The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 264

Ref. 3055, Yellow Gold So-called ?Piccolino? Rolex, ?Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique", Ref. 3055. Case No. 14200. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and extremely rare, small, 18K yellow gold mid-size wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000 / USD 16,000 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 28,320

C. Three-body, polished, flat and stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. Champagne applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer seconds track with fifth of a second divisions, further outer tachometer graduation. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 69. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3055. This reference was first released in the 1930s with olive button chronograph and then relaunched in the 1950s with the same reference and square button chronograph. In period advertising this reference was stated to be the smallest chronograph in the world. It was available in stainless steel at a cost of 1025 Lire or in 18K yellow or pink gold for 2000 Lire. In the same advertisement a Rolex 18K gold chronograph pocket watch was priced at 1920 Lire. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 397.