Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 482

Ref. 16760 GMT-Master II Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT-Master II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 16760. Made in 1988. Very fine and rare, two time zone, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable 12-hour hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving red and blue bezel for the diurnal and nocturnal hours of the second time zone in 24 hours, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular steel indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3085, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.