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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2014
    Reference No: 116688
    Case No: S62597N6
    Model Name: Yacht-Master II
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 4161, 48 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 44mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Further accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 23rd January 2014 stamped Lotte World Duty Free Shop, hang tags, green wallet, instruction manual, product literature, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Launched in 2007, the Rolex Yacht-Master II is yet another professional tool watch introduced for timekeeping. Marked as a professional-grade yachting watch, it incorporates a flyback chronograph and a programmable regatta timer.

    The reference was launched in various case materials and the present example referenced 116688 is encased in yellow gold. The present lot is offered in excellent overall condition and accompanied by the full set of accessories.

  • 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. 116688
A fine and attractive yellow gold regatta chronograph wristwatch with retrograde countdown, center seconds, bracelet, guarantee and box

Circa 2014
44mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$100,000 - 150,000 
€10,900-16,400
$12,800-19,200

Sold for HK$250,000

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi

Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001

WatchesHK@phillips.com

 

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: X

Hong Kong Auction 10 July 2020