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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 399

Rolex, Oyster Perpe-tual Date, "Explorer II", Superlative Chro-nometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 16550. Produced in the late 1980's. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentle-man's wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, gra-duated bezel in 24 hours, "Twinlock" winding crown protected by the "Crown Guard", sapphire crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. off-white with applied tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 3085, rho-dium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, mono-metallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.