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Rolex
Ref. 1665
Double Red Seadweller
A rare stainless steel calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, gas helium escape valve and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$120,000 - 180,000
HK$187,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1972
- Reference No
- 1665
- Movement No
- D798284
- Case No
- 3'118'033
- Model Name
- Double Red 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 twin lock deployment clasp stamped Rolex 9315
- Dimensions
- 40 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The Mark III Double Red Seadweller was manufactured between 1970 and 1973. The red printing on the dial is generally darker in appearance than that of Mark I and Mark II. The coronet on the Mark III dial is much more defined with long spikes and an oval base in better proportion than its predecessors.
The present watch is an extremely appealing Mark III, the numerals have aged consistently with the hands and overall gives a very warm aged look. The bezel insert has also aged and gives great character to the watch. The case is in exceptional condition with sharp beveled edges that can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
Watch connoisseurs strive to find great quality sport Rolex watches with even patina aged dials. This Mark III is such an example.
The present watch is an extremely appealing Mark III, the numerals have aged consistently with the hands and overall gives a very warm aged look. The bezel insert has also aged and gives great character to the watch. The case is in exceptional condition with sharp beveled edges that can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
Watch connoisseurs strive to find great quality sport Rolex watches with even patina aged dials. This Mark III is such an example.
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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