Lot 536 , A gentleman's rare 1956 stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100/330 Submariner wrist watch

A gentleman's rare 1956 stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100/330 Submariner wrist watch, with black dial, small crown and gilt minute dot markers and rotating 'ghost' bezel, model number 6536-1, serial number 155***, movement c.1030, inside case back engraved with the date '11.56', case diameter 38mm, on a stainless steel Rolex bracelet numbered 78360 and 558, no box or papers.
£12,000-18,000

Condition:
Dial quite blemished and some fading to the markers. Some degradation to the radium on the hands. Minor scratches to the case back and sides and to the bracelet. Some minor crazing to the dial cover. Bracelet still sound. Minor damage to the rotating bezel at the top. Bezel becomes detached. Crown doesn't quite screw down flush with the case. Watch tick when wound an the hands adjust. Crown quite stiff to wind, so in need of some attention and does not quite screw down flush with the case.

Sold for £12,000