94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 417
Rolex "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. D248022, Case No. 2607708, Ref. 1675, Cal. 1570, 42 mm, circa 1971
A gentleman's automatic vintage wristwatch with "Nipple Dial", date and 24h indicator on the bezel
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 1675, turnable bezel with 24h indicator, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, original Rolex buckle. Dial: black, glossy, applied luminous gold round, triangular and baton indexes, luminous Mercedes hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur screw balance.
"Nipple Dials"
Introduced first on the gold GMT 6542 in 1959, this model was fitted with a special type of index. Instead of just being a dot of radium for the luminescence, the designers came up with with a gold thick base that would surround the radium. They became known to collectors as "nipple dials".
A gentleman's automatic vintage wristwatch with "Nipple Dial", date and 24h indicator on the bezel
Case: 18k gold, screw back ref. 1675, turnable bezel with 24h indicator, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, original Rolex buckle. Dial: black, glossy, applied luminous gold round, triangular and baton indexes, luminous Mercedes hands. Movm.: rotorwind movement, Glucydur screw balance.
"Nipple Dials"
Introduced first on the gold GMT 6542 in 1959, this model was fitted with a special type of index. Instead of just being a dot of radium for the luminescence, the designers came up with with a gold thick base that would surround the radium. They became known to collectors as "nipple dials".
Sold
estimated
12.000—14.000 €
Price realized
16.200 €