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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 333

Ref 5513 ?Cigarette 1? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Submariner, 660ft/200m, Cigarette 1", case No. 6057279, Ref. 5513. Made as a special order for the racing boat company "Cigarette 1" in 1979. Very fine and extremely rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet and special "Fliplock" clasp.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 5,000 - 7,500 / USD 6,500 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 11,800

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, graduated bi-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. Black with luminous round, triangular and bâton indexes, special imprint with "Cigarette 1" boat racing logo. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is one of a limited number of watches ordered by the Cigarette 1 racing boat company, and used for promotional purposes. Ref. 5513 The Submariner, was launched with ?Crown-Guard? in 1959, and was only produced in stainless steel and remained in the Rolex Catalogue until 1990. This reference has been the choice of many of the world?s elite military forces. It is said that the two things that give away a member of the U.S. Special Forces identity are his sapphire ring and his Rolex Submariner. The 5513 remained in production until 1991. A similar watch is published in ?Rolex: Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. 1, p. 358-359.