2005 Rolex Submariner Steel & Gold Black 16613LN Full Set
Ref: 16613LN
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel & 18ct Yellow Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Full Set including a Rolex presentation box, swing tags, paperwork and booklets. The watch comes paired with its Rolex 20mm stainless steel & 18ct Yellow Gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with OysterLock safety clasp and all links are provided. The watch is from March 2005 and is in worn condition with signs of wear, as you can see from the photographs, a full case and bracelet refurb can be provided at an additional cost and a new crystal if requested. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2005 Rolex Submariner Steel & Gold Black 16613LN Full Set with a curvaceous 40mm 904L OysterSteel case that curves over your wrist with drilled tapered lugs, polished and brushed surfaces transition with crisp edges. This combination of Steel and Gold is called Rolesor made up of the brand's name and “Or” which is French for gold, Rolex patented Rolesor way back in 1933. A lug-to-lug length of 47mm and a case thickness of 13mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence, on the right side is a signed 18ct Yellow Gold Rolex Triplock screwed-down crown made up of four separate rubber gaskets, and the crown guards are part of the case which gives it strength. The unidirectional 18ct Yellow Gold bezel has deep knurling with a black anodised aluminium divers bezel insert, giving the watch the designation LN which stands for Lunette Noire. A sapphire crystal sits above a glossy black dial, applied 18ct Yellow Gold framed disc and baton indexes filled with Super-LumiNova mark the hours, elegant 18ct Yellow Gold Mercedes's hands are filled with Super-LumiNova complemented by a sweeping lollipop counterweighted second-hand. At 3 o’clock we have the date window with Cyclops magnification on the crystal. At 12 o’clock the Rolex crown with the text “Oyster Perpetual Date” is precisely applied, at 6 o’clock we have the additional fourth line “Submariner 1000ft/300m” “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, on the bottom edge, you can see "Swiss Made" signifying that the watch is “Swiss Made” and is lumed with Super-LumiNova. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back, inside an automatic Rolex Cal. 3135, 31 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, it is fitted with a Parachrom hairspring, designed by Rolex; it offers greater resistance to shocks and to temperature variations, this movement was first introduced in 1988. The watch comes paired with a 3-link Rolex 20mm stainless steel & 18ct Yellow Gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with OysterLock safety clasp and diver extension system which allows the watch to be worn over a divers suit and all links are provided. This watch is sold with its original Full Set including a Rolex presentation box, swing tags, paperwork and booklets..
Personal Note
The Rolex Submariner Steel & Gold 16613LN is my personal choice of two-tone Submariners, I see the appeal of the "Bluesey", but for me, this black dial and bezel combination is far more versatile and subtle, or as subtle as a two-tone Rolex can be! I would not hesitate on this 2005 example as it is in wonderfully strong condition, a full set and ready to be worn and enjoyed!
The Brand
In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which were installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released the Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.