Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 490

ROLEX, REF. 6516, LADY?S DATEJUST, WHITE GOLD Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Officially Certified Chronometer?, case No. 2179597, Ref. 6516/6517. Made circa 1969. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold lady?s chronometer wristwatch with date and an 18k white gold Rolex riveted bracelet.

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 25,000 - 41,000 / USD 3,200 - 5,400

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, inclined bezel, plastic crystal with cyclops lens. D. Silver with applied baton indexes, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1161, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 25 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm. Approx overall length 150 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Almost exclusively always found in yellow gold, this early ladys Datejust is extremely rare in white gold still accompanied by its original white gold riveted bracelet. It is in fact the first example ever to be offered at auction at Antiquorum