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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000

LOT 347

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Submariner - 660 ft/200 m.,Ref. 5513, Comex, circa 1970.Fine and rare center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with stainless steel ?Flush-fit? Oyster bracelet.

HKD 72,000 - 88,000

USD 9,000 - 11,000

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown, graduated revolving bezel for the decompression times, ?Triplock? winding-crown protected by the ?Crown Guard? with gas escape valve, sapphire crystal. D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes. ?Skeleton? tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1530, rhodium plated,26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 4
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

ComexThis model was made by Rolex and lent to Comex in Monte-Carlo for some diving tests. This company was specialized in submarine research. This watch won all Comex diving records and Rolex offered the watches to the Company.The gas escape valve is used to avoid that, at a certain depth, the watch explodes due to the pressure.A similar watch is published in Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches,1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, p. 237.The Rolex Submariner has been the official watch for many Marine Corps worldwide, available in stainless steel only. Many of them were attributed to the Royal Marines Special Boat Squadron marked on the dial by the ?Broad Arrow?. The U.S. Army Forces also wore this ?Submariner? watch.- The first version of Submariner Ref. 6204 was launched in 1954. On the dial: Submariner.- The second version of Submariner Ref. 5508 was launched in 1958. On the dial: Submariner - 100 m = 330 ft.- The third version of Submariner, the present watch, Ref. 5513 was launched in the 1960?s. On the dial: Submariner - 660 ft = 200 m.- Rolex then modified this model and today the dial of this watch bears 300m = 1000 ft.