175,000 HKD
ROLEX REF. 1675 GMT-MASTER BLUEBERRY BEZEL STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," Ref. 1675. Fine and unusual, two time zone, center seconds, self- winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24 hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, blue graduated bidirectional revolving bezel for the second 24 hour time zone, screwed- down case back and crown, winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with applied luminous round, baton and triangular white gold indexes, outer minutes/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold skeleton hands, red arrow for the second time zone. Cal. 3075, rhodium-plated, 27 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, hack mechanism. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm. The ROLEX REF. 1675 GMT with all-blue bezel, affectionately known as the BLUEBERRY, is generally seen on GMT's with serial numbers from 5.4 milion to 5.8 million made around 1977/1978. Possibly produced for the middle-east market genuine examples are very rare to find and highly collectable.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2016-07-09
