55,460 CHF
Yellow Gold Ref. 4500, So-Called “Monoblocco” Rolex, “Oyster, Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique”, Ref. 4500. Case No. 533662. Made in 1946. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back and crown. Silvered with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter scales. Gold "baton" hands. Notes Ref. 4500 was produced in the mid-1940s in stainless steel, steel and gold as well as 18K yellow and 18K pink gold. The watch with the previous case number is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Modern and Vintage Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2005, vol. I, p. 115.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
