Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 488

ROLEX REF. 16710 GMT-MASTER II Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT Master II, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. Y618028, Ref. 16710. Sold on June 18th, 2003. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, two-time-zone, stainless steel wristwatch with 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable hour hand and a stainless steel Oyster fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex fitted box, Guarantee (now void), booklets and Bucherer service document.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving steel bezel with black insert for the second time zone in 24 hours, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied luminous steel triangular, round and baton indexes, outer minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 3185, 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 12 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.