$82,800
"U. S. Marine Prototype" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, U.S. Marine, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1690, movement No. 024510. Prototype made in few examples in 1982 for the US. Marines, production was never undertaken. Exceptionally rare and very fine, tonneau-shaped, asymmetrical, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel military wristwatch with U.S. Marine logo in red and a stainless steel Oyster expansion bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, 12-hour graduated bi-directional revolving steel bezel protected by the hooded lugs, "Triplock" winding-crown at 4 protected by a "crown guard", domed crystal, elongated lugs with detachable hoods, the screw-down case back engraved "U.S. Marine", and twice engraved with the Rolex crown. Black with tritium-coated round and triangular indexes outer red Arabic five minutes, aperture for the date, "U.S. Marine" in red writing. Tritium coated 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.Dim. 58 x 44 mm. Notes The case of this watch is perfectly engineered for heavy military use. Its large size ensures that the wrist will be completely covered, thereby prev Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
