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15 . Rolex
A fine and very rare pink gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds , date , black lacquer dial and bracelet
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Manufacturer Rolex Year 1966
Reference No . 1600 Movement No . D27638 Case No . 1 โ€™ 387 โ€™ 539 Model Name DateJust Material 18k pink gold Calibre Automatic , 1560 ,
26 jewels
Bracelet / Strap 18k pink gold Rolex Oyster bracelet , 175 mm . maximum length , end link stamped 76
Clasp / Buckle 18k pink gold Rolex folding deployant clasp Dimensions 36 mm . diameter Signed
Case , dial and movement signed
Estimate HKD 100,000-150,000 USD 12,500-18,000
Literature For another example of a reference 1600 DateJust , please see Rolex Collecting Vintage Wristwatches by Osvaldo Patrizzi , pages 298 and 299 .
Reference 1600 was in production from 1960 to 1976 . The present reference 1600 wristwatch encased in pink gold is fitted with a black lacquer T-Swiss-T dial . The watch is further enriched with silver graphics and applied pink gold hour markers perfectly matching the watch .
The watch is in very good overall condition with strong case definition . The dial itself is beautifully rich and is exactly how a black lacquer dial should be .