14,400 CHF
Sea-Dweller 2000 Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, 2000 ft / 610 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, case No. 6109206, Ref. 1665. Made in 1979. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Oyster “Fliplock” bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, first generation helium escape valve at 9, graduated revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the Crown Guard, screw-down case back and crown. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, 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 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 17 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
