$22,500
Rolex - Ref. 1665 Double Red Sea-Dweller - Mark IV Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000 ft. = 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 4090016, Ref. 1665. Made in 1974. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with double red Sea-Dweller logo, helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Ref. 7206 Rolex Fliplock bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, helium escape valve at 9, serial No. engraved inside the back, 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, aperture for the date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000" in red letters. Luminous steel skeleton 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. 40 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-06-08
