Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 94

ROLEX REF. 16610, GREEN BEZEL SUBMARINER Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. Z591784, Ref. 16610T. Launched in 2003 for the 50th anniversary of the Submariner, sold on March 16th, 2007. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with green bezel, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee (now void), booklets, extra links and hang tag.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving green bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the Crown Guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied large luminous round, triangular and baton steel indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton 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. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 150 mm