| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex, Switzerland
Model Explorer
Reference 1016
Year Sold in October 1979
Case No. 4160474
Bracelet stainless steel Rolex bracelet (78360/580), approx. overall length 180 mm.
Diameter 36 mm.
Caliber 1570, 26 jewels
Signature Dial, case and movement signed
Accessories original fitted box, hand filled warranty, original sales invoice in the amount of 2'656 FF, Explorer booklet, calendar card, Rolex Benelux service warranty dated 2010
Notes
Purchased new by the current owner in 1979 at the Comptoir Saint-Cloud in Paris (as stamped on the warranty and on the original sales receipt) for the sum of FF 2'656 (retail was 3320 and a 664 ff discount was applied), the watch has been very well maintained through the years and has taken on a beautiful yellow patina one the indexes and comes accompanied with its original box, warranty and booklet.
Provenance
Property of the original Belgian owner