Property of a Japanese Collector
5
Rolex
Ref. 14060M
Submariner
A “new-old-stock” stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with center seconds, bracelet, guarantee and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$47,000 - 78,000€5,400 - 9,000$6,000 - 10,000
HK$107,950
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2008
- Reference No
- 14060M
- Case No
- Z779’890
- Model Name
- Submariner
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 3130, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “93150”, endlinks stamped “501 B”, max length 190mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped “OP8”
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Rolex guarantee card stamped Fung Leung Kee Watch Co. Hong Kong dated 7th January 2008, instruction manual, product literature, hang tags, green card holder, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The reference 14060M (with the 'M' stands for "modified") was released in 1999 and fitted with an upgraded caliber 3130.
It wasn't until 2007 that the brand sought official chronometer certification for its Submariner No-Date movements, leaving collectors with the choice when purchasing a Rolex Submariner reference 14060M of going for a new four-line "Superlative Chronometer" version or sticking with the cleaner dial and more vintage-inspired two-liner variety. When the reference was finally discontinued in 2012, it was the last Rolex sports model to feature drilled lug holes, a stamped bracelet clasp, stamped end links, and an aluminum bezel insert: all hallmarks of the original Submariner.
Featuring a "Z" serial number, the present watch from circa 2008 is presented in "new-old-stock" condition, with original factory protective stickers still intact. NOS watches are extremely rare in today’s market, as most examples are used and have been worn by collectors.
It wasn't until 2007 that the brand sought official chronometer certification for its Submariner No-Date movements, leaving collectors with the choice when purchasing a Rolex Submariner reference 14060M of going for a new four-line "Superlative Chronometer" version or sticking with the cleaner dial and more vintage-inspired two-liner variety. When the reference was finally discontinued in 2012, it was the last Rolex sports model to feature drilled lug holes, a stamped bracelet clasp, stamped end links, and an aluminum bezel insert: all hallmarks of the original Submariner.
Featuring a "Z" serial number, the present watch from circa 2008 is presented in "new-old-stock" condition, with original factory protective stickers still intact. NOS watches are extremely rare in today’s market, as most examples are used and have been worn by collectors.
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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