
Jonathan Darracott
Global Head
£25,000 - £35,000
Global Head
Head of sale, Knightsbridge
Head of Department
Senior Cataloguer
The 'Double-Red' Sea-Dweller reference 1665 first appeared in the Rolex catalogue in the late 1960's. The nickname refers to the two red printed lines on the dial.
The 'Sea-Dweller 2000' was one of the first production watches to employ a gas-escape valve on the band of the case, which allows the interior of a watch to decompress and avoids damage. The one way valve automatically releases built up gas from inside the case when the diver rises from the deep sea environment without which the watch would be in danger of popping the seals. Interestingly, the plexi glass covering the dial did not feature the usual cyclops magnifying the date window as it adds a pressure point which would cause a weakness.
Please note that this lot has been withdrawn.