ROLEX Divomet wrist depth gauge
BRAND
ROLEX
MODEL
Divomet
TYPOLOGY
wrist depth gauge
OPERATION
-
SCALE m
linear scale in feet from 0 to 18
BODY mm
Ø 57 x 27 - round body in aluminum and ba
DIAL
black background - depth and mark on red background
TOTAL WEIGHT g
-
SPECIAL FEATURES
prototype - RD 6 x initialed on the back - fabric strap - triangular depth index
NOTE
designed to be used by Jacques Piccard inside the Trieste bathyscaphe in combination with the Rolex Deep Sea Special placed outside - sold at a Christie's auction in 2010 for 18,500 Swiss francs
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Switzerland
YEAR OF PRESENTATION
1956
SOURCE
Andrea Campedelli archive