48,300 CHF
“Monoblocco” Rolex Oyster Chronographe Antimagnétique, Ref. 4048. Produced in the 1950s. Very fine tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman,s wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, concave lugs. Matte silver with black Arabic numerals , guilloché sunk subsidiary seconds, 30-minute and 12 hour-register dials, outer tachometer scale. Radium-coated "bâton" hands. Notes This extremely rare model is very much sought-after by collectors. It is certainly the first chronograph with three registers and screwed-down case back made by Rolex. Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 1998, pp. 329 and 379
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-10-24
