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Rolex
Ref. 16600
Sea-Dweller
A “new-old-stock” and fine stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with date, center seconds, gas escape valve, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$48,000 - 95,000€5,700 - 11,400$6,200 - 12,200
HK$82,550
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2005
- Reference No
- 16600
- Case No
- D339’115
- Model Name
- Sea-Dweller
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 180 mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Mitsukoshi Ikebukuro Japan dated 5th July 2008, instruction manual, product literature, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The ref. 16600 was launched in 1989 as a successor for the previous ref. 16660. While maintaining the same impressive depth rating of 4,000 feet, the new reference introduced an upgraded caliber 3135 movement. After a successful production run spanning nearly 20 years, this reference was the last to feature an aluminum bezel and was officially discontinued in 2008, paving the way for the new ref. 116600.
The present Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 from circa 2005 is in "new-old-stock" condition, with all of its factory protective stickers still intact and showing no signs of use or wear. With its significant historical value and success, this timepiece is accompanied by a full set of accessories and represents a collectible gem that is sure to endure.
The present Rolex Sea-Dweller ref. 16600 from circa 2005 is in "new-old-stock" condition, with all of its factory protective stickers still intact and showing no signs of use or wear. With its significant historical value and success, this timepiece is accompanied by a full set of accessories and represents a collectible gem that is sure to endure.
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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