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Rolex. An attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
Lot 74

Rolex. An attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, EXPLORER, REF. 1016, CASE NO. 1'670'819, CIRCA 1967

Closed13 May 2013

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Rolex. An attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Explorer, Ref. 1016, case no. 1'670'819, circa 1967
Cal. 1570 automatic movement, 26 jewels, black gloss dial, luminous baton, Arabic and dagger numerals, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Rolex introduced its Explorer model in 1953 and developed a string of successive references, including references 6098, 6150 and 6350, among others. Reference 1016 appeared in Rolex catalogues as of 1962 and came either with calibre 1560 or calibre 1570. One of Rolex's most popular sports watches, the Explorer is easily recognizable by its black dial with the luminous triangle at 12, luminous Arabic numerals for the other three quarters and luminous baton numerals for the remaining hours.