958,000 HKD
Laurent Leynaud’s Comex Sea Dweller, Ref. 1665, Rail Dial Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Comex, 2000ft./600 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, case No. 6221266, Ref. 1665. Made in 1980, sold on December 12th, 1980. Fine and extremely rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet, Ref. 93150. Accompanied by its original warranty, 1970’s Submariner and Oyster booklets, hang tag, a spare Rolex bezel and original fitted box. It is further accompanied by a Comex/Pro regulator, a Comex/Pro diver’s knife, a Comex/Pro timetable for decompression times and a Comex/Pro orange handbag. Property of the original owner. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved with “Rolex Patent Oyster Gas Escape Valve”, inside the case back “6221266, 1665” and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown-guard. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
