ROLEX REF. 1603 DATEJUST STEEL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 633416, Ref. 1603. Made in 1960. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Jubilee bracelet. To be sold without reserve | Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces | New York, 25th April 2012
ROLEX REF. 1603 DATEJUST STEEL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 633416, Ref. 1603. Made in 1960. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Jubilee bracelet. To be sold without reserve USD 1,500 - 2,500 EUR 1,100 - 2,000Sold: USD 1,625 C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, plain bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satine silver with applied faceted steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 1560, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
