Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

Rolex. A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Ref. 16610, Submariner, circa 1992
Movement: cal. 3135, automatic, 31 jewels
Dial: black, applied triangular, baton and dot indexes, magnified date aperture, centre seconds
Case: stainless steel Oyster case, screw-down crown and back, calibrated bezel, stainless steel Oyster bracelet
Signed: case, dial, movement and bracelet
Dimensions: diameter 40 mm, bracelet circumference approximately 200 mm.
£5,000-£7,000

The Submariner is known as one of Rolex’s most iconic tool watches. Developed in 1954, for scuba diver’s to measure the time spent under the water, it has had continuous upgrades over the years. It was adapted for military use and early models achieved cult status when they were worn by James Bond in the 1960’s films.
The present watch being a reference 16610 from 1992 has the tritium hour markers indicated by the T<25 to the dial, later models feature Super-LuminNova hour markers.