11,210 CHF
Ref. 3696, So-Called” Tropical” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer”, Ref. 3696. Case No. 489101. Made in 1946. Fine and unusual, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 9K pink gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with 18K pink gold Rolex buckle. Three-body, polished, steel screwed-down back and pink crown. Rose gilt with bold Roman and baton hours, outer seconds/minutes divisions. Blued steel “feuille” 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. Thickness 14 mm. Notes This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 147.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
