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Rolex
Ref. 6694
Oysterdate
A very rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black lacquer dial and original expandable bracelet, made for Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 90,000
HK$106,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1965
- Reference No
- 6694
- Movement No
- 519
- Case No
- 1'258'144
- Model Name
- Oysterdate
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 1215, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 185 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 60
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp stamped 2.65
- Dimensions
- 34 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This very rare Oysterdate features the name of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Arabic. Research suggests that this watch was made to commemorate the independence of Kuwait. Preserved in fantastic condition, the black lacquer dial is in excellent and intact condition with gilt graphics. The bracelet is furthermore stamped for the second quarter of 1965, confirming the bracelet is original to the watch.
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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