The Watch Sale 30/10/2018

Lot 202

ROLEX - a gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Submariner bracelet watch.

Description

Condition Report

ROLEX - a gentleman's Oyster Perpetual Submariner bracelet watch. Circa 1968. Stainless steel case with calibrated bezel. Reference 5513, serial 1747171. Signed automatic calibre 1530. Black dial with luminous hour markers, outer minute track. Fitted to a signed stainless steel Oyster bracelet with Oysterclasp. 39mm. This is the watch worn by Timothy Dalton's stunt double in the sixteenth James Bond film Licence to Kill. Filming was taking place in Mexico in two locations; Timothy Dalton was in one location with the Rolex 16610 which can be seen throughout the film, whilst the stunt doubles were in a second location filming the famous tanker scene. In this second location Bond's stunt double was given this watch to wear, a Rolex 5513. It has been argued that this notorious tanker scene is one of the most heart-pounding stunts ever committed to the James Bond film franchise. Four petrol tankers are involved in a high speed car chase which proved to be so dramatic that the watch worn by Timothy Dalton's stunt double during filming was very badly damaged. Rolex carried out the repair work free of charge, the receipt of which is included in this lot. Licence to Kill was released in 1989 and it was the final time that 007 wore a Rolex. In 1995 the switch to Omega had been made and this agreement with the franchise still seems to be strong today.

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Purchasing information

Movement is currently functioning.
Movement has scratches, marks and tarnishing commensurate with general wear visible to the naked eye. Possible service replacement parts, including rotor.
Dial appears to be in an average condition with some light marks and scratches when viewed under a 4x loupe. Luminous hour markers show discolouration and various degrees of wear, including minor bubbling.
Hands show marks and tarnishing when viewed under a x4 loupe. Luminous paint shows minor discoloration. Possible replacement hands.
Glass has scratches and marks. Possible service replacement.
Case shows scratches, marks and dints. Rotating bezel rotates.
Crown screws down and has noticeable scratches and dinting. Possible service replacement. The surface edge appears to show moderate damage with some distortion to the metal.
Bracelet has scratches and some signs of stretching to links. Possible service replacement.
Clasp is currently functioning and shows visible scratches and marks.
Bracelet measures approximately 18.5cm including case.
This lot comes with a service box showing moderate wear but no papers, however does come with a plethora of provenance to include; a full service receipt dated 31-05-91 and a 'full service with compliments, no charge' receipt dated 19-06-91, a certificate of authenticity issued by film production company 'EON', letters of correspondence signed by Douglas Noakes 'Production Accountant', a number of photographs capturing the stunt scene, a making of 'Licence to Kill' book and film soundtrack record. Additionally this lot comes with an assortment of original parts, these parts include the following; glass, bezel, crown, rotor with assorted movement parts, Oyster bracelet numbered 382, 7836 and Oysterclasp numbered 62510H.

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Due to opening of the case back we recommend this watch is re-sealed by an authorised technician to ensure any stated water resistance is retained.

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