$2,400
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 yellow gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and 14K yellowgold Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, Guarantee (now void), booklet and a Rolex leather passport holder. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, revolving bidirectional reeded and graduated bezel cast with Arabic numerals in relief for 60-minute graduation, crystal with cyclops lens. Champagne linen with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes with black inlay, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-deperdrix 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
