The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 579

Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. N326899, Ref. 15210. Sold on July 2nd, 1993. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Anthracite with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions and aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions under a bridge, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.