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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 331

Ref. 16600 ?Sea-Dweller 4000? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller 4000ft= 1220m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 16600. Made in 2000. Fine and rare, center seconds, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with second generation gas-escape valve, date and stainless steel Oyster ?Fliplock? bracelet.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 6,254

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding crown protected by the "Crown-Guard", gas-escape valve at 9, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous steel round, triangular and bâton indexes, outer minute/seconds division, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 27-jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Height 15 mm.


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Grade: A

Good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 16600/16660 This reference replaced reference 1665 in 1986. The primary differences are the 1 mm thick sapphire crystal, second generation gas-escape valve and uni-directional revolving bezel. A similar watch is published in ?Rolex: Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. 1, p. 375.