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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 207

Submariner Comex, Ref 16610 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner Comex,? Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16610. Produced in 1996, sold to Comex in 1997. Fine and very rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original warranty (now void) and hang tag.

USD 90,000 - 120,000

EUR 60,000 - 80,000

Sold: USD 107,800

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, graduated uni-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, engraved case back, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date, special "Panama Canal" logo. Luminous skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compen-sating 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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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Approximately 250 watches of the ref. 16610 COMEX ?Submariner? were delivered to COMEX between 1990 - 1997. These watches had cases upgraded from grade 316 steel to grade 904L (similar to the Ref. 168000), but featured the new caliber 3135. The ref. 16610 featured a gloss tritium with a big? COMEX logo dial. It is interesting to note that a small batch of 16610 COMEX watches with gloss Luminova dials and COMEX logo were delivered to COMEX in 2004 (F Serial).