99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 230
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. D363506, Case No. 5204774, Ref. 1675, Cal. 1570, 39 mm, circa 1977
An automatic bi-color vintage wristwatch with date, so called "Tiger Eye" or "Root Beer Rolex"
Case: steel/gold, screw back ref. 1675, turnable bicolor bezel with radial Arabic 24 hours, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, steel/gold "Jubilee" bracelet ref. 62523H 14 with endlinks stamped 455, clasp 6C, bracelet length 140 mm, total length 195 mm. Dial: amber-coloured, applied luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes ("Nipple Dial"), luminous Mercedes hands (tritium).
This timekeeper is commonly called "Tiger Eye" (or "Root Beer" in the American language area) because of its amber-coloured dial and the brown and gold colour scheme that is so typical for the 1970s and 1980s. The watch is in excellent original condition.
An automatic bi-color vintage wristwatch with date, so called "Tiger Eye" or "Root Beer Rolex"
Case: steel/gold, screw back ref. 1675, turnable bicolor bezel with radial Arabic 24 hours, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, steel/gold "Jubilee" bracelet ref. 62523H 14 with endlinks stamped 455, clasp 6C, bracelet length 140 mm, total length 195 mm. Dial: amber-coloured, applied luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes ("Nipple Dial"), luminous Mercedes hands (tritium).
This timekeeper is commonly called "Tiger Eye" (or "Root Beer" in the American language area) because of its amber-coloured dial and the brown and gold colour scheme that is so typical for the 1970s and 1980s. The watch is in excellent original condition.
Sold
estimated
7.500—10.000 €
Price realized
11.300 €