Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 125

Lot withdraw

CHF 20,000 - 40,000

USD 21,000 - 43,000 / EUR 16,000 - 33,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, helium escape valve at 9, graduated bidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, inner case stamped with S/N 4190796. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date, Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000 in red letters. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 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. Approx. overall length 180 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-10-01

Very good

Patinated

HANDS Original

Notes

Despite being sold in 1972, the watch has a Mark I dial as found on the Patent Pending or early Double Red Seadwellers.