Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 319

Rolex - Ref. 16623 - Steel & Gold Yachtmaster Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Yacht-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. M 692928, Ref. 16623. Made in 2008, sold December 24th, 2009. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with special time-lapse bezel, date and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Rolex Oysterlock bracelet Ref. 78763. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee (now void), hang tags, booklets and 2 extra links.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, graduated unidirectional revolving gold bezel with 60-minute scale engraved in relief, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. White with applied luminous markers and yellow gold and black, round, triangular and bâton indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. m. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung 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. Approx. overall length 175 mm plus 2 links