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Submariner Comex, reference 16800 Montre bracelet en acier avec date | Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet Vers 1982 | Circa 1982
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October 16, 12:09 PM GMT
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70,000 - 110,000 EUR
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Description
Rolex
Submariner Comex, reference 16800
Montre bracelet en acier avec date |
Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet
Vers 1982 |
Circa 1982
Cadran: noir
Calibre: cal. 3035 automatique, 27 rubis
Numéro de mouvement: 0'783'370
Boîtier: acier, fond vissé
Numéro de boîtier: 7'276'927, répété dans le fond de boîte, numéro Comex: 6047
Fermoir: bracelet Rolex Oyster en acier et boucle déployante
Dimensions: 40 mm, circonférence du bracelet approx. 195 mm
Signé: boîtier, cadran et mouvement
Ecrin: oui
Papiers: oui
Accessoires: garantie poinconnée et non remplie, étiquette numérotée, manuel d'utilisation et écrin avec surboîte Rolex
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 3035 automatic, 27 jewels
Movement number: 0'783'370
Case: stainless steel, screw-down back
Case number: 7'276'927, repeated on the inside case back, Comex serial: 6047
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 195 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Rolex punched and unfilled guarantee, numbered hang tag, instruction manual and presentation case with outer packaging
Poids brut 131.10 g |
Gross weight 131.10 g
The Rolex Submariner reference 16800 was produced from 1979 to 1988, succeeding reference 1680. This new model featured a sapphire crystal instead of the traditional Plexiglas, a new movement (cal. 3035), and an increased depth rating of 300 meters. Additionally, the bezel was redesigned to rotate unidirectionally, making it safer for divers to time their decompression. Initially, the reference 16800 was introduced with a matte dial featuring tritium indexes. In 1984, Rolex updated the model with glossy dials and circled indexes.
The renowned diving company, COMEX (Compagnie d’Expertise Maritime), based in Marseille, France, tasked Rolex with creating diving watches capable of withstanding extreme pressure conditions. This collaboration, spanning from the early 1970s to at least 2007, pushed Rolex to continually improve and develop the ultimate diving watch.
Rolex delivered approximately 300 Submariner reference 16800 watches to COMEX between 1982 and 1986. The present example was manufactured in 1982 and features an early matte dial. The case has a unique back engraved with the internal COMEX reference 6047 and the inside case back bears the full case number, matching the serial number between the lugs. Presented on behalf of a private family, it is preserved in overall very attractive condition and coming with its accessories, including its punched guarantee.