Rolex. A rare stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep centre seconds

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Rolex James Bond models In the movies Dr. No and Goldfinger, Sean Connery alias James Bond is wearing a Rolex Submariner. Since then, the early Submariner models without crown guard such as the present reference 6205 as well as reference 5510, lot 340, are known as the James Bond model.

Rolex. A rare stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep centre seconds

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, SUBMARINER, 660FT=200M, MOVEMENT NO. 64269, CASE NO. 362263, REF. 5510, MANUFACTURED IN 1958

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660ft=200m, movement no. 64269, case no. 362263, ref. 5510, manufactured in 1958
Cal. 1530 nickel-finished lever movement, 25 jewels, the black dial with luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals, luminous mercedes hands and luminous sweep centre seconds, in tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with black revolving bezel calibrated for 60 units, screw down crown, screw back stamped 1.1958, case, dial and movement signed
38 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

Reference 5510 is the last version of Submariners without the crown guard and the last model of an historical and experimental era during which small quantities of unusual and varying diver's watches were made. The model features characteristics similar to reference 6538, mainly the larger case (depth rating up to 660ft=200m) and the much-loved larger crown. It is assumed that less than 300 examples of this reference were ever made.

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