Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 290

Ref. 1503 - Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 1503. Made in the late 1970s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with date and a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of Various Owners