$13,800
Ref. 16760 GMT-Master II Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT-Master II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 16760. Made circa 1985. Very fine and rare, two-time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable 12-hour hand and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Warranty Certificate (now void) and an instruction booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving red and blue bezel for the diurnal and nocturnal hours of the second time zone in 24 hours, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular steel indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 3085, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes IIn 1983, Rolex introduced the GMT-Master II, the original version of which bore the reference 16760. The 16760 featured the new caliber 3085 movement, which separated the hour hand from the large triangle 24-hour hand, to provide instantaneous setting of the second time zone on the face of the watch itself. Further, the
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
