Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 195

Rolex - Ref. 1675 Steel & Gold - GMT-Master Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, GMT Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 2009333, Ref. 1675. Made in 1968. Fine, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and special 24-hour bezel and hand.

c. Three-body, polished and brushed, graduated bidirectional revolving gold 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. Brown with luminous round, baton and triangular yellow gold indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.