15,340 CHF
Ref. 16628 "Yacht-Master" Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Yacht-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 16628. Case No. X520495. Made in 1992. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with special time-lapse bezel, date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex "Oysterlock" bracelet. Accompanied by the original box and guarantee (now void). Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the “crown-guard”, graduated uni-directional revolving gold bezel with 60-minute scale engraved in relief, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. White with applied luminous markers and yellow gold and black, round, triangular and bâton indexes. 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 12 mm. Notes Reference 16628 was launched in 1992 and was intended to embody all that made the Rolex Oyster a success. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 291.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
