3,540 CHF
Ref. 16700 Stainless Steel “GMT-Master” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 16700. Made circa 1997. Fine, two-time zones, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special black 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving blue and red bezel for the second 24-hour timezone, crystal with "cyclops" lens. Black with luminous steel round, bâton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. Cal. 3175, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions under a bridge, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Ref. 16700 was produced in stainless steel only, with Jubilee bracelet or Oyster “Flip-lock”. A similar watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches”, Vol I, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani 2006 Edition, p. 390.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
