Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 78

Ref. 16628 Yacht-Master Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Yacht-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? Ref. 16628B. Made in 2006, sold January 2nd, 2007. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet. Accompanied by a Guarantee Certificate (now void).

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding-crown protected by the Crown Guard, graduated bidirectional revolving gold bezel with 60-minute scale engraved in relief, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. White with applied yellow gold and black inlay, round, triangular and baton indexes, concentric luminous triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, freesprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.