Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 187

Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date,? Super-lative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1630. Made in the 1970s. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an integrated stainless steel and gold bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case backand crown, fluted gold bezel, sapphire crystal with "cyclops"lens. D. Champagne with applied gold bâton indexes and tritiumcoated dots. Tritium coated gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1570,rhodium plated, 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.Dim. 36 x 42 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.