Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 487

Ref. 16800 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft. / 300m. Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 16800. Made in 1983. Fine center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and gold diver?s wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and gold Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex box.

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,100 - 4,700 / CHF 4,700 - 7,000

Sold: USD 4,440

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and guarded Triplock crown, unidirectional gold revolving bezel with blue insert graduated for the decompression times, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Blue with applied gold luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date, outer minute division. Luminous gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 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: A

Good
Case: 3-10

Good

Patinated
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-9-20-01

Good

Scratched

Period original

HANDS Original

Notes

The Submariner Ref.16800 was introduced in 1982 with sapphire crystal and available for the first time in either gold or steel and gold. Examples of this reference in a combination of stainless steel and gold are unusual to find.