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LOT 191

Ref. 16613, Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/330m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," Ref. 16613, retailed by Tiffany & Co. Made in 1989, sold December 19, 1990. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Tiffany box, Warranty document (now void), 2 instruction booklets and various Tiffany sales and service documents.

USD 7,000 - 10,000

EUR 4,700 - 6,700

Sold: USD 15,600

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, graduated unidirectional revolving blue bezel for the decompression times, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Blue with applied gold luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous gold 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

In the mid 1980s, a two-tone steel and gold version of the ref. 16810 was introduced and numbered as reference 16613.