Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 33

?Green Bezel? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner 1000ft =300m? Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16610 LV with green bezel. Especially made to com-memorate the 50th anniversary of the «Submariner» model in 2003. Very fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentle-man's wristwatch with stainless steel "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Accom-panied by a fitted box, a Rolex anchor, and a certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown,graduated revolving green bezel for thedecompression times, "Triplock" win-ding-crown protected by the "CrownGuard,? crystal with "cyclops" lens.D. Black with luminous round, triangularand bâton indexes, aperture for the date.Luminous "skeleton" hands. M. Cal.3135, rhodium plated, ?oeil-de-perdrixdecoration, 31 jewels, straight line leverescapement, monometallic balance ad-justedto temperatures and 5 positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating Bre-guetbalance-spring. Dial, case and mo-vementsigned. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness:13 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.