37,500 CHF
ROLEX REF. 1665 SINGLE RED SUBMARINER SEA DWELLER Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, Sea-Dweller, Submariner, 2000 ft./610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 4160643, Ref. 1665. Made in 1975. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel diver’s chronometer wristwatch with single red Submariner logo, helium escape valve and date. C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-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, inner case stamped with S/N 4160643. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds track, aperture for the date, Submariner in red letters. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straightline 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 Notes Unknown until now, this newly discovered version of the SeaDweller continues to puzzle and intrigue collectors worldwide. After having had the pleasure of selling the prototype Single Red Seadweller (Lot 126, November 2011 for the world record sum of Sfr 490’900), this version is another interesting evolution. Bearing a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-05-12
