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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH LAPIS LAZULI DIAL, DATE, SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL ROLEX PEN WITH BASE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH LAPIS LAZULI DIAL, DATE, SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL ROLEX PEN WITH BASE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH LAPIS LAZULI DIAL, DATE, SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL ROLEX PEN WITH BASE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, SUBMARINER, 1000FT=300M, REF. 16618, CASE NO. N337151, CIRCA 1992

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ROLEX. A VERY RARE AND FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH LAPIS LAZULI DIAL, DATE, SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL ROLEX PEN WITH BASE, ORIGINAL GUARANTEE AND BOX
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, SUBMARINER, 1000FT=300M, REF. 16618, CASE NO. N337151, CIRCA 1992
Movement: cal. 3135, automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 16610, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp stamped R6, 92908, overall length of approx. 210 mm., International Guarantee stamped by Canadian retailer Brinkhaus Jewellers and dated 22 March 1995, copy of purchase invoice dated May 1995 with confirmation of the original Lapis Lazuli dial, insurance purposes dated 11 April 1995, product literature, cleaning cloth, 2 original bars, additional Rolex pen with base and presentation box.
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Lot Essay

The present ref. 16618 is preserved in excellent overall condition and sold with the full set of accessories. It is one of the exceedingly few Submariners with lapis lazuli dials to appear in public to date and can rightly be considered one of the rarest and most beautiful trophies for collectors of Rolex sports watches.

Reference 16618, the all-gold Submariner, was launched in the mid-1980s, fitted with the caliber 3135 movement and quick-set calendar functions. The model was available with a variety of dial versions, the present lapis lazuli variant being amongst the rarest.

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