$16,520
"Double-Red Sea-Dweller Submariner" Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000 ft. / 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", Ref. 1665. Made in the 1970s. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with red Sea-Dweller logo, helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by service documents. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back 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, aperture for the date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000" printed in red. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, "oeil-deperdrix" 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.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07
