Rolex, An Exceedingly Rare Yellow Gold Wristwatch Presented To And Owned By Thunderbird Pilot Herman E. Griffin, Ref. 6605, circa 1958 Case: 34 mm, 18k yellow gold, there body, fluted bezel, screw back engraved "Herman E. Griffin, The Thunderbirds", No. 308873 Dial: matte white, Thunderbird emblem, "roulette" red and black date wheel, applied gold arrowhead markers, gold baton hands Movement: Cal. 1065, rhodium finish, 25 jewels, adjusted five positions and temperature, N740210 Band: Speidel expansion band Signed: Rolex on the case, dial and movement This highly important and rare timepiece is being presented at auction by family members of Captain Herman E. Griffin. It comes with impeccable provenance including five 10 x 8 inch B&W photos of the members of the late 50's Thunderbird team - including 4 photos which clearly show Captain Griffin wearing this watch. An impressive grouping of original accessories are also present - inner and outer boxes, Swimpruf tag, chronometer tag, strap band, embossed leather bifold holding the original Rolex guarantee papers (numbered and dated 10/29/58), chronometer certificate, instruction leaflet and the Bureaux Suisses chronometer rating certificate (certified by Rolex, New York Oct. 1958). HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved