Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 243

ROLEX - REF. 168623 - STEEL & GOLD YACHTMASTER ? MID SIZE Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Yacht-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. P632766, Ref. 168623. Made in 2000, sold on June 17th, 2001. 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. 78753. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee (now void), hang tag and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, graduated bidirectional revolving gold bezel with 60-minute scale engraved in relief, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. White with applied luminous triangular 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. 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. 34 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.