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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2003
    Reference No: 169622
    Movement No: 1'663'470
    Case No: F153162
    Model Name: Yacht-Master
    Material: Stainless steel and platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, 2235, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, 160 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 806
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex folding twinlock deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 29 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lady’s Yacht-Master wristwatch embodies all distinct elements of the Yacht-Master collection. The watch features a bi-directional revolving platinum bezel that perfectly balances the silvered dial and stainless steel case. The dial is fitted with large hour markers which remains to be extremely legible in all situations.
    Offered in exceptional condition, the present watch is perfect for both on land and on the deck in the open sea.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.

    One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.

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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. 169622
A lady's stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, platinum bezel and bracelet

Circa 2003
29 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for HK$27,500

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO

Hong Kong Auction 31 May 2016