Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 483

ROLEX REF. 16700 GMT-MASTER STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. W946039, Ref. 16700. Sold in May 1996. Fine, two-time-zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, revolving red and blue 24-hour bezel and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box (missing insert), original warranty

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case b ack and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving bezel for the second 24-hour time-zone, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Black with applied luminous steel round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands and a luminous red 24-hour arrow hand. Cal. 3175, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.