Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 175

Rolex - Ref. 1603 - Steel - Da tejust Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 2133952, Ref. 1603. Made in 1968. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a service box. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black (earlier) with applied steel baton indexes with white inlay, luminous dot, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 205 mm.