1145
Rolex
Ref. 16610LV
Submariner “Kermit”
An attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, bracelet and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 160,000€9,000 - 18,000$10,300 - 20,500
HK$118,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2007
- Reference No
- 16610LV
- Case No
- M364'775
- Model Name
- Submariner “Kermit”
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, endlinks stamped "93250", max length 190mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp, stamped "93250", "FO11"
- Dimensions
- 40mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee card date March 20, 2008
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Introduced in 2003, the Rolex 16610LV celebrated the firms 50th anniversary of the iconic Submariner model. Dubbed with the lighthearted nickname “Kermit”, the name of a widely-adored Muppet character, the green bezel Submariner was a departure from the more traditional black bezel seen on earlier models. The “LV” or “V” with the serial number designated the green bezel, also known as “Lunette Verte”
The present M series wristwatch is in excellent overall condition. Accompanied by the guarantee, this watch will sure please even the most discerning collector.
The present M series wristwatch is in excellent overall condition. Accompanied by the guarantee, this watch will sure please even the most discerning collector.
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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