28,320 CHF
Stainless Steel Ref. 1019, “Milgauss” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Milgauss, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 1019. Case No. 1615790. Made in 1970. Very fine and rare, antimagnetic, water-resistant, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, inclined bezel, gilt soft iron antimagnetic cap forming a Faraday cage. Matte black with faceted steel baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous tapered steel "baton" hands and red-tipped center seconds hand. Cal. 1570/80, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung white metal Breguet balancespring, microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an Asian Collector Notes Ref. 1019 Production of this reference started in 1966. The reference 1019 is made only in stainless steel with a polished bezel. Milgauss The name 'Milgauss', combines 'Mil', meaning (a thousand), and 'Gauss', for the unit of measure of magnetism. A normal movement can withstand up to 70-80 Gauss; over that its working order is compromised. Most good watches resist magnetic fields of 60 to 70 Gauss, but the 'Milgauss' keeps its astounding precision in magnetic fields up to 1000 Gauss. Yet with its dial, ring a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
