Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 346

Ref. 16753 Steel & Gold GMT-Master Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 16753. Made circa 1985. Very fine and rare, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special gold and bronze 24-hour bezel and hand and a steel and 18K yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and 2 instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving gold bezel for the second 24-hour time-zone, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Brown with luminous yellow gold round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3075, rhodiumplated, 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