Revolution: The Evolution of the Role...

New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 75

Oyster Perpetual Date, Ref. 1530 Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 1530. Made in the 1970s. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and an integral stainless steel Rolex link bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Two-tone silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.