Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 205

Tudor Ref. 7169 Steel Chronograph Tudor, ?Oyster Date Chronograph,? case No. 826786, Ref. 7169/0, case made by Rolex, Geneva. Made in 1972. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, round-button chronograph, register and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crown and buttons, graduated bidirectional revolving blue bezel for elapsed time, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens, screw-down bottom pusher jammed. D. Bicolor anthracite and blue with luminous baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale with 5-minute/second orange Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45-minute register, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous black baton hands. M. Cal. 234, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.