873
Rolex
Ref. 16753, inside case back stamped 16750
GMT-Master
A fine yellow gold and stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date and yellow gold and stainless steel bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$32,000 - 48,000€3,900 - 5,800$4,000 - 6,000
HK$47,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1981
- Reference No
- 16753, inside case back stamped 16750
- Movement No
- 0'456'651
- Case No
- 6'123'737
- Model Name
- GMT-Master
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3075, 27 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold and stainless steel <em>Rolex Jubilee </em>bracelet, 185 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
In 1981, the reference 16750 replaced the previous reference 1675. The main upgrade was a quick date feature. The present watch reference 16753 is the steel and gold version, which is a very rare variant of the GMT family.
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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