Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 326

Ref. 16600 COMEX Sea-Dweller Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, COMEX, Sea Dweller 4000ft = 1220m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16600. Made in the early 1990?s. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding,water resistant to 4000 ft, stainless steel diver'swristwatchwith date, helium escape valve and a stainless steel FliplockOyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original box, Guarantee Certificate (now void) and a service guarantee from Rolex, Japan dated August 2, 2006.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown-guard, helium escape valve at 9, sapphire crystal, case back engraved: ROLEX COMEX 3293. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton steel indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.