Important Watches: Part I

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 8. 'Nipple Dial' Submariner, Ref. 16808, Yellow gold wristwatch with date, 'nipple' indexes and 'tropical' dial Circa 1987 | 勞力士 | 16808型號「'Nipple Dial' Submariner」黃金腕錶備日期顯示、凸點時標及熱帶錶盤，約1987年製.

Rolex

'Nipple Dial' Submariner, Ref. 16808, Yellow gold wristwatch with date, 'nipple' indexes and 'tropical' dial Circa 1987 | 勞力士 | 16808型號「'Nipple Dial' Submariner」黃金腕錶備日期顯示、凸點時標及熱帶錶盤，約1987年製

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Auction Closed

November 10, 02:59 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Rolex

'Nipple Dial' Submariner, Ref. 16808

Yellow gold wristwatch with date, 'nipple' indexes and 'tropical' dial

Circa 1987

Dial: 'tropical' blue, 'nipple' indexes

Calibre: cal. 3035 automatic, 27 jewels

Movement number: 0'848'360

Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down back

Case number: 9'623'728

Dimensions: 40 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: none

A particularity of this watch are the golden hour markers with luminous material in the middle, which have gained the nickname 'nipple' indexes. The originally blue dial has further taken on an intense 'tropical' brown hue.