24,150 CHF
Rolex, Ref. 2022. Manufactured in the 1930s. Very fine and very rare, cushion-shaped, 18K yellow gold wrist-watch with single button chronograph on the crown, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a yellow gold plated Rolex buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated bezel, concave lugs. White enamel withpainted Arabic numerals the 12 in red, subsidiary sunk seconds and 30-minute registerdials, outer 1/5th second scale and telemeter graduation, outermost red graduation forthe tachometer. Blued steel "Breguet" hands, red for the chronometer. Cal. 13’‘‘,rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguetbalance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop andreturn to zero functions of the chronometer.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 32 x 35 mm. Notes Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2001, pp. 390 and 480.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
