Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 344

Rolex - Ref. 1675 - GMT-Master - Gilt Dial Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, GMT Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 1489909, Ref. 1675. Made in 1966. Fine, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, red and blue (faded) graduated bidirectional revolving bezel for the second 24-hour time zone, screw-down case back and crown, winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. m. Cal. 1560, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.