No Reserve
8035
Rolex
Ref. 16234
Datejust
An attractive and fine stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, date, blue sodalite dial, diamond-set indexes, white gold bezel and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 120,000•€7,000 - 14,100$7,700 - 15,400
HK$88,900
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2000
- Reference No
- 16234
- Movement No
- 8’984’343
- Case No
- P953’594
- Model Name
- Datejust
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet, endlinks stamped “555B”, max length 210mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex numbered hang tag.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- In 1988, Rolex released the ref. 16234 featuring the manufacturer’s upgraded cal. 3135. Furthermore, it was the first from its model to feature a robust sapphire crystal replacing the former Plexiglas.
- Set with 10 brilliant-cut diamonds as indexes, the present example Rolex Datejust ref. 16234 features the desirable and rare blue sodalite dial.
- Hardstone dials are among collector's favourite due to the uniqueness of each individual example and the precision it requires to execute.
- Well-preserved retaining its strong case proportions and finishing, the present blue sodalite Datejust bearing a P serial from 2000 is a must have for stone dial lovers.
- Set with 10 brilliant-cut diamonds as indexes, the present example Rolex Datejust ref. 16234 features the desirable and rare blue sodalite dial.
- Hardstone dials are among collector's favourite due to the uniqueness of each individual example and the precision it requires to execute.
- Well-preserved retaining its strong case proportions and finishing, the present blue sodalite Datejust bearing a P serial from 2000 is a must have for stone dial lovers.
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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