94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 397
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master officially certified Chronometer", Movement No. 84917, Case No. 564234, Ref. 1675, Cal. 1560, 39 mm, circa 1960
A gentleman's automatic vintage wristwatch with pointed guard, "Pepsi" bezel, 24h indicator and date
Case: steel, screw back I/60 ref. 1675, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, folded "Oyster" steel bracelet ref. 7836/358, buckle 2/72. Dial: black, luminous indexes, luminous Mercedes hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur screw balance.
The Rolex "point guards" edition was considerably smaller in numbers than the "square guards" series, because the watches were originally designed to have square guards and then modified later. Keen to develop and test features intended to improve and perfect the Rolex diver’s watches, the company only produced a small number of models to test the engineering and rise to the challenge of improved crown guards. Today this watch is one of the most highly desired models among the collectors of fine Rolex time pieces.
A gentleman's automatic vintage wristwatch with pointed guard, "Pepsi" bezel, 24h indicator and date
Case: steel, screw back I/60 ref. 1675, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, folded "Oyster" steel bracelet ref. 7836/358, buckle 2/72. Dial: black, luminous indexes, luminous Mercedes hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur screw balance.
The Rolex "point guards" edition was considerably smaller in numbers than the "square guards" series, because the watches were originally designed to have square guards and then modified later. Keen to develop and test features intended to improve and perfect the Rolex diver’s watches, the company only produced a small number of models to test the engineering and rise to the challenge of improved crown guards. Today this watch is one of the most highly desired models among the collectors of fine Rolex time pieces.
Sold
estimated
8.500—10.000 €
Price realized
12.800 €