Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 506

Rolex Ref. 1601 Steel & Pink Gold Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. 2307092, Ref. 1601. Made in 1969. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel and pink gold wristwatch with date. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fluted pink gold bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné silver with applied pink gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm