Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 25, 2003

LOT 371

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual "Datejust", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 6605. Produced in the late 1950's.Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. satiné silver with applied radium-coated steel bâton and dart indexes, aperture for the date. "Dauphine" radium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 1066, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.