Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 55

Rolex - Yellow Gold - Ref. 1675 Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 2338414, Ref. 1675. Made circa 1969. Fine, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Twinlock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, bidirectional revolving graduated 24-hour black bezel for the second time zone, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous yellow gold round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. m. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.