Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 136

Ref. 16622, Yacht-Master Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Yacht-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. Y814308, Ref. 16622. Sold on September 1st, 2003. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and platinum chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, bidirectional revolving frosted graduated platinum bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Frosted platinum with luminous white gold round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date, outer minute division. Luminous white gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx overall length 185 mm.