ROLEX SUBMARINER DATE REF. 16613 ACCIAIO E ORO "PURPLE DIAL", 1991 CIRCA

ROLEX SUBMARINER DATE REF. 16613 STEEL AND GOLD "PURPLE DIAL", CIRCA 1991
Case: signed, n. E126841, three-body in stainless steel, screwed caseback stamped 16610, gold bezel with graduated insert, Triplock crown.
Bracelet/Strap: Rolex Oyster in steel and gold, ref. 93153, solid links, déployante stamped O5, end-link 401B.
Dial: signed, "violet"-blue, luminescent indexes with "bicchierini", minutes/seconds divisions, date indication, skeletonized hands, centre seconds.
Movement: signed, self-winding cal. 3135, n. 5571562, 31 jewels, rhodium-plated, monometallic balance with Microstella screws adjusted to temperature and five positions, free-sprung flat hairspring, hack-mechanism.
Accessories: accompanied by a 18K gold Rolex buckle.
Diameter Ø: 40 mm
Note: working.

Distinguished by the serial E, this model of 16613 is characterized by the blue dial that has undergone over the years a purple viration, which has led to the renaming these models with the nickname "Purple Dial".