68,750 HKD
ROLEX REF. 1665 SEA DWELLER ‘RAIL DIAL’ Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, 2000 ft. = 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 5766950, Ref. 1665. Made in 1977. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant to 2000 ft, stainless steel diver's chronometer wristwatch with helium escape valve, date and a Ref.93150 stainless steel Rolex Oyster Fliplock bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bidirectional 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/seconds divisions, 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 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Approx overall length 195 mm Notes This model is type 2 of white printed Sea Dweller dials and the only version to feature a so called ‘rail dial’ characterized by the fi rst letters of Chronometer and Certifi ed lining up with each other vertically.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-02-26
