Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 369

Rolex Ref. 1675 Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 5462485, Ref. 1675. Made in 1979. Fine, two-time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, 24-hour bezel and hand and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex presentation case, photocopy of the chronometer guarantee, Oyster booklet and Rolex service receipts dated 1989 and 1992.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Twin-lock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, bi-directional revolving graduated 24-hour black bezel for the second time zone, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous yellow gold round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.