4,720 CHF
“Ref. 6565” Rolex “Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer”, Ref. 6565. Case No 291659. Made in 1957. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions, screwed-down case back and crown. Black with applied steel luminous tipped faceted baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, perpendicular painted lines dividing the dial into quarters. Luminous steel “Dauphine” hands. Cal. 1030 rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes The present lot bears the cancelled reference number 6564 in the case back. References 6564 and 6565 are identical with the exception of the bezel; on reference 6564 the bezel is a plain polished bezel, on reference 6565 it is engine-turned with hour divisions. Reference 6565 was produced in stainless steel, Rolesor and gold. The calibre 1030 was produced between 1950 and 1957 and continued to be found for some years later. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 191.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
