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Rolex

Ref. 16750

GMT-Master

A rare stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, bracelet and guarantee

Estimate
HK$40,000 - 60,000
HK$87,500
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Rolex
Year
1982
Reference No
16750
Movement No
0'760'796
Case No
7'259'608
Model Name
GMT-Master
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Automatic, 3075, 27 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster </em>bracelet, 180 mm. maximum length
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> folding deployant clasp
Dimensions
39 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Accessories
With<em> Rolex </em>Guarantee dated 27 January 1983 and service receipt dated 2 April 1998.
Catalogue Essay
Introduced around 1980, reference 16750 replaced 1675 with the new caliber 3075. This early example has been preserved in very sharp condition with factory finishes to the lugs and case back.

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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