$50,400
Rolex, Ref. 16660, COMEX No. 3022 Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, COMEX, Sea Dweller 4000 ft = 1220 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,” case No. 7342528, Ref. 16660. Made circa 1982. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with date, second generation helium escape valve and a stainless steel Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a Rolex Sigapore service receipt and a pouch and three 8” x 10” photos. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, gas escape valve at 9, sapphire crystal. Black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date, Comex logo at six. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 3035, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Height 15 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm. Notes Consigned by the original owner, this watch was his regular diving watch throughout a career of over 5000 dives. After working in the Gulf region with an engineering company that worked with Comex, the consigner received the watch as a gift from the managing director. The watch
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
