The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 160

Ref. 3529 ?Square? Rolex "Antimagnetic", Ref. 3529. Case No. 55013. Made in 1941. Very fine and extremely rare, square, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and a gold plated Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 26,000 - 40,000 / USD 30,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 53,100

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, sharp angles, straight lugs. D. Rose with painted Roman numerals and baton indexes, inner minute/seconds track with Arabic five minutes/seconds, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, innermost ?snail? tachometric scale in blue painted Arabic numerals. Blued Steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 26 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-5-01

Very good

Poor

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Notes

Reference 3529 was produced in very few examples from 1939 to 1942 and was available in stainless steel as well as in 18K pink and 18K yellow gold. It is extremely rare to find such an early chronograph in such untouched condition. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, pp 404, 405.