Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 491

ROLEX, REF. 5514, COMEX SUBMARINER Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660ft=200m, No. 485, case No. 4155871, Ref. 5514/5512. Made in 1976. Fine and very rare, water-resistant, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel diver?s wristwatch with first generation helium escape valve and a stainless steel Rolex Ref. 93150 Oyster fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by a copy of service paper dated August 2000 from Rolex Geneva. Property of the original owner,former director at Comex

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back engraved Rolex Comex and No. 485, screw-down triplock crown with Crown Guard, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, helium escape valve. D. Black with applied white gold luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, Comex logo, outer minute/second divisions. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Approx. overall length 205 mm.