61 Rolex Special and Attractive, Datejust, Automatic Wristwatch in Steel, Made for the Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, Reference 16 030

Estimate: € 5.000 –⁠ 10.000

Model: Datejust Reference: 16030 Case Material: Stainless Steel Bracelet Material: Stainless Steel Year: 1980 Movement: Automatic Caliber: 3035 Case N°: 6 437 199 Dimensions: 36 mm Signed: Dial, Case and Movement Over the decades Rolex produced many different references for the Datejust and many special dials with company, event logos, military insignias, Middle Eastern rulers’ signatures and probably many other. Among them, there were the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia such as the Army, the Navy, the Air Forces, the Air Defense or the Saudi Arabian Armed Force exactly like the one present on this lot. This reference 16 030 with tonneau-shaped case has been realized in stainless steel. The very good conditions of the watch are clear at each glance. The blue dial sees applied yellow-gold baton numerals with points of luminous material at the end still intact. The cyclope shows the date at 3 o’clock and at 6 is positioned on the crest of the Saudi Police Force: the swords seem to come out of the dial due to the freshness of their three-dimensional color.