$37,950
“No Valve” Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000" without helium escape valve, 2000 ft. / 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1665. Produced in 1967. Fine and very rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with red Sea-Dweller logo, date and a Rolex stainless steel "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by "crown guard". Black, tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner" printed in red. 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 five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
