Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 24

So-called "Thunderbird" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual "Datejust,? Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1625. Made in 1971. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless ste-el and white gold gentleman's wrist-watch with date and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown,revolving bi-directional reeded and grad-uated18K white gold bezel, crystal with"cyclops" lens. D. Black with appliedsteel bâton indexes and tritium dots,aperture for the date. Tritium coatedsteel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rho-diumplated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decora-tion,26 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment,monometallic balance adjusted totemperature and 5 positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating free-sprungBreguet balance-spring, hack mecha-nism,Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.