Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 67

Ref. 16610 LV Green Bezel Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300 m., Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 16610 LV with green bezel. Made in 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "Submariner". Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver?s wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and instruction booklet.

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, 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. Property of Various Owners