Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 12, 2013

LOT 487

ROLEX REF. 116400 MILGAUSS CUSTOM-PVD Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Milgauss, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. M517117, Ref. 116400. Made circa 2007. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel PVD coated wristwatch, antimagnetic shield to 1000 Gauss with a stainless steel PVD coated Rolex Oyster bracelet. C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down winding crown and case back engraved: ?Rolex Oyster - Milgauss?, special anti-magnetic shield, after-market diamond bezel, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous and orange colored white gold baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions with orange 5-minute Arabic markers. Luminous white gold baton hands, orange lightning seconds hand. M. Cal. 3131, rhodium plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperature and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx overall length 160 mm.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down winding crown and case back engraved: ?Rolex Oyster - Milgauss?, special anti-magnetic shield, after-market diamond bezel, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied luminous and orange colored white gold baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions with orange 5-minute Arabic markers. Luminous white gold baton hands, orange lightning seconds hand. M. Cal. 3131, rhodium plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperature and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Approx overall length 160 mm.