Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 230

Rolex - Ref. 1550 - Gold Shell Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 3070253, Ref. 1550. Made in the late 1970's. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, yellow gold shell over stainless steel wristwatch with date and a yellow gold-plated Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Textured blue with applied yellow gold and white baton indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton 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. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.