The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...
Geneva, May 14, 2006
LOT 203
Ref. 4118 ?Pink Gold? Rolex "Chronometer?, Ref. 4118. Case No. 279273. Made in 1943. Very fine and elegant, 18K pink 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 14,160
C. Two-body, polished, convex bezel, curled lugs. D. Pink gilt with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 700, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Superbalance adjusted to six positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
Reference 4118 was available in 18K yellow and 18K pink gold and was
made from 1942 to 1945. The 4100 series of references was duplicated
during the 1970s as the Cellini line. The first 4100 series of references are
amongst the rarest of Rolex?s non-Oyster watches and include the
famous Ref. 4113 oversized split-seconds chronograph and the
Ref. 4100 Chronograph with 35 mm steel and gold case, with lugs
similar to the present lot. The caliber 700 was created in 1938
and was in regular production from 1944 to 1951.
This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?,
by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 58.