$22,800
Ref. 16618, Yellow Gold Submariner, Lapis Dial Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/300m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,” Ref. 16618. Sold in June 1997. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, blue bezel and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by the original wooden box, Guarantee Certificate (now void), hang tag, wallet with 2 instruction booklets, a recent service invoice and an extra link. Three-body, solid, 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 lapis with luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 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 An all gold version of the ref. 16610 was produced and numbered as reference 16618.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
