32,200 CHF
Rolex Oyster 'Centregraph' Chronomètre, Ref. 3462. Produced in the 1930's.Very rare water-resistant, center second, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with single round buttonchronograph. two-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, reeded graduated bezel. Notes Produced in stainless steel only, in fewer than 50 examples.The Centregraphas well as the Zerograph, is a very high-precision instrument, able to calculate intermediary consecutive times. It is, forexample, useful when necessary in one single operation - to stop, go back to zero and restart the second hand, forsports events, car, motorbike, or bicycle racing, or even to calculate the production times in manufacturing.A similar watch is published in 'Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches' by OSVALDO PATRIZZI, GUIDO MONDANI Editore
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-11-19
