Rolex Vintage Sea-Dweller Mark I "Great White" Dial Ref. 1665 Stainless Steel 1979
DETAILS
Manufacturer: Rolex
Model: Sea-Deweller
Reference Number: 1665
Movement: Automatic
Condition: Good, wear consistent with use and age
Gender: Men’s/unisex
Time Period: 1979
Retail / Compare-At Price: n/a collector’s item
Our Best Price: $23,950
CALIBER
Movement: -
Caliber: 1570
Jewels: 26
CASE
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Waterproof: 2000 ft. / 610 m.
Water Resistance: 60 ATM
Material Bezel: Bi-directional rotatable bezel
Glass: Acrylic tropic dome 19
Dial: Black dial matte with 4 lines
Dial Numerals: No numerals, tritium coated round, triangular, and baton index hour markers, minute divisions around the outer rim
BRACELET / STRAP
Bracelet color: Stainless Steel
Bracelet Material: Integral Stainless Steel Oyster
Clasp: Fold-over
Clasp material: Stainless Steel
FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, center sweep seconds, Date aperture at 3 o'clock, 48-hour power reserve
OTHERS
Silver Mercedes hour hand, spade minutes hand, stick seconds hand
The matte black rare rail dial has luminous Tritium coated round, triangular, and baton index hour markers, and luminous skeleton hands all with an aged cream patina
Bi-directional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel with Arabic numerals every 10 minutes for decompression time
Screw-down Triplock winding crown protected by a crown guard
Stainless steel screw down solid case back
Nice patina four-liner feet first maxi-dial
Chronometer-rated movement certified by COSC
The automatic self-winding Rolex caliber 1570 movement is rhodium-plated, with oeil de perdrix embellishment. It has a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, a self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, microstella regulating screws, and a hacking seconds mechanism.
This mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 19,800 vph (2.75 Hz)
Case, dial, and movement are all signed.
Incomplete (no box, no papers)