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LOT 166

Ref. 5512 Gilt 4 Lines Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 200 m / 660 ft., Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 5512/5513. Made in 1966, sold on May 1, 1967. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex riveted Oyster expansion bracelet. Accompanied by the original box, Chronometer Certificate, Guarantee (now void), instruction pamphlet, a service invoice dated August 5, 1975, and a U.S. Custom Certificate of Registration.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions and temperatures, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.