The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 96

Ref. 16613 ?Steel and Gold Submariner? Rolex ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/300m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 16613/ 16610. Case No. R976740. Made in 1988. Fine and rare center seconds, self winding 18K yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, blue bezel and sapphire and diamond-set dial, with an 18K yellow gold and stainless steel Oyster ?Fliplock? bracelet. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void).

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,000 / USD 4,700 - 6,300

Sold: CHF 8,260

C. Two-tone, three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, uni-directional revolving blue graduated bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" windingcrown protected by the ?Crown-Guard?, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Satiné gilt with eight brilliant cut diamonds, one triangular sapphire and two baguette sapphire markers, outer minute/seconds divisions and aperture for the date. Luminous gold "Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Rolex offered the dial on this watch as a special order dial at an additional cost of SFr 1,750 in 1986. The overall excellent condition of this watch is further enhanced by the fact it still retains the original Rolex case back sticker. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 311.