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Rolex
Submariner 'Kermit Flat 4', reference 16610LV Montre bracelet en acier avec date | Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet Vers 2003 | Circa 2003
Lot Closed
March 20, 03:44 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Rolex
Submariner 'Kermit Flat 4', reference 16610LV
Montre bracelet en acier avec date |
Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet
Vers 2003 |
Circa 2003
Cadran: noir
Calibre: cal. 3135 automatique, 31 rubis
Boîtier: acier, fond vissé
Numéro de boîtier: F'793'799
Fermoir: bracelet Rolex Oyster en acier et boucle déployante
Dimensions: 40 mm, circonférence totale approx. 155 mm
Signé: boîtier, cadran et mouvement
Ecrin: oui
Papiers: oui
Accessoires: garantie, manuel d'utilisation, porte-cartes, étiquette, ancre et écrin avec surboîte Rolex
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 3135 automatic, 31 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw-down back
Case number: F'793'799
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm, overall circumference approx. 155 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex guarantee, instruction manual, card holder, hang tag, anchor and presentation case with outer packaging
Poids brut 130.70 g |
Gross weight 130.70 g
The Rolex Submariner was launched in 1953 and has ever since been the absolute benchmark for diving watches. Following five decades of commercial success, Rolex launched the reference 16610LV in 2003 to celebrate the Submariner’s 50th anniversary. Affectionately nicknamed the ‘Kermit’, this anniversary piece is the only Submariner reference to boast a green aluminum bezel insert.
The earliest batches of the reference 16610LV display a specific font to the ‘40’ marking, namely the ‘Flat Four’.
The present F series watch comes with its coveted original Flat Four bezel.
While the Kermit was produced until 2010, the first series, starting with a F serial number, is by far the most collectible version. This is easily explained by the puropose of this model: celebrate the anniversary of the Submariner model.
An increasingly rare watch, this beautifully preserved Flat Four Submariner is accompanied by its original warranty, accessories and presentation box and comes from a distinguished private collection.