Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 306

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Sea-Dweller", 2000 ft / 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1665, circa 1970. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 2000 ft / 610 m, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. Black with tritium coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium coated steel "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, hack mechanism.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.