1101
Rolex
Ref. 1675, inside case back stamped IV.63
GMT-Master
A fine and rare stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, pointed crown guards, black lacquer dial and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 120,000€9,600 - 14,400$10,000 - 15,000
HK$137,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1964
- Reference No
- 1675, inside case back stamped IV.63
- Movement No
- D82549
- Case No
- 1'041'521
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1560, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 195 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch is an early example of a 1675 and is extremely collectible for a number of reasons. Firstly, the watch features a glossy lacquer dial with gilt graphics, which is amongst the most collectible in the 1675 family. Secondly, the watch retains its small tipped 24 hours hand. Thirdly, the watch features pointed crown guards, still retaining their edges. Finally, the watch's freshness to the market makes this 1675 highly collectible indeed.
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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