Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 324

Rolex - Yellow Gold - Ref. 69178 Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. R 551795, Ref. 69178. Made in 1988. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold lady?s wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, serial number engraved inside the back, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. White with applied radial yellow gold Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. m. Cal. 2135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Approx. overall length 160 mm.