The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 108

Ref. 2919 ?Half-Hooded Lugs? Rolex, ?Anti Magnetic? Ref. 2919. Case No.031753. Made in 1937. Very fine and extremely rare, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with half-hooded lugs, olive button chronograph, register, tachometer and stainless steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 50,000

EUR 20,000 - 32,000 / USD 24,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 123,750

C. Three-body, brushed, flat bezel, half-hooded concave lugs, snap-on case back with monogram ?EB?. D. Pink with baton hours, Arabic 6 and 12, outer minute/seconds divisions, outermost telemeter and tachometer, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal 137, 13"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-38-01

Good

Slightly rubbed

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 2919 was made in a very small series in 1937 and was available in stainless steel or 18K gold. To the best of our knowledge this is the first example of a reference 2919 to have appeared at an international auction. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, pp. 400, 401.