Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 35

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

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown,helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directionalrevolving black bezel for thedecompression times, "Triplock" wind-ing-crown protected by the "crownguard.? D. Black with tritium coatedround, triangular and bâton indexes,aperture for the date. Tritium coatedsteel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570,rhodium plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" deco-ration,26 jewels, straight line lever esca-pement,monometallic balance adjustedto temperatures and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprungBreguet balance-spring, Micros-tellaregulating screws, hack mechanism.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 17 mm.