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Rolex. A very fine stainless steel automatic dual-time wristwatch with centre seconds, date, bracelet, original guarantee and box
Lot 248

Rolex. A very fine stainless steel automatic dual-time wristwatch with centre seconds, date, bracelet, original guarantee and box

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Explorer II, Steve McQueen model, ref. 1655, case no. 7’431’939, circa 1982

Closed15 May 2017

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Rolex. A very fine stainless steel automatic dual-time wristwatch with centre seconds, date, bracelet, original guarantee and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Explorer II, Steve McQueen model, ref. 1655, case no. 7’431’939, circa 1982
Movement: automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
Dial: black matte dial, luminous baton and square indexes, central orange luminous 24 hour hand
Case: screw-down back, brushed bezel calibrated for 24 hours
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 39 mm. diam.
With: stainless steel Rolex bracelet with folding clasp, Garantie stamped Borquan Trading Est and dated 18.11.1990, product literature, green folder with Official Chronometer Certification and 1982 calendar, 2 sales tag, presentation box with outer packaging

Specialist note

Designed primarily for speleologists (cave explorers). The model features a fixed bezel with 24 hour display and a special 24 hour hand that can be set to distinguish day from night hours or to read the current time in different time zones. Reference 1655 is frequently referred to as the "Steve McQueen" or "Freccione", Italian for "big arrow" amongst collectors.