Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 56

"Ref. 16610" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner 1000ft=300m. Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,? Ref. 16610. Made circa 1988. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, 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 luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.