Live Auction 16300Important Watches: Including Contemporary Wristwatches from an Important Swiss Collection
ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD DUAL TIME AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND BOX
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ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD DUAL TIME AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, GENEVE, GMT-MASTER, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, REF. 16758, CASE NO. 6’581’980, CIRCA 1984

Closed23 March 2018

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ROLEX. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD DUAL TIME AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, GENEVE, GMT-MASTER, SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED, REF. 16758, CASE NO. 6’581’980, CIRCA 1984
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 3075, 27 jewels, signed
Dial: Brown, matte, luminous applied dot, baton and dagger numerals, luminous hands, central 24 hours hand, sweep centre seconds, outer minute divisions, magnified window for date, signed
Case: 18K gold, tonneau-shaped, bi-directional revolving bezel with brown metal insert graduated for 24 hours, screw back, screw down crown, 40mm. diam., signed
With: An unsigned gilt buckle, a rolex green wallet, hand tag, and original garantie dated 13.03.1984

Specialist note

Created in the mid-1950s, the GMT-Master resulted from the success of previous sport Rolex wristwatches and the collaboration of the manufacture with the airline company Pan Am.

Worried about the effects of jet lag on pilots, the GMT-Master wristwatch was developed with a second hour hand enabling its wearer to keep track of a second time zone on a bi-colour bezel graduated for 24 hours, allowing to easily differentiate between nocturnal and diurnal time.

Throughout the years, the GMT master model has evolved into one of the most collectible Rolex wristwatches, attracting the likes of experienced and as well as young collectors.