$2,500
ROLEX REF. 1500 YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 5970258, Ref. 1500. Made in 1979. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with date. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton 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. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07