The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 208

Ref. 5016, Stainless Steel So-called "Bombay" Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Officially certified Chronometer?, Ref. 5016. Case No. 641824. Made in 1948. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with steel Rolex buckle.

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,500 / USD 6,300 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 10,620

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, shaped lugs. D. Matte silver with applied Arabic hours, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 620, 9 3/4''', rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-5-33-01

Good

Poor

Restored

HANDS Original

Notes

The present lot has the cancelled reference number 5018 as well as the number 5016 in the case back. So-called ?Bombay? by collectors due to the shape of their lugs, references 5016 and 5018 differ in the type of seconds indication, 5016 having subsidiary seconds and 5018 centre seconds. The caliber 620 was created in 1936 and was in regular production between 1940 and 1951. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 170.