Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 261

Rolex - Ref. 16808 - Gold color change dial Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft / 300 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 6477228, Ref. 16808/16800. Made circa 1981. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer diver?s wristwatch with date and black bezel.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Gold color with luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 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 13 mm.