The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...
Geneva, May 14, 2006
LOT 585
?Display Deck Watch? Rolex, ?Chronometro Ginevra?. Made for the Italian market, circa 1935. Fine and rare, mahogany brass-bound, 8-day going, display timepiece in the form of a gimballed deck watch with stop button.
CHF 12,000 - 16,000
EUR 7,500 - 10,000 / USD 9,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 23,600
C. Two-piece mahogany with brass-bound corners, the interior of the lid mounted with a plaque with the Rolex logo, listing various achievements, silvered border around the watch inscribed ?Concessionari in Tutte Le Principali Citta Del Mondo?, gimballed frosted weighted brass bowl. D. Two-tone with champlevé bâton markers and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Black ?bâton? hands. M. 60 mm., rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, stop button in the side. Dim. 15.5 x 15 x 10.2 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-15 |
Good Slightly rusted |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |