Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 285

Ref. 1501 Yellow Gold Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 1501. Made in the late 1970s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Blue with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodiumplated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of Various Owners