Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 513

Rolex Ref. 116138, Datejust Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. F668553, Ref. 116138. Sold on December 24th, 2004. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and 18K yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty (now void), booklets and an additional leather strap.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, reeded gold bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Champagne, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions with Arabic numerals, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton 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, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.