Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 35

ROLEX - REF. 69178 ? LADY - DATEJUST YELLOW GOLD Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Date, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. L710860, Ref. 69178. Made in 1989. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold lady?s wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, fl uted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne with Tiffany imprint, applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Approx. overall length 150 mm.