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Rolex
Ref. 116'758
GMT-MASTER II, SARU
A rare and impressive yellow gold, diamond, ruby and sapphire wristwatch with bracelet, date and dual time
- Estimate
- CHF50,000 - 80,000
CHF106,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 2009
- Reference No
- 116'758
- Case No
- M849'844
- Model Name
- GMT-MASTER II, SARU
- Material
- 18k yellow gold, diamond, sapphire and ruby
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3186
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k gold <em>Rolex Oyster</em> with diamonds
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 41mm. Diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- <em>Rolex</em> guarantee card dated 28th October, 2013
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Precious-stone set sport's watches are amongst the rarest species of Rolex and they are made in very small series only. Remaining the ultimate niche product and compared with the substantial production run of all Rolex sports watches, jewelled set references are today considered the rarest trophies for the demanding collector. The present watch, SARU, referring to the sapphire and ruby setting, is distinguished by its diamond, sapphire and ruby-set bezel, a tribute to the blue and red coloured bakelite bezel of the first GMT Master model launched in 1956. Furthermore, the dial, the lugs and the central links of the bracelet are all set with pave diamonds. Rarely a sports watch has been dressed up so effectively as this GMT-Master in the present version and it can be considered as treasure in today's market.
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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