Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 73

ROLEX REF. 16600 - SEA DWELLER 4000 Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea Dweller 4000ft = 1220m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified," , case No. P392411, Ref. 16600. Made in 2001. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date, helium escape valve and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster Ref. 93160 extendable Fliplock bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex box.

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the Crown-Guard, gas-escape valve at 9, sapphire crystal. Black with luminous white gold round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds division, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold skeleton hands. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions with Microstella timing screws, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism.