Rolex - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO Hong Kong Monday, May 30, 2016 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 1964
    Reference No: 1675
    Movement No: D43956
    Case No: 1'423'915
    Model Name: GMT-Master
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, 1570, 26 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee Big Logo bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 39.5 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Rolex Guarantee dated 11 November 1967 and fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Manufactured in 1964, this present GMT-Master wristwatch is fitted with the correct dual time hand and a rare steel Jubilee Big Logo bracelet made in the U.S.A. Inside the case back, the watch is stamped 2.64 indicating manufacture in the second part of that year. The watch is fitted with a gorgeous lacquer dial, however with some restoration to the lumes.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    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.

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Ref. 1675
A rare stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black lacquer dial, bracelet and guarantee

Circa 1964
39.5 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$48,000 - 72,000 

Sold for HK$56,250

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