6,000 CHF
Ref. 5701, Explorer-Date Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Explorer-Date, Precision”, case No. 858633 Ref. 5701/1500. Made in 1963. Fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and a gold plated Rolex buckle. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, reeded bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Satiné champagne with applied gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds division, aperture for the date. Luminous gold alpha hands. Cal. 1530, rhodiumplated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating blued Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Oyster Perpetual, Explorer-Date In the early days of the Explorer, Rolex was unsure of the model's potential. As a result the name was affixed to a number of models not immediately recognizable as Explorers. Today the name and the look are so intimately entwined it seems out of place to apply the name to watches which were so obviously not what we would call 'Explorers'. There were two distinct variations on the theme and they seem to have been aimed at two distinct markets. The first variation was the so-called 'Air-King' Explorer . The second variation on the theme are 'dress Explorers.' These were standard Oyster Perpetuals in steel or gold with white (or more ra
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
