Large Dealer Display Made for Rolex, circa 1970. A very large and rare outdoor advertising sign.
Made from metal, brass, green and yellow plastic Dim. 205 x 132 x 10.2 cm. In good overall condition, crack in plastic on the letter L.
Grading System:
USD 5,000 - 8,000
EUR 3,400 - 5,400
Sold: USD 9,600
Perspex base inscribed ?The 157 Parts of the finest Self-Winding Watch in the World? and surmounted by a Perspex cube showing an exploded view of Rolex watch parts. Diam. of base 112 mm, height 130 mm. In very good overall condition
Grading System:
USD 5,000 - 8,000
EUR 3,400 - 5,400
Sold: USD 9,600
From a solid piece of metal, either steel, gold or platinum, seven stages to make a case frame (top row). Samples of 904 L and 304 L steel. A complete stainless steel Oyster case, Ref 16000. Several winding crowns and case tubes. A model of a Twinlock crown. Three stages to make a case back, six sapphire crystals with nylon rings and one bracelet section. Case dim. 38 x 21 cm, height 5.5 cm. In very good overall condition
Grading System:
USD 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 6,700 - 10,000
Sold: USD 28,800
The Waterlily Fishbowl Display Rolex, circa 1960. An extremely rare window display.
White and green brass and enamel leaves and flower representing a water lily and dragonfly. In the center, a glass bowl featuring a watch stand surmounted by a Rolex logo and crown and stating on one side ?Exact Time? and on the other ?Heure Exacte?. Numbered 304. In very good overall condition
Grading System:
USD 8,000 - 12,000
EUR 5,400 - 8,000
Sold: USD 13,200
The Trident Fishbowl Display Rolex, circa 1960. An extremely rare window display.
Green and brass enamel, cresecent-shaped, appearing to be pierced by a trident supported by two stylized fish holding a glass fishbowl bearing a plaque with the Rolex name and crown logo and stating on one side ?Heure exacte?. Numbered 313 In very good overall condition
Grading System:
USD 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 6,700 - 10,000
Sold: USD 23,400
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Satiné silver with applied steel baton indexes, outer minute/seconds track. Steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 650 - 1,300
Sold: USD 2,880
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, dedicated screw-down case back and crown, polished bezel. D. Matte silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, Winn Dixie logo at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 4,800
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, polished bezel. D. Matte silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, Pan Am logo at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 7,200
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, polished bezel. D. Matte silver with applied gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, Adwoc logo at six. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 6,000
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, dedicated screw-down case back and crown, polished bezel. D. Matte silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, Domino?s Pizza logo at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 6,600
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, back engraved: XEROX 1988, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné silver with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 2,300
Sold: USD 4,200
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Silver, applied gold baton indexes, luminous dots and outer minute/second track, aperture for the date, United Arab Emirate Crest. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 9???1/2, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 5,400
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Silver, applied gold baton indexes, luminous dots and outer minute/second track, aperture for the date, United Arab Emirates Crest. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1225, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 5,400
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Silver, applied gold baton indexes, luminous dots and outer minute/second track, aperture for the date, UAE Air Force logo. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1225, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm
Grading System: AAA
USD 4,000 - 7,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,700
Sold: USD 5,640
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Two-tone silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 7,500 - 10,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,700
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, polished bezel, screwed down case back and crown, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 5035 with quartz standardization, rhodium-plated, 11 jewels, adjusted to temperature, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm
Grading System: AA
USD 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 6,700 - 10,000
Sold: USD 12,000
C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, frosted, bi-directional revolving platinum time-lapse bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Platinum with applied luminous white gold round, baton and triangular indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold skeleton hands, red second hand. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 5,500 - 7,500
EUR 3,700 - 5,000
Sold: USD 6,600
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, engine-turned bezel with hour divisions. D. Blue and ivory enamel depicting a peacock with applied faceted gold baton and round indexes. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. A.260, 9 3/4???, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System:
USD 20,000 - 30,000
EUR 13,000 - 20,000
Sold: USD 37,200
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, bidirectional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold faceted dart indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 1065, rhodiumplated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,400
Sold: USD 7,200
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, white gold bidirectional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Anthracite ?Jubilee? with applied radial white gold Arabic numerals, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,300 - 3,000
Sold: USD 4,080