Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 178

Yellow Gold Ref. 16808 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft./300m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 16808/16750. Made circa 1987. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold diver?s wristwatch with date, blue dial & bezel and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by one extra link.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving blue bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Blue with luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow 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.