$4,130
"Ref. 16610" Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner 1000ft=300m. Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,” Ref. 16610. Made circa 1988. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "crown guard", sapphire crystal with "Cyclops" lens. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26
