A STAINLESS STEEL SELF-WINDING WATER RESISTANT DIVER'S WRISTWATCH
Model: Oyster Perpetual Submariner "Comex", Ref:5514, 1972.
A STAINLESS STEEL SELF-WINDING WATER RESISTANT DIVER'S WRISTWATCH Model: Oyster Perpetual Submariner "Comex", Ref:5514, 1972.

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A STAINLESS STEEL SELF-WINDING WATER RESISTANT DIVER'S WRISTWATCH
Model: Oyster Perpetual Submariner "Comex", Ref:5514, 1972.
the self-winding movement with gold alloy balance, 26 jewels, adjusted to five positions and to temperature and gas escape valve, the grey dial with luminous indexes, Mercedes hands and sweep centre seconds, in typical steel case with rotating bezel calibrated in five minute marks, the first fifteen minutes in one minute intervals and thereafter in five minutes, plastic glass, gas escape valve, protected screw down winder and screwed back engraved with the Rolex insignia and Comex, with maker's Oyster bracelet and flip-lock clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This model of Submariner was specially developed by Rolex for Compagnie Maritime d'Expertise, a professional diving operation for the oil industry. The gas escape valve was designed to release excessive helium pressure from the case during the diver's decompression periods.

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