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Geneva, May 10, 2009

LOT 38

Ref. 116718, GMT-Master II Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT-MASTER II, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,? case No. D981046, Ref. 116718/2348. Sold in August, 2006. Fine, water-resistant, self-winding, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable hour hand, gold ceramic bezel, and an 18K yellow gold Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving ceramic and yellow gold bezel of the second 24-hour time zone, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Green, ?GMT-MASTER II? written in gold, applied yellow gold luminous triangular, round and baton indexes, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands, luminous green 24-hour hand. M. Cal. 3186, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung blued steel Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.