$5,500
ROLEX REF. 1016 EXPLORER STEEL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Explorer, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 3502375, Ref. 1016. Made in 1973. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, screw-down case back and crown. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 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. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-04-10