The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 171

Ref 6565 ?Pink Gold? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer?, Ref. 6565. Case No. 390585. Made in 1958. Fine center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with a pink gold Rolex buckle.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,000 / USD 4,700 - 6,300

Sold: CHF 8,850

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engineturned bezel with hour divisions. D. Rose gilt with applied pink gold fancy dart and baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous pink gold ?Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 1030''', rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-5*

Good

Poor

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The calibre 1030 was produced between 1950 and 1957 and continued to be found in watches for some years later. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p 193.