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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: 2007
    Reference No: 16610LV
    Case No: M364'775
    Model Name: Submariner “Kermit”
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3135, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, endlinks stamped "93250", max length 190mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp, stamped "93250", "FO11"
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee card date March 20, 2008

  • Catalogue Essay

    Introduced in 2003, the Rolex 16610LV celebrated the firms 50th anniversary of the iconic Submariner model. Dubbed with the lighthearted nickname “Kermit”, the name of a widely-adored Muppet character, the green bezel Submariner was a departure from the more traditional black bezel seen on earlier models. The “LV” or “V” with the serial number designated the green bezel, also known as “Lunette Verte”

    The present M series wristwatch is in excellent overall condition. Accompanied by the guarantee, this watch will sure please even the most discerning collector.

  • 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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Ref. 16610LV
An attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, bracelet and guarantee

2007
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
HK$80,000 - 160,000 
€9,000-18,000
$10,300-20,500

Sold for HK$118,750

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
thomasperazzi@phillips.com
+852 2318 2001

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT

Hong Kong Auction 28 May 2019