1047
Rolex
Ref. 1016
Explorer
A rare stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, black lacquer 'explorer' dial, bracelet, original guarantee and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$35,000 - 45,000€4,100 - 5,300$4,300 - 5,600
HK$100,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1960
- Reference No
- 1016
- Movement No
- 12'136
- Case No
- 596'799
- Model Name
- Explorer
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 1560, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length, end link stamped 58
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp stamped 4.60
- Dimensions
- 35 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With<em> Rolex</em> Guarantee dated 11 February 1962, Chronometer Watch Rate certificate, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This wonderful reference 1016 features a black lacquer glossy 'explorer' dial, signed with the correct 'Swiss' signature. The lacquer still exhibits a glossy sheen, and all the gilt graphics are preserved in excellent condition. The luminous has turned a light yellow tone, giving the watch a lot of character. This watch is furthermore accompanied by its original bracelet, stamped for the fourth quarter of 1960. Rarer still, is the presence of the original guarantee stamped by a Kuwaiti retailer, stating the watch was sold in 1962.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded 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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