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Rolex
Ref. 16600
Sea-Dweller
A fine and well-preserved stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with center seconds, date, gas escape valve, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$55,000 - 90,000€6,400 - 10,500$7,100 - 11,500
HK$100,800
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Catalogue Essay
Offered in pristine condition, the present Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 was first introduced in 1989. Succeeding its short-lived ref. 16660, the new model featured similar aesthetics though upgraded with the firm’s new caliber 3135 running at a higher frequency of 28,800vph. With a production spanning 19 years, the ref. 16600 was discontinued in 2008, which in return made way for the Deepsea ref. 116660.
The present example Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 with a “P” serial from circa 2001 is complete with its full set of accessories. Only worn no more than a handful of times with a full bracelet, the present specimen is certainly one to desire for.
The present example Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 with a “P” serial from circa 2001 is complete with its full set of accessories. Only worn no more than a handful of times with a full bracelet, the present specimen is certainly one to desire for.
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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