Unexpected deep blue: Rolex Experimental Deep Sea Special Edition N°1
This watch is the first and only cheap Rolex Watches Deep Sea Special to dive on Auguste Piccard's Trieste deep-sea submersible in 1953. In this historic watch, the case, original movement and bracelet are all in perfect working condition.
This is N°1-a watch that made history on September 30, 1953, and will be created again on November 8, 2021.
The Rolex Deep Sea Special N°1, developed as a prototype for the perfection of the Rolex diving watch concept, was installed on the hull of Auguste Piccard’s Trieste deep-sea submarine. It was used for the 3,150-meter-deep dive in the Mediterranean on September 30, 1953. The first deep-sea test.
On January 23, 1960, this watch was used as the testing ground for Rolex's special deep-sea model N°3. It reached 10,908 meters in the Mariana Trench with Trieste on January 23, 1960. Today it is in Washington, DC. Exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution.cheap Greubel Forsey Balancier watches
Geneva, September 20, 2021-Christie's Rare Watch Auction will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Geneva on November 8, 2021 and is expected to be a landmark event. Among the treasures for sale, an extraordinary and rare timepiece is not only a witness, but also a participant in this event. This event is still the epitome of human adventurous spirit-and Rolex's insistence on excellence and The promise of excellence is for. The Rolex Experimental Deep Sea Special Collection N°1 entrusted to Christie's only enhances the long-lasting charm of the watch brand. The brand has always been loyal to its purpose, not only defining time, but also transcending time.
A watch that is not possible is possible, but the only one is not.
"For a holy grail watch like this prototype Deep Sea Special Number 1, dreams come true in many ways and for many watch lovers, Rolex fans and connoisseurs all over the world.
This watch is the ultimate embodiment of Oyster case design, and since then, it has defined Rolex Replica luxury watches and the brand," said Rémi Guillemin, head of Christie’s Geneva Watch Department.
The rarest among the rare Rolexes-a special deep-sea prototype from 1953 to 1960
It is said that seven prototypes were built between 1953 and 1960. This is absolutely certain. So far, only three ships have been identified: the deep-sea special N°1 with "low glass" (made of plexiglass), and the first ship in Trieste was on the island of Ponza in 1953. Deep sea test with an outer depth of 3,150 meters (10,245 feet); Deep Sea Special N°3 with "high glass" (a taller and thicker crystal, also made of plexiglass, is one of the valuable experiences of N°1) , It brought us down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench (10,916 meters, 35,814 feet) in 1960, which is out of reach today, but it was exhibited with Trieste at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; Deep Sea Special N°5, also a "high glass" version, was probably a proving ground for further extreme tests before 1960, and it was auctioned off by Christie's in 2000.
In the early to mid 1960s, in order to celebrate diving into the deepest part of the world and the unexpected success and enthusiasm of this event on a global scale, Rolex produced about three dozen display models to share their development and expertise with the public. In 2009, No. 31 of the commercial/propaganda series was auctioned off by Christie's.fake watches form china
The purpose of breaking the boundaries-perfecting the Rolex diving watch When Rolex conquered the world’s highest peak of Sir Edmund Hillary’s wrist on May 23rd, 1953, the production hands just set off in the depths of the ocean: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, which will be officially Introduced to the public at the 1954 Basel Watch Fair.
At that time, the Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer August Picard, who was famous for balloons flying in the stratosphere, was already thinking and acting in this direction. August and his son Jacques used the physical principles of his stratospheric balloon, especially the principle of pressurization, to develop a submarine to achieve an unprecedented strategy: "reverse Mount Everest" to reach the deepest trough on the sea floor .
The whole world looks at the strange deep-sea submersible Trieste-from Greece's "deep" (dumping method) and "ships" (scaphos), and Italy's shipbuilding cities and cities financed by the Adriatic Sea. Economic Zone-was launched on August 16, 1953. Among them is Hans Wilsdorf, the founder and creative source of Rolex.luxury Richard Mille Watches for sale
What better way to perfect a dive watch than working with a team preparing to dive under the sea? The rest is history-this year's new chapter will begin on November 8.
In September 1953, Jacques Piccard inspected the Rolex Experimental Deep Sea Special N°1 installed on the hull of Trieste for a deep-sea test. The test was carried out in the Mediterranean Sea in September 1953 at a depth of up to 3,150 meters.
Please pay attention to the "low glass" plexiglass crystals. One of the things learned from the test was to switch to a thicker ("high glass") version on the deep-sea special N°3 almost seven years later in order to dive into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. cheap U-BOAT Chimera watches