Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 231

So-called "Thunderbird" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "Datejust TURN-O-GRAPH", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1625. Produced in 1971. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and white gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and a Rolex stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bi-directional reeded and graduated bezel, crystal with "cyclops" lens.D. Satiné silver, applied white gold and black bâton indexes, outer tritium coated dots, aperture for the date. Tritium coated white gold "bâton" 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.