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Rolex

Ref. 1665

Sea-Dweller “Double Red, MK III”

勞力士,「Sea-Dweller」型號1665,精細罕有,精鋼自動鏈帶腕錶,備「Double Red MK III」錶盤、日期、中心秒針、排氦裝置,約1972年製。

估價
HK$160,000 - 240,000
€18,500 - 27,700
$20,500 - 30,800
HK$304,800
拍品詳情
製造商
Rolex
年份
Circa 1972
型號
1665
機芯編號
D’396’011
錶殼號碼
3’546’237, inside caseback stamped, “237”, “I.72”
型號名稱
Sea-Dweller “Double Red, MK III”
材料
Stainless steel
機芯
Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “7835”, endlink stamped “280”, max. length 190mm
錶扣
Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
尺寸
40mm diameter
簽名
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
圖錄文章
With a depth rating of 610 meters, the Double Red Sea-Dweller ref. 1665 was the first commercially available Sea-Dweller, and the most coveted among collectors. Its official name is the Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000 and was given the nickname Double Red Sea-Dweller, or DRSD for short, due to the two rows of red text printed on the dial. The reference ran for an impressive ten years of production from 1967 – 1977 and featured five distinct dial variations.

The present example from circa 1972 features the MK III dial with case back engravings that read “Rolex Patent”. In contrast, the earliest dial variation MK I dial is engraved with “Patent Pending” on the case back, when Rolex was still in the process of patenting its helium escape valve technology. The MK III dial is characterized by a number of traits: the “SUBMARINER 2000” designation features smaller font than the “SEA-DWELLER” and the red writing is applied directly onto the black background without the underlying white plot seen on earlier versions.

The present Sea-Dweller ref. 1665 with MK III dial is a rare and collectible vintage Rolex offered in an attractive overall condition.

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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