Live Auction 17493An Evening of Exceptional Watches
Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Center Seconds
Lot 16

Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Center Seconds

Signed Rolex, Explorer, Ref. 1016, Case No. 744'815, Circa 1962

Closed6 June 2019

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USD 32,500

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Rolex. A Fine Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Center Seconds
Signed Rolex, Explorer, Ref. 1016, Case No. 744'815, Circa 1962
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 1560, 25 jewels
Dial: Black, Arabic, dagger and baton luminous numerals, luminous hands, center seconds
Case: Stainless steel, engraved screw back, screw down crown, inside case back stamped 1016 and 11.62, 36mm diam
Strap/Buckle: Associated leather strap, associated steel buckle
Accompanied By: A Rolex Oyster service replacement bracelet stamped 78360 and 558 B to the endlinks, overall approximate length 7 inches, a Rolex presentation box, outer packaging and three Rolex tie-tags

Specialist note

The celebrated Explorer reference 1016 was introduced to the market in 1959. 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.