Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 318

Rolex Ref. 16753 Steel & Gold GMT-Master Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 6123763, Ref. 16753. Made circa 1980. Very fine and rare, two time zone, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, special black 24-hour bezel and hand and a steel and yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving gold bezel with black insert for the second 24-hour time zone, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black 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, rhodium-plated, 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.