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Rolex
Ref. 16610LV
Submariner “Kermit”, Flat Four
A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, date, "Flat Four" bezel, holographic caseback sticker and bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF12,000 - 18,000
CHF20,320
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2005
- Reference No
- 16610LV
- Movement No
- 39'955'197
- Case No
- D'345'506
- Model Name
- Submariner “Kermit”, Flat Four
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “93250”, max length 195mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The Rolex Submariner reference 16610LV was originally released in 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rolex’s pioneering divers’ watch. In production until 2010, the model has been warmly nicknamed the “Kermit” thanks to its colour scheme resemblance to the Muppet Frog. Replaced by reference 116610LV in 2010, the “Kermit” remains ones of the most sought-after Submariner models on the market.
- Featuring a black "MAXI" dial, with slightly larger hour markers and hands, the dial configuration ties back with Rolex’s earlier vintage Submariner models and their dial layout.
- A fantastic opportunity not to miss, the present Rolex Submariner reference 16610LV, from circa 2005, bearing a "D" serial case is offered in virtually unworn condition still retaining its factory holographic caseback sticker.
- Featuring a black "MAXI" dial, with slightly larger hour markers and hands, the dial configuration ties back with Rolex’s earlier vintage Submariner models and their dial layout.
- A fantastic opportunity not to miss, the present Rolex Submariner reference 16610LV, from circa 2005, bearing a "D" serial case is offered in virtually unworn condition still retaining its factory holographic caseback sticker.
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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