Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 438

Ref. 1655, Stainless Steel, So-Called ?Steve McQueen? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Explorer II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 4028444, Ref. 1655. Made in 1975. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel, red large hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, graduated 24-hour bezel, screw-down 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. 1530, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.