 1997. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated engine-turned bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Blue with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots. Luminous steel "baton? hands. M. Cal. 3000, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.