Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 54

Ref. 16618, Yellow Gold ?Submariner? Black Dial Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/300m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, Ref. 16618, case No. E323027. Made in 1990. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and black bezel with an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by a box and Guarantee (now void).

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-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. D. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton gold indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodiumplated, "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.