$10,000
ROLEX REF. 1625 PINK GOLD “THUNDERBIRD” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,” case No. 1556600, Ref. 1625. Made in 1963. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bidirectional revolving reeded bezel embossed with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. Anthracite with applied pink gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07
