Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 54

Rolex - Datejust - 14k Yellow Gold Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 1209434, Ref. 1601. Made in 1959. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneaushaped, 14K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Shaded maroon with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. m. Cal. 1560, 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.