Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 61

Rolex Ref. 16713 Steel GMT Master II , Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Rolex ?Oyster Perpetual Date GMT Master II, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,? case No. E452997, Ref. 16710. Made in 1991. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, two time zone, stainless steel wristwatch with special 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable 12-hour hand and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving steel bezel with red and blue insert for the second time zone in 24 hours, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous steel triangular, round and baton indexes, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3185, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 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 12 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.