17,250 CHF
Rolex "Anti-Magnetic", Ref. 3055. Produced in the 1930's. Fine and rare 18K pink gold mid-sized wristwatch, with olive-shaped button chronograph, registers and tachometer. three-body, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. matte silver with applied dart indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation."Dauphine" gold hands. Notes Ref. 3055 (next two lots) This reference was first produced in the 1930's with olive-shaped chronograph buttons, and was re-edited in the 1950's with an updated dial and square buttons. In the 1930's, this watch with a movement of 10 1/2''' was the smallest chronograph ever produced worldwide. Similar watches are published in "Collecting Rolex Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2001, pp. 395, 396, 397, 481.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-04-13
