Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014
LOT 153
ROLEX REF. 16758 GMT-MASTER YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 8141613, Ref. 16758. Made in 1983. Very fine and rare, two-time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, bronze dial and bronze 24-hour bezel and hand and an 18K yellow gold Rolex rivet bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by gold plate Rolex buckle.
HKD 100,000 - 150,000
USD 13,000 - 20,000 / CHF 12,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 150,000
Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving bronze bezel for the second 24-hour time zone, crystal with cyclops lens. Brown with luminous yellow gold round baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. Cal. 3075, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and fi ve positions, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |