15,930 CHF
“Ref 16618 Submariner” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/300m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, Ref. 16618/16610. Made in 1991. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and blue bezel with an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated revolving blue bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard", sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. Navy blue with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, Vol I, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani 2006 Edition, p. 360.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
