FROM AN PROMINENT ASIAN COLLECTOR
867
Rolex
Ref. 16610
Submariner
A rare and fine stainless steel wristwatch with date, center seconds , bracelet and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$32,000 - 48,000€3,500 - 5,300$4,100 - 6,200
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1997
- Reference No
- 16610
- Movement No
- 8'026'969
- Case No
- U937'091
- Model Name
- Submariner
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, stamped 93150, end links stamped 501B, max length 210mm.
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex deployant buckle, stamped 93150 and U11
- Dimensions
- 40mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- With Japanese Rolex Guarantee dated 23 February, 1999.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The reference 16610 debuted in 1989 and was a new era for the Submariner. The model was the first Submariner to use a sapphire crystal, and white gold luminous markers on the black glossy dial. The present watch is in extremely well-preserved condition with unpolished case, and the immaculate black dial is nicely off-set against the steel. The watch makes a great everyday sport watch, and will be a joy to wear.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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