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ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET AND BOX
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ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, GMT-MASTER II, REF. 16718, CASE NO. L638927, CIRCA 1989

Closed11 November 2019

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ROLEX. A FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, BRACELET AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, GMT-MASTER II, REF. 16718, CASE NO. L638927, CIRCA 1989
Movement: cal. 3185, automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 16710, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex Oyster riveted bracelet with deployant clasp stamped N6, 7206, overall length of approx. 210 mm. and presentation box

Specialist note

The present ref. 16718 is a clean and very well-preserved example of an early 18K gold Rolex GMT-Master II. The case impresses with full proportions, the original dial with luminous numerals in a near perfect white tone, perfectly matching the hands.

Ref. 16718 is considered as the legitimate successor to the GMT-Master ref. 16758 in 18K gold. The new caliber 3185 movement includes the functions of the independently advance or reverse of the hour-hand and an enabling of the instantaneous setting of the second time. It is the first GMT-Master II model fitted with an 18K gold case.