Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOT 109

ROLEX REF. 68289 DATEJUST TRIDOR DIAMOND BEZEL & DIAL WHITE YELLOW AND PINK GOLD Rolex, Genève, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, case No. 9231047, Ref. 68289. Made circa 1986. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold wristwatch with date, diamond-set bezel and dial and an 18K white, yellow and pink gold Tridor President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, "Pyramid" bezel set with 24 round diamonds, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with applied diamond-set indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date, outer minute track. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 2135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.