Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 508

Rolex, Ref. 1625 Steel and Gold Thunderbird Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 1273131, Ref. 1625. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel and yellow gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and a yellow gold expanding riveted Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bi-directional reeded and graduated bezel cast with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Silver with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute seconds division, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1560, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.