The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 85

Ref. 2508 ?Antimagnetic? Rolex, ?Antimagnetic?, Ref. 2508. Case No. 47969. Made in 1939. Very fine and rare, large, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and 18K pink gold Rolex buckle.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

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

Sold: CHF 31,860

C. Three -body, satiné, polished flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied gilt indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, inner minute/seconds divisions with Arabic five minute/seconds, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. 13???, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3-35-01

Good

To be restored

HANDS Original

Notes

Reference 2508 was first issued in a 37 mm case with olive-shaped pushers (see lot 86), it was then revised with a 36 mm case with square pushers. This reference was available in stainless steel as well as 18K pink and yellow gold. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 394.