12,650 CHF
Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Empire, Ref. 3548, 1940’s.Fine and rare water-resistant, center-sseconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with leather strap and yellow gold plated Rolex buckle. “Empire”, two-body, polished, screwed down case back and crown, straight lugs. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals. “Skeleton” radium-coated gold hands. 9 3/4’’’, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 32 mm. Notes Ref. 3548This Empire model was produced either with small seconds (Ref. 3716) or with center-seconds (Ref. 3548), the latter being more expensive in 1940.Similar watches are published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 140, 142 and 280.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
