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Lot Essay
The present ref. 116758SARU is one of the exceedingly few examples of this model to appear in public to date. Its rarity is further enhanced by the excellent overall condition and the presence of the original guarantee.
Highly precious stone-set sports watches are doubtlessly amongst Rolex’s scarcest models. Made in very small series only, these stunning timepieces are coveted treasures in today's market.
The precious stone-set GMT-Master was originally launched in 1979 with reference 16758SARU, the designation "SARU" referring to the sapphire and ruby setting to the bezel, a tribute to the blue and red coloured bakelite bezel of the 1956-GMT Master model.
The present watch is from the second series, ref. 116758SARU, with an impressive setting of 76 diamonds on the case and 23 diamonds, 18 sapphires and 18 rubies on the bezel. It features furthermore the pavé diamond-set dial and diamond-set bracelet links, as opposed to the more common version with black dial and regular gold bracelet.
Highly precious stone-set sports watches are doubtlessly amongst Rolex’s scarcest models. Made in very small series only, these stunning timepieces are coveted treasures in today's market.
The precious stone-set GMT-Master was originally launched in 1979 with reference 16758SARU, the designation "SARU" referring to the sapphire and ruby setting to the bezel, a tribute to the blue and red coloured bakelite bezel of the 1956-GMT Master model.
The present watch is from the second series, ref. 116758SARU, with an impressive setting of 76 diamonds on the case and 23 diamonds, 18 sapphires and 18 rubies on the bezel. It features furthermore the pavé diamond-set dial and diamond-set bracelet links, as opposed to the more common version with black dial and regular gold bracelet.