Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 162

Rolex "Sea-Dweller" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Sea-Dweller", Ref. 1665. Made in the 1970s for the Middle Eastern market. Fine and very rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a special dial, date and a Rolex stainless steel "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and protected winding-crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduatedrevolving 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, above the 6, "Sea Dweller" in red Arabic script. Tritium-coated steel"Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1575, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance adjusted totemperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Height 17 mm.Approx. overall length 190 mm.