Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOT 223

ROLEX REF. 16018 DATEJUST YELLOW GOLD BLACK DIAL Rolex, Oyster Perpetual "Datejust" Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 9759153, Ref. 16018. Made circa 1987. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet with concealed deployant clasp, Ref. 8386.

Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, fluted bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Black with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.