$2,760
Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer", Ref. 6518. Produced in 1954.Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a Rolex buckle. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed- down case back and crown, "Cyclops" crystal. matte silver with applied dart indexes and outer radium-coated dots, aperture for the date display in red and black. "Dauphine" radium-coated hands. Cal. 1000/1030, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Notes This watch is the only "Oyster Perpetual" with a date function known with movement Cal. 1000/1030. The production of this movement only lasted for a short period of time. Rolex redesigned the self-winding mechanism and the caliber was produced as a 1030 thereafter.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-03-19
