Rolex Deep Sea Special N°. 1 | Christie's Watches

It is with great excitement that Christie's presents the sensational Rolex Deep Sea Special N°. 1.

This extraordinary watch can be considered as the most important Rolex diver's watch to remain in private hands and without doubt one of the most desirable Rolex watches in the world.

This single watch, especially constructed as an experimental piece for testing under the unimaginable external pressures of the deepest oceans, it is one of the most significant Rolex watches ever made, historic not only in the development of all Rolex's tool watches from their very beginnings but also in the wider context of human exploration at its most extreme limits.

A signed Rolex, Deep Sea Special No.1, Movement No.419251, c.1953. Estimate: CHF: 2,000,000 - CHF: 4,000,000.

Rare Watches - 8 November, Live Auction at 2.30PM CET, Geneva.

[andrewgrimm]

If you want to get an idea of the history that he's speaking about, his name is Bertrand Piccard, and his grandfather was Auguste Piccard.

[catherinehughes]

christies actually managed to make me interested in a watch, im impressed

[Tony-InLosAngeles]

From the deepest depths to scraping the edge of sky and space.

[joemorales]

Thank you for sharing this amazing part of history with us!