Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014

LOT 154

ROLEX REF. 1675 NO CROWN GUARD YELLOW GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 1250588, Ref. 1675. Made in 1964. Very fine and Very rare, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel, hand and 18K yellow gold Rolex rivet bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and service guarantee.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Twinlock winding-crown, bi-directional revolving graduated 24-hour bronze-colored bezel for the second time-zone, crystal with cyclops lens. Brown with applied luminous yellow gold round baton and triangular indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. 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.