7,670 CHF
Ref. 8724 Yellow Gold “Champs- Elysees” Rolex "Officially Certified Chronometer”, Ref. 8724. Case No. 933322. Made in 1953. Very fine and elegant center seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a gold-plated Rolex buckle. Two-body, polished, wide engine-turned bezel with baton hour markers and dot minutes, hooded lugs, inset crown. Honeycomb flinqué silver with applied gold dart and faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute/seconds divisions. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. Cal.710, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Superbalance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Reference 8724 was available in 18K yellow and pink gold and was only made in 1953. This reference was referred to as the “Champs-Elysees” in period advertising. The caliber 710 was produced between 1944 and 1951. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 57
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
