Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 40

ROLEX REF. 1625 THUNDERBIRD STEEL AND YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case no. 3065563, ref. 1625. Made circa 1968. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, steel and yellow gold wristwatch with date and a steel and yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, bidirectional revolving reeded gold bezel embossed with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.