25,300 CHF
“Milgauss” Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Milgauss", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1019. Made in 1970. Fine and rare, anti-magnetic, water-resistant to 50 m, centerseconds, 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, gilt metal anti-magnetic protecting cap forming a Faraday cage. satiné silver with tritium-coated steel baton indexes. Tritium-coated tapered steel "Bâton" hands. Cal. 1580, 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 balance-spring, microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes Ref. 1019 Production of this reference started in 1966. 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, but 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, which, until its creation, were intolerable conditions for any watch. Yet with its dial, ring and the cover of its movement in soft iron forming a Faraday cage, Rolex created a model which brilliantly solved the problem. Carl Friedrich Gau
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-10-16
