$8,125
36. 00 mm case diameter, birch wood dial displaying burl growth and signed ROLEX, applied gold baton and circular numerals containing eight round single cut diamonds and two tapered baguette cut diamonds, luminous gold baton hands with center sweep seconds hand, date aperture at 3 o'clock with magnifier in crystal, day aperture between 11 and 1 o'clock, bezel containing 43 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.73 carat total, brushed and polished tonneau case containing 28 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.32 carat total, screw down coin edge crown, screw down case back, Cal. 3055 self-winding rhodium plated 27 jewel movement with oeil-de-perdrix finish signed ROLEX, Ref. 8385 polished President link bracelet, deployant clasp. Serial Number: R283680. The watch winds, sets and runs but has not been timed for accuracy. Both the date and day windows progress correctly. The crystal shows moderate abrasions and chips to the outer edges. The dial, hands and numerals show no wear or discoloration under 10X magnification. The bezel, case, case back and bracelet exhibit even wear overall with superficial scratches and scuffs and scattered more noticeable scratches. There is stretching of the bracelet. The crown screws down securely and the clasp is in fine working order. The service history of the watch is not documented.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-04-25