Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, gas escape valve, bracelet, guarantee and box, and additional depth rating instrument, made for COMEX
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Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, gas escape valve, bracelet, guarantee and box, and additional depth rating instrument, made for COMEX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, COMEX, SEA-DWELLER, 4000FT-1220M, REF. 16660, CASE NO. 7'205'232, CIRCA 1981

Closed12 May 2014

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, gas escape valve, bracelet, guarantee and box, and additional depth rating instrument, made for COMEX
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, COMEX, Sea-Dweller, 4000ft-1220m, ref. 16660, case no. 7'205'232, circa 1981
Cal. 3035 automatic movement, 27 jewels, black dial with COMEX logo, luminous dot, baton and dagger numbers, luminous Mercedes hands, sweep centre seconds, window for date, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, revolving black bezel calibrated for 60 units, gas escape valve in the band, screw back inscribed Rolex 3044 COMEX, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
39.5 mm. diam.

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With Rolex guarantee, original presentation box, booklet, outer packaging and depth rating instrument
As of the late 1960s, Rolex supplied different Submariner models featuring the patented gas escape valve to the side to COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertise) in Marseille, a professional diving operation for the oil industry.
The present watch correctly displays both the reference number and serial number on the inside of the back and in very crisp original condition. The back itself is engraved with the issue number, in this instance 3044, as well as Rolex COMEX and the more usual inscription Rolex Oyster Original Gas Escape Valve.