Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 90

Ref. 16613 Steel and Gold SubmarinerNavy Blue Dial Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft /330 m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," Ref. 16613. Made circa 1991. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Fliplock Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the Crown Guard, graduated unidirectional revolving blue bezel for the decompression times, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Blue with applied gold luminous round, baton and triangular indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.