Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 305

Rolex Swan World Cup Ref. 16610 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner 1000ft= 300m., Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified , Ref. 16610. Made circa 2002. Fine, center seconds, self-winding,water-resistant, stainless steel diver?swristwatchwith a stainless steel Rolex FliplockOyster bracelet. Accompanied by an anchor, three instruction booklets and a fitted box. This Timepiecewas presented to a crewmember of thewinning team of the 1988 Evrika Rolex Swan World Cup Race.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Case Back engraved: Rolex Swan World Cup Evrika 1988, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous steel round, triangular and baton indexes, 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, 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.