Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 93

ROLEX REF. 116689, YACHT MASTER II Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Yacht-Master II, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? No. Z851503, Ref. 116689. Sold on December 3rd, 2007. Very fine, heavy, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with graduated ring-command platinum bezel, regatta countdown indicator, round button fly- back chronograph, programmable chronometer movement and an 18K white gold Rolex "Oysterlock" bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee card (now void), hang tag and booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, chronograph push-buttons, graduated bidirectional revolving platinum bezel to program regatta countdowns, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous square white gold indexes, subsidiary silver ring seconds dial, concentric blue 10-minute countdown scale. Luminous white gold baton hands, red triangle for the countdown. M. Cal. 4146, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 42 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. 44 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.