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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 257

?Yellow Gold Ref. 16578? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 8370039, Ref. 16758/16750. Made in 1983. Very fine and rare, two-time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, special bronze dial and bronze 24-hour bezel and hand and an 18K yellow gold Jubilee bracelet.

CHF 10,000 - 14,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,000 / USD 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 21,240

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving bronze bezel for the second 24-hour time-zone, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Bronze with luminous gold round, bâton and triangular indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous coated steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3075, rhodiumplated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung mono-metallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 16758 Was produced from 1979 to 1988. The present lot bears two reference numbers, 16758 on the body of the watch, which refers to the specific characteristics of this watch and Ref. 16750 in the case back, which refers to the series of references to which it belongs. The case bodies and backs were interchangeable at the factory. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches?, Vol I, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani 2006 Edition, p. 385.