Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 172
ROLEX REF. 16800 SUBMARINER Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 8274930, Ref. 16800. Made in circa 1983. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water- resistant to 300 m, stainless steel diver's Chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet.
USD 4,000 - 6,000
HKD 31,000 - 47,000 / CHF 3,900 - 5,800
Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Matte black with luminous round, triangular and baton steel indexes, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
