Rolex. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and date, made for the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
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Rolex. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and date, made for the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, DATEJUST, REF. 1601, CASE NO. 2'981'301, CIRCA 1970

Closed10 November 2014

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CHF 16,250

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Rolex. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and date, made for the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, ref. 1601, case no. 2'981'301, circa 1970
Cal. 1570 automatic movement, 26 jewels, silvered dial with the polychrome emblem of the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, applied baton numerals with luminous accents, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, magnified window for date, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, fluted bezel, screw back, screw down crown, gold-plated Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Preserved in very good overall condition, the present reference 1601 is a rare example of an 18K gold watch supplied to the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.