46,000 HKD
Rolex, Prince Classic, Duo-Dial, Ref. 1768, 1930's. Very fine rectangular curved, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. two body, polished, satine, stepped sides, cylinder crystal. matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton" blued steel hands. Notes Besides their shape, most Prince models differ from other watches of this period by their duo-dial design, hours on the top and seconds at the bottom. Due to this peculiarity these watches were called Doctor's Watches, meaning watches for professionals who need direct access to the seconds function, for example, to check someone's pulse. A similar watch is published in Rolex Collezionare Orologi da Polso, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo PATRtzzt, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, p. 31.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-06-07
