No Reserve
872
Rolex
Ref. 16753, inside case back stamped 16750
GMT-Master
A yellow gold and stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and date
- Estimate
- HK$20,000 - 30,000•€2,400 - 3,600$2,500 - 3,800
HK$62,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1981
- Reference No
- 16753, inside case back stamped 16750
- Movement No
- 0'615'098
- Case No
- 6'341'145
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3075, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Brown leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold <em>Rolex</em> buckle
- Dimensions
- 39 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This watch, reference 16753, is a rare variant within the GMT family as it is cased in both stainless steel and yellow gold. Collectors lovingly dub this model the 'Root Beer'. The present watch features light 'flaking' to the 'nipple' dial, which this particular model is known to do over time. The 'flaking' is a natural process that occurs when the paint pigments interact with the elements. The bezel has faded to an attractive gold and light brown colour, giving the watch a very unique and charismatic look. The case is furthermore preserved in excellent condition, with sharp finishes to the top of the lugs and visible beveled edges.
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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