$4,200
Air-King-Date, Ref. 5700 Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Air-King-Date, Precision”, Ref. 5700/15000. Made in the late 1980s, sold June 1989. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original box, Guarantee Certificate (now void), hang tag and instruction booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, back engraved: XEROX 1988, crystal with cyclops lens. Satiné silver with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
