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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 295

Yellow Gold ?Thunderbird? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 2793197, Ref. 1625. Made in 1971. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bidirectional reeded and graduated bezel embossed with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Black with applied yellow gold and white baton indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.