62,500 CHF
ROLEX, REF. 1665, OYSTER PERPETUAL, COMEX Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Comex, 2000ft./610 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, case No. 6751937, Ref. 1665. Sold in May 1982. Fine and extremely rare, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel diver’s chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by its original warranty, Comex stickers, pictures of the owner during various Comex expeditions, Comex stickers and two Comex magazines (Comex la conquete des grands fonds and Comex services). Property of The Original Owner Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved with “Rolex Patent Oyster Gas Escape Valve, Comex No. 2289”, and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional 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 division, 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 fi ve positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 17 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-03-17
