10,030 CHF
Pink Gold Ref. 1501 “Date” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 1501. Case No. 1796266. Made in 1968. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K pink gold Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. Satiné silver with baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a German Collector Notes Similar watches are published in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2005, vol. I, p. 279.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
