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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 72

Ref. 116688, Yacht-Master II Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Yacht-Master II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 116688. Made in 2006. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with special blue ceramic ring-command bezel, regatta count down indicator, round button chronograph, programmable chronometer movement and an 18K yellow gold Rolex "Oysterlock" bracelet. Accompanied by the original box and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown-guard, chronograph push-buttons, graduated bidirectional revolving bezel with ceramic blue insert to program regatta count downs, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous square yellow gold indexes, subsidiary champagne ring seconds dial, concentric blue 10-minute count down scale. Luminous yellow gold baton hands, red triangle for the count down. M. Cal. 4146, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 42 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. 44 mm. Thickness 14 mm.