The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 44

Ref. 6590, So-Called ?Bombay? Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, Ref. 6590. Case No. 196706. Made in 1956. Fine and rare, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K gold Rolex buckle.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

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

Sold: CHF 9,440

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screweddown case back and crown, shaped lugs. D. Two-tone silvered with applied pink gold faceted baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous 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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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Another example of a ?Bombay?, the reference 6590 was offered with either leather or expanding bracelets. The ?Bombay? series of watches started with references 5916 and 5918 at the end of the 1940s and carried on until the late 1970s, finishing with references 1010 and 1011. The calibre 1030 was made between 1955 and 1967. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 173.