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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 215

Ref. 16610LV, ?Green Bezel? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300 m., Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 16610LV with green bezel, case No. F323031. Made circa 2005. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 1000 ft./ 300 m., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,700

Sold: CHF 8,850

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated uni-directional revolving green bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard", sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Black with large luminous round, triangular and baton steel indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions under a bridge, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2006, vol. I, p. 360, and vol. II, p. 402.