$2,280
Steel and White Gold Thunderbird Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1625. Made in the early 1970's. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K white gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bidirectional reeded and graduated white gold bezel cast with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with applied faceted steel baton indexes with white inlay and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton 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, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-09-17
