CASE NO. 5'034'459

Name: ROLEX, SEA-DWELLER "DOUBLE RED" MK 4, REF. 1665
Brand: CASE NO. 5'034'459
Price: 190000.00 HKD
Availability: InStock

Current Bid (4 Bids)HKD 190,000

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HKD 160,000 - HKD 320,000

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ROLEX, SEA-DWELLER "DOUBLE RED" MK 4, REF. 1665

CASE NO. 5'034'459

Current Bid (4 Bids)HKD 190,000

Closing:

Current Bid (4 Bids)HKD 190,000

Closing:

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Circa: 1977
Case material: Stainless steel
Diameter: 40 mm.
Bracelet material: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
Approximate wrist size: Overall length approximately 155 mm.
Dial: "Double red" MK 4
Movement: Automatic
Functions: Date
With: Rolex Garantie, original invoice from November 1992, product literature and presentation box
Certificate: Yes
Box: Yes
Note: The presentation box that accompanies this lot may not be the original “fitted box”. Please refer to paragraph A in the Conditions of Sale for further information. If you have any queries, please contact Watch Department at watcheshk@christies.com

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Lot Essay

Launched in 1967, the Sea-Dweller reference 1665 was the first Rolex wristwatch designed for use in saturation diving. It featured a Rolex patent valve in the band, first developed on the Submariner model, to allow helium and other gases to escape, which would enable the watch to stand compression at deep depths.

Very well preserved, the dial of the present watch belongs to the "Mark 4" series of the Double Red Sea-Dweller, distinguished by the printing on its dial. The "double red" colour is of a light red shade. Upon close inspection the printing appears to be made up of a series of dots, rather than direct brush strokes or application. The two double red lines show different sizes: the second line, "SUBMARINER 2000", is smaller than the first line "SEA-DWELLER".

The white characters of the depth rating on the MK 4 dial are both larger and of a different font than those found on earlier dials. In addition, the number 6 of the depth rating is closed.