Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 46

Rolex Ref. 1500 Steel & Yellow Gold Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 4185972, Ref. 1500. Made in 1974. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold faceted 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 temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.