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Rolex
Ref. 1665
Seadweller
A rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, gas helium escape valve and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 80,000
HK$77,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1981
- Reference No
- 1665
- Movement No
- D810080
- Case No
- 6'752'098
- Model Name
- Seadweller
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1570, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 210 mm. maximum length, end links stamped 585
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> folding twinlock deployant clasp, reference 93150
- Dimensions
- 39 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
In the late 70s, Rolex stopped production of the Double Red Sea Dweller and introduced a new dial with white printing that collectors now name the Great White Sea Dweller.
The Great White Sea-Dweller dial can be categorized into five different types of dials with variations of fonts and configurations. The present watch is fitted with a Mk III dial that was manufactured in 1980.
The present watch is a very appealing example with beautifully aged numerals that consistently matched the aging to the Mercedes hands.
The Great White Sea-Dweller dial can be categorized into five different types of dials with variations of fonts and configurations. The present watch is fitted with a Mk III dial that was manufactured in 1980.
The present watch is a very appealing example with beautifully aged numerals that consistently matched the aging to the Mercedes hands.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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