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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND BROWN DIAL
Lot 2652

ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND BROWN DIAL

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, EXPLORER, REF. 1016, CASE NO. 1'283'306, CIRCA 1965

Closed28 May 2014

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HKD 50,000

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ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND BROWN DIAL
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, EXPLORER, REF. 1016, CASE NO. 1'283'306, circa 1965
Cal. 1560 automatic movement, 26 jewels, brown 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 buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

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US$4,000-6,000


Rolex introduced its Explorer model in 1953 and developed a string of successive references, including references 6098, 6150 and 6350, amongst 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.