50,000 CHF
Jean Claude KUJUNDIC Rolex Ref. 5513, Comex First Generation No. 194 Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, 660ft/200m, Submariner”, case No. 2837916, Ref. 5513. Made in 1971 for the Comex Company. Very fine and very rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with first generation helium escape valve and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Fliplock bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back engraved “ROLEX, COMEX and 194", screw-down Triplock crown with Crown Guard, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for decompression times, helium escape valve. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/second division. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating blued flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm. Notes Comex's collaboration with Rolex began in early 1971. Previously Comex had worked with Omega, for the Ploprof (short for plongeur professionel), a prototype series of which was tested during Janus II and Physalie V (Nov. 1970). The Ploprof had a problem with “explosion” during the decompression time after a saturation dive, due to helium build-up inside the case. Rolex had noted the problem on early Sea-Dwellers and solved it by fitting the case with helium v
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
