Important Watches: Part II

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 427. 'The Texan' Quartz, Ref. 5100 BETA 21 White gold wristwatch with date and bracelet Circa 1970 | 勞力士 5100 BETA 21型號「'The Texan' Quartz」白金鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約1970.

Rolex

'The Texan' Quartz, Ref. 5100 BETA 21 White gold wristwatch with date and bracelet Circa 1970 | 勞力士 5100 BETA 21型號「'The Texan' Quartz」白金鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約1970

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Lot Closed

May 12, 12:27 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Rolex

'The Texan' Quartz, Ref. 5100 BETA 21

White gold wristwatch with date and bracelet

Circa 1970

勞力士 5100 BETA 21型號「'The Texan' Quartz」白金鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約1970

Dial: silvered

Calibre: cal. RE10 BETA 21 quartz, 13 jewels

Movement number: 7'507

Case: 18k white gold, snap-on back

Case number: 225, 87

Closure: 18k white gold Rolex bracelet and folding clasp

Dimensions: 39 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 185 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Rolex presentation case

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The quartz crisis undoubtedly was, and in many ways still is, a very divisive period in the manufacturing of wristwatches. While the mechanical wristwatch ultimately prevailed, it was a time where all manufactures, even the most powerful, were forced to re-evaluate what the future potentially held.