98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 317
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. D913073, Case No. 2869782, Ref. 1675, Cal. 1570, 39 mm, circa 1972
An attractive vintage automatic gold wristwatch with "Nipple Dial", date and 24h indicator on the bezel - with original leather box
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 1675, bidirectional rotating bezel with 24h indication, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, riveted 18k gold "Oyster" bracelet ref. 7206 with endlinks stamped 80 - dated 1972. Dial: red-brown, applied luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes ("Nipple Dial"), gilt luminous Mercedes hands.
This marvellous timepiece features a beautiful, reddish brown "nipple dial" with a matching, slightly faded brown bezel - together with the warm yellow gold case a striking, harmonious composition.
Introduced first on the gold GMT 6542 in 1959, this model was fitted with a special type of index. Instead of just being a dot of radium for the luminescence, the designers came up with with a gold thick base that would surround the radium. They became known to collectors as "nipple dials".
An attractive vintage automatic gold wristwatch with "Nipple Dial", date and 24h indicator on the bezel - with original leather box
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 1675, bidirectional rotating bezel with 24h indication, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, riveted 18k gold "Oyster" bracelet ref. 7206 with endlinks stamped 80 - dated 1972. Dial: red-brown, applied luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes ("Nipple Dial"), gilt luminous Mercedes hands.
This marvellous timepiece features a beautiful, reddish brown "nipple dial" with a matching, slightly faded brown bezel - together with the warm yellow gold case a striking, harmonious composition.
Introduced first on the gold GMT 6542 in 1959, this model was fitted with a special type of index. Instead of just being a dot of radium for the luminescence, the designers came up with with a gold thick base that would surround the radium. They became known to collectors as "nipple dials".
estimated
36.000—45.000 €
Price realized
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