Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, bracelet, original Guarantee, box and anchor, made for COMEX
Lot 342

Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, bracelet, original Guarantee, box and anchor, made for COMEX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, SUBMARINER, 1000FT=300M, REF. 16800, CASE NO. 7'276'727, CIRCA 1982

Closed12 May 2014

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Rolex. A rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, bracelet, original Guarantee, box and anchor, made for COMEX
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft=300m, ref. 16800, case no. 7'276'727, circa 1982
Cal. 3035 automatic movement, 27 jewels, black dial with COMEX logo, luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals, luminous mercedes hands, sweep centre seconds, magnified window for date, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, revolving black bezel calibrated for 60 units, screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel fliplock Rolex Oyster bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

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With Rolex Guarantee dated September 1984, product litterature, card holder, sales tag, anchor, International Service Card, presentation box and outer packaging.

The present watch is from the reference 16800 series, in production from 1982 until 1986, with the COMEX designation on the outside of the screw back and on the dial. Part or the entire serial number was repeated to the inside of the case back, a feature only seen on this model and reference 5513 which was supplied to COMEX and to military forces. The case back of the present watch bears reference 16800 and 7276727, the entire serial number.