768,000 HKD
David Leach’s Comex Sea Dweller, Ref. 1665, Rail Dial Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Comex, 2000ft./600 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, case No. 6176992, Ref. 1665. Made in 1980. Fine and extremely rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet, Ref. 93150. Accompanied by its original warranty (now void), 1970’s Submariner and Oyster booklets, hang tag, anchor, and original fitted box. It is further accompanied by copies of US Navy timetable for decompression times, a Comex key fob, a Comex tape mesure, David Leach’s Professional Diver’s Log Book from the 1970’s and a handwritten letter of authenticity by David Leach. Property of the original owner. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved with “Rolex Patent Oyster Gas Escape Valve, Comex No. 2204”, and crown, helium escape valve at 9, 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, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-27
