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

LOT 259

Ref. 16700 Stainless Steel ?GMT-Master? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, GMT-Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 16700. Made circa 1997. Fine, two-time zones, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special black 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 3,540

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving blue and red bezel for the second 24-hour timezone, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Black with luminous steel round, bâton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3175, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions under a bridge, 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: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 16700 was produced in stainless steel only, with Jubilee bracelet or Oyster ?Flip-lock?. A similar watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches?, Vol I, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani 2006 Edition, p. 390.