42,480 CHF
Ref. 6538 So-Called "James Bond" Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, 200 m/660 ft, Submariner”, Ref. 6538. Case No. 449024. Made in 1959. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, gentleman’s stainless steel wristwatch with a riveted Rolex Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and large crown, black graduated bi-directional bezel for the decompression times, concave lugs. Black with luminous round, triangular and bâton indexes, outer gold-painted minute track. Luminous "skeleton" hands. Cal. 1030, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions and temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Property of an Asian Collector Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Notes A similar watch is published in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2005, vol. I, p. 353 and 357.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
