Revolution: The Evolution of the Role...

New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 120

Ref. 1675, GMT-Master, Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, GMT Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", Ref. 1675. Made in 1971. Fine, two-time-zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet.

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,400 - 4,700

Sold: USD 19,200

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, black graduated bidirectional revolving bezel for the second 24-hour timezone, screwed-down case back and crown, winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Tiffany & Co. is a US jewelry retailer founded by Charles Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City in 1837 as a ?stationery and fancy goods emporium.? The store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items, and operated as Tiffany, Young and Ellis in lower Manhattan. The name was shortened to Tiffany & Co in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control, and the firm's emphasis on jewelry was established. Tiffany & Co. has since opened stores in major cities all over the world. Due to their important international prestige, Cartier and Tiffany were the last retailer names to appear as a co-brand on a Rolex dial. Both Cartier and Tiffany ceased to be Rolex agents in the late 1980s. The high prices now obtained for any Rolex with either of these two names on a dial is due not only to the fact that these were the last two companies ever to have their names on a Rolex dial but also to the tradition and heritage that these two names signify.