Welcoming another
#WatchesWednesday with Hong Kong’s new weekly sale! Leading this week’s sale are these two Rolex yellow gold pieces:
1️⃣Lot 501 Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 16568, Yellow Gold, Diamond And Emerald-Set Chronograph Wristwatch With Bracelet, Circa 1994 (Est. HK$800k – 1.6m/ US$103k – 205k)
❗️Featuring the Zenith movement, also well as a baguette diamond bezel and a pavé -set diamond and emerald dial which was very uncommon for Rolex at the time. The present watch still retains its original green factory sticker.
2️⃣Lot 503 GMT-MASTER II Ref. 1675, Yellow Gold Dual Time Zone Wristwatch With Date And Uae Quraysh Hawk Dial, Made For Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Circa 1972 (Est. HK$650k – 950k/ US$83k – 122k)
❗️In the 1970s, the government of the UAE commissioned special editions of the GMT-Master 1675 furnished with custom-made dials. Some of this special edition GMT-Master 1675 were issued to the helicopter pilots serving in the UAE military, while some of the watches were...