10,620 CHF
Ref. 1665, "Sea-Dweller 2000" Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, 2000 ft./610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 1665. Case No. 3306127. Made in 1973. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with gas-escape valve, date and a stainless steel Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and “Trip-lock” crown, first generation helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, winding-crown protected by the "crownguard". Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, 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 free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Notes The “Sea-Dweller 2000” was one of the first watches to use a gasescape valve that allows the interior of the watch to decompress. A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, pp. 316-317.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
