製造商: Rolex 年份: 1968 型號: 1665 機芯編號: D091'955 錶殼號碼: 1’758’244 型號名稱: Sea-Dweller 材料: Stainless steel 機芯: Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, stamped “9315”, endlinks stamped “380”, max length 210mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp 尺寸: 40mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed 文學: For another example of a Double Red Seadweller, please see 100 Superlative Rolex Watches by John Goldberger, page 190
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The earlier Sea-Dweller models, including the present lot, could withstand pressure up to the impressive depths of 2000 feet or 610 meters, making these timepieces the world’s most robust and reliable water-resistant watches by then. The Sea-Dweller model amply embodies complex cutting-edge horological research and complex technical prowess which enable Rolex to be an industry leader for decades.
The red wordings of this dial, “Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000” is dubbed by watch enthusiasts as “Double Red”. The present watch is fitted with a Mark II dial. Bearing a 1.7 million serial number, the present watch was manufactured in circa 1968 and is preserved in overall excellent condition. The luminous materials have aged to a great yellow patina, bestowing upon the watch an unmissable vintage appearance.
Founded 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.