222,000 HKD
Double-Red Sea-Dweller Submariner Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000 ft. /610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, case No. 4088580, Ref. 1665. Made in 1975. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with “Sea- Dweller, Submariner 2000” in red, gas escape valve, date, and a stainless steel Oyster Fliplock bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with engraved “Rolex Patent, Gas Escape Valve, Oyster” and Triplock crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, winding-crown protected by the crown guard. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer white minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570/ 1575, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock absorber, self compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08