$3,565
"Submariner" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner, 1000 ft. / 300 m.", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16800. Made in the 1980s. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated uni-directional revolvingblack bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard", sapphirecrystal with "Cyclops" lens. Black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bƒton steel indexes, aperture forthe date. Tritium-coated steel "skeleton" hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line leverescapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingfree-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-06-15
