$125,500
Comex Ref. 16800 “10 Year Service Presentation” Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Comex Submariner, 1000 ft./ 300 m." , Ref. 16800. Made in 1984. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Comex 10 Years of Service card. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with Comex number and commemoration inscription and crown, graduated unidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton steel indexes, aperture for the date, Comex logo. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed, case with Comex number. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm. Notes Approximately 200 watches of model reference 16800 were delivered to COMEX between 1982 and 1989. The ref. 16800 featured the caliber 3035 with date mechanism and a scratch-proof sapphire crystal. The first batch of 100 Ref. 16800 were delivered in 1982 with a matt tritium COMEX logo dial. These are often referred to as the ‘transitional’ models by collectors, due to mix of the old s
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-04-17
