Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 232

ROLEX REF. 1665, DOUBLE RED SEA-DWELLER MARK II Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000 ft./610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 2665702, Ref. 1665. Made in 1967. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel diver?s chronometer wristwatch with double red Sea-Dweller logo, helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Ref. 93150 Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by a service box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, inner case stamped with the last 3 digits of the case number . D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date, ?Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000? in red letters. Luminous steel skeleton 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.