Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 90
ROLEX REF 1501 DATE "SERPICO Y LAINO" STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Date, Serpico Y Laino, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", case No.511864, Ref. 1501. Made in the 1960. Fine and rare , center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet with deployant clasp.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 25,000 - 41,000 / USD 3,400 - 5,700
Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated engine-turned bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens. Matte black with applied faceted steel indexes, Arabic numerals and luminous dots, outer minutes/second divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel Alpha hands. Cal. 1560, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-10-01 |
Good Patinated HANDS Original |