Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 370

Ref. 1675, No Crown Guard Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 1218546, Ref. 1675. Made in 1965. Fine, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand. Accompanied by fitted box and warranty (now void).

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Twinlock winding-crown, bi-directional revolving graduated 24-hour bronze-colored bezel for the second time-zone, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Brown with applied luminous yellow gold round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39.5 mm. Thickness: 12.5 mm.