Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 48

Stainless Steel "Steve McQueen" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Explorer II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 3343068, Ref. 1655. Made in 1973. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and orange hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and protected crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, crystal with ?cyclops" lens. D. Black with luminous baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands, large orange arrow to indicate 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 temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.