Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 275

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual,"Submariner", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 5512, second generation. Produced in the 1960s. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 660ft = 200m, stainless steel gentleman??s wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bi-directional elapsed time rotating black bezel for the decompression times,"Twinlock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard".D. Black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes. Tritium-coated "skeleton? hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated,"oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.