The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 202

Ref. 8724 Yellow Gold ?Champs- Elysees? Rolex "Officially Certified Chronometer?, Ref. 8724. Case No. 933322. Made in 1953. Very fine and elegant center seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 4,000 / USD 3,000 - 4,700

Sold: CHF 7,670

C. Two-body, polished, wide engine-turned bezel with baton hour markers and dot minutes, hooded lugs, inset crown. D. Honeycomb flinqué silver with applied gold dart and faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute/seconds divisions. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal.710, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Superbalance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-7

Good

Oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 8724 was available in 18K yellow and pink gold and was only made in 1953. This reference was referred to as the ?Champs-Elysees? in period advertising. The caliber 710 was produced between 1944 and 1951. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 57