Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 87

ROLEX REF. 1665 DOUBLE RED MARK II PATENT PENDING RETAILED BY JOYERIA RIVIERA SAN JUAN PR Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000 ft. = 610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 2247996, Ref. 1665. Made in 1967. Fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's Chronometer wristwatch with double red Sea-Dweller logo, helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Ref. 93150 Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty (now void), Chronometer certificate, instruction manual, 3 service invoices and 2 extra links.

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved: "Rolex, Oyster, Gas Escape Valve, (Patent Pending)," helium escape valve at 9, graduated bi-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, inner case stamped IV.67 and numbered 996 (last 3 digits of SN). Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000" in red letters. Luminous steel skeleton hands. 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.