Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 303

Rolex, Quartz, No. 027, Ref. J 5100.Produced in very few examples in the 1970's.Fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, 18Kyellow gold gentleman's quartz wristwatch with date, and an 18Kyellow gold bracelet.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fluted gold bezel and crown,geometrical-shaped hooded lugs, crystal with "Cyclops" lens D. champagnewith applied yellow gold indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated"Bâton" gold hands. M. Cal. Beta 21, 13 jewels, frequency of the quartz oscillator:8192 Hz, reduced to 256 Hz by the frequency reducer.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.A similar watch is published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by OsvaldoPatrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2001, pp. 364 and 370.303