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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 169

Steel and Gold ?Thunderbird? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 1625. Made in the late 1970?s, sold on July 10, 1980. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and a yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, 3 extra links, Guarantee Certificate (now void), service invoice and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bidirectional reeded and graduated bezel cast with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold 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 free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.