$7,200
Ref. 16803, Steel and Gold Submariner Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300 m." Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 16803. Made circa 1984. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold and stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Warranty Certificate (now void), red seal, hang tag and instruction booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving blue bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Blue with applied luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes A two-tone steel and gold version of the ref. 16800 was introduced in the early 1980s and numbered as reference 16803. The ref. 16803 was the first 'Submariner' two-tone made with a sapphire crystal. Collectors in Japan have nick-named the two-tone watch a 'Combi'.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
